No. 11,898 in French
surpoids
Excess weight or overweight.
In a sentence
Le médecin a conseillé à Jean de surveiller son alimentation pour éviter le surpoids.
The doctor advised Jean to watch his diet to avoid being overweight.
In this sentence, 'surpoids' is used as a noun indicating the state of being overweight.
Elle s'inquiète des effets du surpoids sur sa santé.
She is concerned about the effects of being overweight on her health.
Here, 'surpoids' functions as a noun representing the condition affecting health.
Chaque individu porte une responsabilité dans la lutte contre le surpoids.
Every individual has a responsibility in the fight against being overweight.
'Surpoids' is utilized as a noun referring to a societal health issue.
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