weight loss

See also: weightloss

English

Noun

weight loss (uncountable)

The reduction of total body mass due to loss of fluid, fat, tissue, etc.
John achieved 25 pounds in weight loss after abstaining from soda and running two miles in the morning every day.

Antonyms

weight gain

Translations

reduction of body mass

Armenian: քաշի կորուստ (kʿaši korust)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 減肥 (zh), 减肥 (zh) (jiǎnféi)
Danish: vægttab n
Dutch: gewichtsverlies n
Esperanto: malpeziĝo
Finnish: painonpudotus (desirable); painonmenetys (unwanted)
French: perte de poids f
German: Gewichtsverlust (de)
Greek: αδυνάτισμα (el) n (adynátisma)

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Norwegian:
Bokmål: vekttap n

Nynorsk: vekttap n
Portuguese: perda de peso f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: adelgazamiento (es) m
Swedish: viktminskning (sv) c
Thai: please add this translation if you can

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