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di·et 1
(dī′ĭt)n.
1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal.
2. A regulated selection of foods, as for medical reasons or cosmetic weight loss.
3. Something used, enjoyed, or provided regularly: subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a food regimen designed to promote weight loss in a person or an animal: the diet industry.
2.
a. Having fewer calories.
b. Sweetened with a noncaloric sugar substitute.
3. Designed to reduce or suppress the appetite: diet pills; diet drugs.
v. di·et·ed, di·et·ing, di·ets
v.intr.
To eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as to lose weight or control a medical condition.
v.tr.
To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
[Middle English diete, from Old French, from Latin diaeta, way of living, diet, from Greek diaita, back-formation from diaitāsthai, to live one's life, middle voice of diaitān, to treat.]
di′et·er n.
di·et 2
(dī′ĭt)n.
1. A national or local legislative assembly in certain countries, such as Japan.
2. A formal general assembly of the princes or estates of the Holy Roman Empire.
[Middle English diete, day's journey, day for meeting, assembly, from Medieval Latin diēta, alteration (influenced by Latin diēs, day) of Latin diaeta, daily routine; see diet1.]
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diet
(ˈdaɪət)n
1. (Medicine)
a. a specific allowance or selection of food, esp prescribed to control weight or in disorders in which certain foods are contraindicated: a salt-free diet; a 900-calorie diet.
b. (as modifier): a diet bread.
2. (Cookery) the food and drink that a person or animal regularly consumes: a diet of nuts and water.
3. regular activities or occupations
vb
(Cookery) (usually intr) to follow or cause to follow a dietary regimen
[C13: from Old French diete, from Latin diaeta, from Greek diaita mode of living, from diaitan to direct one's own life]
ˈdieter n
diet
(ˈdaɪət)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) a legislative assembly in various countries, such as Japan
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) Also called: Reichstag the assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire
3. (Historical Terms) (sometimes capital) Also called: Reichstag the assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire
4. (Law) Scots law
a. the date fixed by a court for hearing a case
b. a single session of a court
[C15: from Medieval Latin diēta public meeting, probably from Latin diaeta diet1 but associated with Latin diēs day]
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di•et1
(ˈdaɪ ɪt)n.
1. food and drink considered in terms of qualities, composition, and effects on health.
2. a particular selection of food, esp. for improving a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat disease: a low-fat diet.
3. such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: to go on a diet.
4. the foods habitually eaten by a particular person, animal, or group.
5. any–thing habitually provided or partaken of: a steady diet of game shows and soap operas.
v.i. 6. to select or limit the food one eats, esp. to lose weight.
7. to eat according to the requirements of a diet.
v.t. 8. to regulate or limit the food of.
9. to feed.
adj. 10. suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet: diet soda.
[1175–1225; diete < Old French < Latin diaeta < Greek díaita way of living]
di′et•er, n.
di•et2
(ˈdaɪ ɪt)n.
1. the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
2. the general assembly of the estates of the former Holy Roman Empire.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin diēta public assembly, appar. the same word as Latin diaeta (see diet1) with sense affected by Latin diēs day]
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diet
- Comes from Greek diaita, "a way of life, mode of living."See also related terms for mode.
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Diet
a formal public assembly, e.g., Diet of Worms, 1521. See also assembly.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
diet
Past participle: dieted
Gerund: dieting
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| Noun | 1. |  diet - a prescribed selection of foods fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed allergy diet - a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to balanced diet - a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity bland diet, ulcer diet - a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" diabetic diet - a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes dietary supplement - something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency carbo loading, carbohydrate loading - a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing" gluten-free diet - diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten high-protein diet - a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet - a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies light diet - diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods liquid diet - a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery low-fat diet - a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions low-salt diet, low-sodium diet, salt-free diet - a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders obesity diet, reducing diet - a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) soft diet, spoon food, pap - a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders vegetarianism - a diet excluding all meat and fish |
| 2. | diet - a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws | |
| 3. | diet - the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed | |
| 4. |  diet - the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) | |
| Verb | 1. | diet - follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet" fast - abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent" |
| 2. | diet - eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight fast - abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" |
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diet
1noun
1. food, provisions, fare, rations, subsistence, kai (N.Z. informal), nourishment, sustenance, victuals, commons, edibles, comestibles, nutriment, viands, aliment Watch your diet - you need plenty of fruit and vegetables.
2. fast, regime, abstinence, regimen, crash diet, dietary regime, dietary programme Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight.
verb
1. slim, fast, be on a diet, lose weight, abstain, watch your weight, eat sparingly Most of us have dieted at some time in our lives.
slim indulge, glut, gobble, guzzle, get fat, pig out (slang), overindulge, stuff yourself, gormandize
slim indulge, glut, gobble, guzzle, get fat, pig out (slang), overindulge, stuff yourself, gormandize
Quotations
"all [diets] blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out" [Jean Kerr Please Don't Eat the Daisies]
"all [diets] blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out" [Jean Kerr Please Don't Eat the Daisies]
diet
2noun (often cap.) council, meeting, parliament, sitting, congress, chamber, convention, legislature, legislative assembly The Diet has time to discuss the bill only until the 10th November.
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diet
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
حِمْيَه، نِظام خاص للتَّغْذِيَهنِظَامٌ غِذَائِيّيَتَّبِع نِظاما غِذائِيّايَلْتَزِمُ بِحَمِيَّةٍ غِذَائِيَّةٍ
držet dietustravadieta
diætkurslankekurvære på slankekur
dieettilaihduttaaruokavalio
דיאטדיאטה
dijetadržati dijetuhranaishrana
diétadiétázikkímélõ étrend
mataræîi; megrunarkúrvera á sérstöku fæîi
ダイエットする日常の食べ物議会
식이 요법식이 요법을 하다
dietadietologasdietologijos specialistaslaikytis dietos
diētaievērot diētu
diétadržať diétu
dietadietendietno se hranitishujševalna dieta
ishrana
bantadiet
ควบคุมอาหารเพื่อลดน้ำหนักอาหาร
rejimrejim yapmakrejimde olmak
ăn kiêngchế độ ăn uống
diet
1 [ˈdaɪət]A. N
1. (= customary food) → dieta f, alimentación f
B. VI → estar a régimen
C. CPD [soft drink] → light inv
diet
2 [ˈdaɪət] N (Pol) → dieta fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
diet
[ˈdaɪət] n
(= usual food) → alimentation f
a healthy diet → une alimentation saine
to live on a diet of → se nourrir de
They live on a diet of fish and rice → Ils se nourrissent de poisson et de riz.
a healthy diet → une alimentation saine
to live on a diet of → se nourrir de
They live on a diet of fish and rice → Ils se nourrissent de poisson et de riz.
(= slimming diet) → régime m
to be on a diet → être au régime
I'm on a diet → Je suis au régime.
to go on a diet, to start a diet → se mettre au régime
to be on a diet → être au régime
I'm on a diet → Je suis au régime.
to go on a diet, to start a diet → se mettre au régime
vi (= follow a diet) → suivre un régime
I've been dieting for two months → Je fais un régime depuis deux mois.
I've been dieting for two months → Je fais un régime depuis deux mois.
modif [drink, food] → allégé(e), light inv
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diet
1n → Nahrung f; (= special diet) → Diät f; (= slimming diet) → Schlankheitskur f; there’s nothing wrong with my diet → meine Ernährung ist völlig in Ordnung; to put somebody on a diet/a special diet → jdm eine Schlankheitskur/eine Diät verordnen; to be/go on a diet → eine Schlankheitskur machen; high protein diet → proteinreiche Diät; he lives on a diet of hamburgers and chips → er ernährt sich von Hamburgern und Pommes frites; to be fed (on) a diet of something (fig) → etw dauernd eingetrichtert bekommen; she lives on a diet of TV soap operas → sie macht nichts anderes als sich Fernsehserien anzusehen
vi → eine Schlankheitskur machen
diet
2n (= assembly) → Abgeordnetenversammlung f; the German/Japanese diet → der deutsche/japanische Reichstag; the Diet of Worms → der Reichstag zu Worms
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diet
[ˈdaɪət]1. n
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diet
(ˈdaiət) noun food, especially a course of recommended foods, for losing weight or as treatment for an illness etc. a diet of fish and vegetables; a salt-free diet; She went on a diet to lose weight.
verb to eat certain kinds of food to lose weight. She has to diet to stay slim.
dietician, dietitian (ˌdaiəˈtiʃən) noun an expert on diets and dieting.
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diet
→ نِظَامٌ غِذَائِيّ, يَلْتَزِمُ بِحَمِيَّةٍ غِذَائِيَّةٍ držet dietu, strava diæt, være på slankekur Diät halten, Nahrung διαίτα, κάνω δίαιτα dieta, hacer dieta, hacer régimen laihduttaa, ruokavalio être au régime, régime dijeta, držati dijetu dieta, essere a dieta ダイエットする, 日常の食べ物 식이 요법, 식이 요법을 하다 dieet, lijnen diett, være på diett dieta, zastosować dietę dieta, fazer dieta диета, соблюдать диету banta, diet ควบคุมอาหารเพื่อลดน้ำหนัก, อาหาร rejim, rejim yapmak ăn kiêng, chế độ ăn uống 节食, 饮食Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
di·et
n. dieta, régimen;
balanced ___ → ___ balanceada, equilibrada;
bland ___ → ___ blanda;
clear liquid ___ → ___ líquida absoluta;
diabetic ___ → ___ diabética;
gluten-free ___ → ___ libre de gluten;
high fiber ___ → ___ alta en fibra;
liquid ___ → ___ líquida;
low in fat ___ → ___ baja en grasa;
low-salt ___ → ___ baja de sal;
salt-free ___ → ___ sin sal;
weight reduction ___ → ___ para bajar de peso.;
clear liquid ___ → ___ líquida absoluta.
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diet
n dieta, régimen m, alimentación f (form); balanced — alimentación equilibrada or balanceada, dieta equilibrada or balanceada; cardiac — dieta cardíaca; clear liquid — dieta líquida clara, dieta de líquidos claros; consistent carbohydrate — dieta diabética or para diabéticos, dieta en la que la cantidad de carbohidratos medida en calorías se mantiene constante; diabetic — dieta diabética or para diabéticos; dysphagia — dieta de or para disfagia; full liquid — dieta liquida completa; high-fiber — dieta rica or alta en fibra; low-fat — dieta baja en grasas; mechanical soft — dieta de fácil masticación; Mediterranean — dieta mediterránea; nectar consistency — dieta del néctar líquido; puréed — dieta puré; renal — dieta renal; (sodium-, protein-, etc.) restricted — dieta restringida (en sodio, en proteínas, etc.); to be on a — estar a dieta, seguir un régimen; weight loss — dieta para adelgazar, dieta de adelgazamiento, régimen adelgazante (Esp), dieta para bajar de peso; vi estar a dieta, seguir un régimenEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.