Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.

    diet soda

    диети́ческийdijetíčeskij

  2. (figuratively, informal, not comparable)Having certain traits subtracted.

    You folks reduce it to the bible only as being authoritative, impoverishing the faith. "Christianity Lite", diet Christianity for those who can't handle the Whole Meal.

Examples

572 sentences
  1. My mother is on a diet.

    Моя мама на дієті. — aandrusiak

    ruМоя мать на диете. — sascha

    deMeine Mutter ist auf Diät. — Wolf

  2. You should go on a diet.

    Тобі варто сісти на дієту. — deniko

    ruТебе следует сесть на диету. — odexed

    deDu solltest auf Diät gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Are you still on a diet?

    Ти все ще на дієті? — deniko

    ruТы ещё на диете? — marafon

    deMachst du noch Diät? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Why is Tom on a diet?

    Чому Том на дієті? — deniko

    ruПочему Том на диете? — odexed

  5. Aren't you still on a diet?

    Хіба ти вже не на дієті? — deniko

    deBist du nicht noch auf Diät? — wolfgangth

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
containing lower-than-normal amounts of calories:

Origin

From Middle English diet, dyet, diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta (“

From Middle English diet, dyet, diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • on a diet
  • a balanced diet
  • a strict diet
  • balanced diet
  • strict diet
  • a diet for

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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