Plutôt gros, dit poliment d'un homme.
Rather fat, said politely of a man.
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Un monsieur corpulent a ouvert la porte. — A portly gentleman opened the door.
C'est un monsieur bedonnant au bureau. — He is a portly gentleman in the office.
Le serveur était petit et corpulent. — The waiter was short and portly.
Ton oncle est-il toujours aussi bedonnant ? — Is your uncle still as portly as before?
Il est devenu plutôt corpulent depuis sa retraite. — He has grown rather portly since retiring.
Deux hommes bedonnants ont monté le piano à l'étage. — Two portly men carried the piano upstairs.
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