weight loss

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The reduction of total body mass due to loss of fluid, fat, tissue, etc.

Equivalents

Españoladelgazamiento enflaquecimiento pérdida de peso

Françaisperte de poids

DeutschGewichtsabnahme Gewichtsreduktion Gewichtsverlust

15 more languages

Ελληνικάαδυνάτισμα

Esperantomalpeziĝo

Suomipainohävikki painohäviö painonmenetyspainonpudotus

Magyarsúlyveszteség

Íslenskaþyngdartap

Italianoperdita di peso

日本語体重減少

한국어체중감량 체중감소

Nederlandsgewichtsverlies

Polskiodchudzanie

Portuguêsperda de peso

Русскийпохуде́ние

Svenskamagring viktförlust viktminskningviktnedgång

ไทยน้ำหนักลด

Українськасху́днення

Examples

“John achieved 25 pounds in weight loss after abstaining from soda and running two miles in the morning every day.”

“This isn’t the first time she has hidden a weight-loss management attempt ⟳ from her husband. “I went to Turkey and had a gastric balloon, and I didn’t tell ⟳ anyone, not even him,” she says.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

weight measure weight of the world weight off someone's mind weight off someone's shoulders weight plate weight rack

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