How do you use "Love handles" in a sentence?

Trying to work off these love handles. He jokes about his love handles. Everyone gets love handles as they age.

Love handles

Q: What does "Love handles" mean?

Fat deposits on the sides of the waist. The soft fatty areas on either side of the waist that someone might 'hold onto' in an embrace. A gentler, more affectionate term for side fat.

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의미: Fat deposits on the sides of the waist.

腰侧的脂肪堆积。

Depósitos de grasa a los lados de la cintura.

腰の脇についた脂肪。

허리 옆에 붙은 지방.

The soft fatty areas on either side of the waist that someone might 'hold onto' in an embrace. A gentler, more affectionate term for side fat.

腰部两侧的柔软脂肪区域，拥抱时可能会'抓住'的部位。是对侧腰脂肪的一种更温和、更亲切的说法。

Las zonas blandas de grasa a cada lado de la cintura que alguien podría 'agarrar' en un abrazo. Un término más suave y cariñoso para la grasa lateral.

腰の両脇にあるやわらかい脂肪で、抱きしめる時につかめる部分。脇腹の脂肪を表すより優しく愛情のこもった表現。

포옹할 때 잡을 수 있는 허리 양옆의 부드러운 지방. 옆구리 살을 좀 더 부드럽고 애정 어린 느낌으로 표현한 말.

직역: Handles for holding during love

예문

Trying to work off these love handles.
正在努力减掉这些腰间赘肉
Intentando quitarme estos michelines
この脇腹の肉を落とそうとしている
이 옆구리 살을 빼려고 노력 중이야.
He jokes about his love handles.
他拿自己的腰间赘肉开玩笑
Bromea sobre sus michelines
彼は脇腹の肉をネタにしている
그는 자기 옆구리 살을 농담거리로 삼는다.
Everyone gets love handles as they age.
每个人年纪大了都会长腰间赘肉
A todo el mundo le salen michelines con la edad
年を取ると誰でも脇腹に肉がつく
나이 들면 누구나 옆구리에 살이 붙는다.

발음

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사용 가이드

맥락: weight, body fat, affectionate

어조: playful, self-deprecating

✓ 올바른 표현

Got love handles.
有腰间赘肉
Tiene michelines
脇腹に肉がついている
옆구리 살이 있어.
Losing the love handles.
腰间赘肉在减少
Perdiendo los michelines
脇腹の肉が減ってきた
옆구리 살을 빼는 중이야.
Working on the love handles.
在减腰间赘肉
Trabajando en los michelines
脇腹の肉を何とかしている
옆구리 살을 줄이고 있어.

✗ 잘못된 표현

Side fat
Side fat（太直接）
Side fat（demasiado directo）
Side fat（直接的すぎる）
옆구리 지방
Flabby sides
Flabby sides（太直接）
Flabby sides（demasiado directo）
Flabby sides（直接的すぎる）
늘어진 옆구리

흔한 실수

More affectionate than critical term
Often used self-deprecatingly

기원과 역사

From the idea of holding someone by their waist.

어원: American slang

최초 기록: 1960s

문화적 배경

Era: Modern (1960s onwards)

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Fitness culture; Body positivity discussions

Regional notes: American origin, now universal.

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