fatted
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4.7
- adjective
- /ˈfætɪd/
:
engordado
- But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!
- the fatted calf
Examples
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But where is the feasting over the fatted calf?
Academic text (1991) -
We'll kill the fatted calf tonight
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We'll have the fatted calf for dinner.
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I'll kill the fatted calf.
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Time to feast on the fatted calf.
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Slay the fatted calf, my dear.
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23 And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!
Academic text (2015) -
I hope there's a fatted calf awaiting the return of the prodigal.
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But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Blog text (14) -
Tonight, the family will celebrate by feasting on the fatted calf they prepared for the occasion.
Synonyms
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1.1
Not hungry because you have eaten enough food
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3.0
A person or animal that is given more food than the body needs and is too heavy
Animals that farmers feed to make them fatter before sale
Antonyms
Idioms
How Fat
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Morphology
Etymology
Fatted comes from the simple English root fat, which means 'well-fed' or 'plump', so a fatted lamb or calf is one that has been fed until it is rich and ready for a feast.