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chest·y

(chĕs′tē)

adj. chest·i·er, chest·i·est Informal

1. Having large breasts.

2. Arrogant or proud; conceited.

chest′i·ness n.

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chesty

(ˈtʃɛstɪ)

adj, chestier or chestiest

1. (Medicine) Brit suffering from or symptomatic of chest disease: a chesty cough.

2. having a large well-developed chest or bosom

ˈchestiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chest•y

(ˈtʃɛs ti)

adj. chest•i•er, chest•i•est.

1. having a well-developed chest or bosom.

2. proud; conceited.

[1895–1900, Amer.]

chest′i•ly, adv.

chest′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	chesty - marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" big-chested robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
	2.	chesty - having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" arrogant, self-important proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

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chesty

[ˈtʃestɪ] ADJ (chestier (compar) (chestiest (superl))) (Brit) [cough] → de pecho; [person] → que tiene el pecho cargado or congestionado
you sound a bit chesty → por la voz parece que tienes el pecho cargado or congestionado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chesty

[ˈtʃɛsti] adj [cough] → de poitrine

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chesty

adj (+er) (Brit inf) person → erkältet, grippig (inf); cough → rau, schnarrend; I’m a bit chesty this morning → ich habs heute etwas auf der Brust (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chesty

[ˈtʃɛstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (cough) → bronchitico/a (Brit) (fam) (person) → che soffre di bronchite

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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