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increase in weight

[ɪnˈkriːs ɪn weɪt]
nounpl: increases in weight
aumento de peso
1. The process or result of becoming heavier; a rise in body mass or overall weight
The doctor attributed the patient's increase in weight to a sedentary lifestyle.
O médico atribuiu o aumento de peso do paciente a um estilo de vida sedentário.
2. A measurable gain in mass or heaviness over a period of time
There was a significant increase in weight after the holidays.
Houve um aumento significativo de peso após as festas de fim de ano.
NYC Slang
putting on pounds; gaining
Synonyms
weight gaingain in weightput on weightbecoming heavier
Antonyms
weight lossdecrease in weightloss of weightbecoming lighter

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aumento de peso
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
aumento de peso
Common colloquial usage
São Paulo
aumento de peso
Standard medical and general usage
Portugal
aumento de peso
Standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

pack on the pounds
gain weight
put on weight
balloon in weight
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