obese

/əʊˈbiːs/ adjective

Translation

› extremely fat

çok şişman, obez

Obese people are more likely to suffer heart attacks.571

obesity noun [U] › when someone is obese

çok şişmanlık, obezlik

Obesity is rising steadily in Europe and North America.571

(Definition of obese adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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