English → Arabic
beer belly in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- baṭnu al-bīrat
- Arabizi
batn al-bira- Type
- noun · masculine
How to use it
"Beer belly" is an informal noun describing a round, protruding abdomen often linked to heavy beer consumption. It is masculine in Arabic and used in casual conversation.
Example sentences
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لَدَيْهِ بَطْنُ بِيرَةٍ كَبِيرٌ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الشُّرْبِ.
ladayhi baṭnu biratin kabīrun baʿda sanawātin mina al-shurbi.
He has a big beer belly after years of drinking.
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تَجَنَّبْتُ البِيرَةَ لِأَنَّنِي لا أُرِيدُ بَطْنَ البِيرَةِ.
tajannabtu al-bīrata li-anni lā urīdu baṭna al-bīrati.
I avoided beer because I don't want a beer belly.
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يُقَالُ إنَّ بَطْنَ البِيرَةِ يُؤَثِّرُ سَلْبِيًّا عَلَى الصِّحَّةِ.
yuqālu inn baṭna al-bīrati yuʾaththiru salbiyan ʿalā al-ṣiḥḥati.
It is said that a beer belly negatively affects health.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Why waste my time and risk catching pneumonia making a huge, beer-belly snowman?
لماذا أضيع وقتي وأخاطر بأن أصاب بالتهاب رئوي من اجل صناعة رجل ثلج كبير ذو كرش؟
Questions and answers
Is "beer belly" a polite term?
It is informal and slightly humorous; avoid it in very formal contexts.
Can I use it for any large belly?
Usually it implies the belly is due to drinking beer, not just any weight gain.
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