Ways to say it
| Portuguese | IPA |
|---|---|
| com excesso de peso | /kõ eˈsɛ.su d͡ʒi ˈpe.zu/ (Brazil, word by word) |
| com sobrepeso |
The phrase is used as an adjective to describe a person who is heavier than is considered healthy.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase com excesso de peso literally means 'with excess of weight'.
Which one should you use?
Com excesso de peso is a more descriptive, common way to say someone is overweight, whereas com sobrepeso is often used in more technical or medical contexts.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Brazil, the expression estar acima do peso is commonly used in both formal and informal situations. In Portugal, estar com excesso de peso is often used in formal contexts.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase com sobrepeso uses the noun sobrepeso (overweight) to function as an adjectival phrase describing a person's state.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation of com excesso de peso is /kõ eˈsɛ.su dʒi ˈpe.zu/. It has 5 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
Did you know?
- In many Portuguese-speaking cultures, describing someone as gordinho (little fat one) is often used as a term of endearment for children, whereas in English, calling a person 'fat' is almost always perceived as an insult.
- Portuguese uses the verb estar (to be) rather than ser (to be) when saying someone is overweight. This suggests that the weight is a temporary condition rather than a permanent trait of the person.
- The word peso shares a common linguistic ancestor with the English word 'pendulum' and the verb 'to suspend' because both originate from the concept of hanging or weighing something.
Examples in context
- Tom está com excesso de peso.Tom is overweight.This sentence uses com excesso de peso to state that Tom is overweight.Tatoeba #4804253 by bill, translation #2203160 by CK
- Uma pessoa com um IMC entre vinte e cinco e vinte e nove é considerada com sobrepeso.A person with a BMI between twenty-five and twenty-nine is considered overweight.This sentence uses com sobrepeso to describe a person's BMI classification.Tatoeba #12340154 by piterkeo, translation #12330836 by Miktsoanit
- À medida que aumenta o número de pessoas com excesso de peso, aumentam também os problemas de saúde. A diabetes tipo 2 está intimamente relacionada com a obesidade. E há uma longa lista de complicações relacionadas com a diabetes, incluindo doenças renais e cardiovasculares, cegueira e amputação.As the number of overweight people grows, so do health problems. Type-2 diabetes is closely related to obesity. And there's a long list of complications related to diabetes, including kidney and cardiovascular disease, blindness and amputation.This sentence uses com excesso de peso to discuss the relationship between weight and health complications.Tatoeba #12247696 by Cangarejo, translation #12247695 by Cangarejo
- O médico me orientou a fazer exercícios físicos, já que estou acima do peso.The doctor advised me to exercise since I am overweight.
- Ai, não consigo entrar nessa calça, estou com uns quilinhos a mais.Oh, I can't fit into these pants, I've gained a few extra pounds.
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Example conversation
Rodrigo and Camila are talking about a health routine at a gym.
- RodrigoVocê acha que eu estou com excesso de peso?Do you think I am overweight?
- CamilaNão, Rodrigo, você está saudável.No, Rodrigo, you are healthy.
- RodrigoMas eu quero melhorar minha dieta.But I want to improve my diet.
- CamilaIsso é bom, mas não se preocupe tanto.That is good, but do not worry so much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “overweight” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (com, excesso, de, peso) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
