French word

maigrir

Pronunciation

IPA/megʁiʁ/

Meaning

  • verblose weight

Example

Je veux maigrir.

I want to lose weight.

Illustration for maigrir (lose weight)

More examples

Pour sa santé, il a choisi de maigrir sainement.

For his health, he chose to lose weight in a healthy way.

Core concept

A body becoming leaner as stored fat or weight decreases.

Common phrases

  • maigrir sainement

    lose weight in a healthy way

  • maigrir progressivement

    lose weight gradually

  • vouloir maigrir

    want to slim down

Similar words

perdre du poids: To have a lower reading on the scales.
mincir: To become more slender through diet or exercise.

Definition in French

Devenir plus maigre en perdant de la graisse ou du poids.

Word origin

Maigrir comes from Old French meigre, from Latin macer, with the verb ending -ir added to the adjective maigre.

Usage tips

  • Maigrir is intransitive, so a person or thing that causes weight loss is expressed with faire maigrir.

Other meanings

  • grow thinverb

Opposites

Related words

  • amaigrircause to lose weightverb
  • maigreskinnyadjective

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