chubby

[US]/ˈtʃʌbi/
[UK]/ˈtʃʌbi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. rotondo, grassoccio
Word Forms
comparativochubbier
superlativochubbiest

Example Sentences

a pretty child with chubby cheeks.

un bambino carino con guance paffute.

a young girl’s chubby figure

la figura paffuta di una giovane ragazza

his progression from chubby teenager to handsome movie star

la sua evoluzione da adolescente paffuto a affascinante star del cinema

But angels have normal-sized bodies and cherubs and putti are often given additional weight, portrayed as chubby babies with tiny wings.

Ma gli angeli hanno corpi di dimensioni normali e cherubini e putti sono spesso dotati di peso aggiuntivo, rappresentati come bambini paffuti con piccole ali.

Real-world Examples

She was chubby. She was dumb and grotesquely optimistic.

Era corpulenta. Era stupida e grottescamente ottimista.

Source: Villains' Tea Party

Some quite soft ones for somebody who is larger are plump, chubby, round.

Alcuni piuttosto morbidi per qualcuno che è più grande sono paffuti, corpulenti, rotondi.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

But I couldn't help but notice that she definitely considered me chubby.

Ma non potei fare a meno di notare che lei mi considerava decisamente corpulenta.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

Well, I may have accidentally insinuated that she is getting chubbier .

Beh, potrei aver insinuato accidentalmente che sta diventando più corpulenta.

Source: EnglishPod 91-180

Watch out, all you chubby guys out there!

Attenzione, a tutti voi ragazzi corpulenti là fuori!

Source: Intermediate American English by Lai Shih-Hsiung (Volume 2)

Now run, run, run, as fast as those chubby legs can go.

Ora corri, corri, corri, il più velocemente possibile con quelle gambe corpulente.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 3

Goodness! said Wilbur, looking down at his own chubby legs.

Mamma mia! disse Wilbur, guardando le sue stesse gambe corpulente.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Chubbydiaries is the online platform that helps chubby people travel the world.

Chubbydiaries è la piattaforma online che aiuta le persone corpulente a viaggiare per il mondo.

Source: Lonely Planet Travel Guide

Would you feel any better knowing that, uh, she's kinda chubby?

Ti sentiresti meglio sapendo che, uh, è un po' corpulenta?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

Before he was a chubby, winged cherub, Cupid was a fearsome deity.

Prima di essere un cherubino corpulento e alato, Cupido era una divinità spietata.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

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