bellied

• Adjetivo usado para descrever algo que tem barriga de um determinado tipo; aparece frequentemente em formas compostas, como 'barrigudo' (de barriga grande), 'pançudo' ou, em sentido figurado, 'covarde' (de 'yellow-bellied').

An adjective used to describe something having a belly of a specified kind, often used in compound forms like 'pot-bellied' or 'yellow-bellied'.

1. Having a belly of a specified kindB2formal

   Describing a person or animal with a particular type or shape of belly.

   Barrigudo

   • The pot-bellied man struggled to tie his shoes.
   • A round-bellied pig wallowed in the mud.
   • The fish was a large-bellied specimen.

2. Swollen or bulgingB2formal

   Describing something that protrudes outward, like a sail or a container.

   Inchado

   • The wind caught the sail, making it full-bellied.
   • The bellied canvas of the tent sagged under the rain.
   • The bag was bellied out with all the groceries.

   Sinônimosbulbousbulgingprotrudingprotuberantpuffyswollen

   Antônimosconcavedeflatedflathollowsunken

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de inchar ou se projetar para fora, ou de fazer algo inchar ou se projetar para fora.

A verb used to indicate the act of swelling or bulging outward, or to cause something to swell or bulge.

1. Swell or bulge outB2formal

   To swell out or protrude, like a sail or a surface.

   Estufar

   • The sails bellied out in the strong wind.
   • The fabric bellied outward as the wind caught it.
   • The parachute bellied open above him.

   Sinônimosbagballoonbillowbulgedistendprotrudepuff outswell

   Antônimosconcavedeflateflattenhollow

Variantes phrasalbelly out