podgy

[US]/'pɒdʒɪ/
[UK]/'pɑdʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. Breve e grasso, paffuto.

Example Sentences

he put a podgy arm round Alan's shoulders.

ha messo un braccio paffuto attorno alle spalle di Alan.

Real-world Examples

A podgy plush dog was her dear accompaniment, its name was Pluto.

Un adorabile cagnolino di peluche era la sua cara compagnia, il suo nome era Pluto.

Source: Pan Pan

Men danced with podgy boys with made-up eyes; gaunt, hard-featured women danced with fat women with dyed hair; men danced with women.

Uomini ballavano con ragazzi paffuti dagli occhi truccati; donne magre e dal viso duro ballavano con donne grasse con i capelli tinti; uomini ballavano con donne.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

My Cicero's Letters for instance: podgy volumes in parchment, with all the notes of Graevius, Gronovius, and I know not how many other old scholars.

Ad esempio, le mie Lettere di Cicerone: volumi paffuti in pergamena, con tutte le note di Graevius, Gronovio e non so quanti altri vecchi studiosi.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

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