weight

=

el peso

noun

weight
[weɪt]
sustantivo
1. peso (m) (of person, object)
  • they're the same weight -> pesan lo mismo
  • to lose weight -> adelgazar, perder peso
  • to put on weight -> engordar, ganar peso
  • to have a weight problem -> tener un problema de peso
2. pesa (f) (for scales, of clock)
  • weights and measures -> pesos mpl y medidas
  • weight training -> gimnasia (f) con pesas
3. peso (m) carga (f) (load)
4. (idioms)
  • that's a weight off my mind -> me he quitado or sacado un peso de encima (Am)
  • to carry weight -> influir, tener peso
verbo transitivo
5. (bias)
  • the system is weighted in his favor -> el sistema se inclina a su favor

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weight [ueit]
adjetivo
sustantivo
1. Peso, pesantez, la fuerza natural con que los cuerpos se mueven hacia abajo, procedente de la pesadez o gravedad.
2. Pesadez, gravedad, la calidad de todo cuerpo grave.
3. Pesa, trozo de metal de un peso dado, que se emplea para pesar.
4. Peso, la gravedad determinada de una cosa, y también el instrumento que sirve para examinarla; masa, masa pesada.
5. Peso, carga, gravamen.
6. Peso, entidad, sustancia, importancia.
7. Sistema graduado de pesa
sustantivo
  • Overweight -> sobrepeso
  • Gross weight -> peso bruto
  • Net o neat weight -> peso neto
  • Defect in weight -> desmedro
  • Make-weight -> añadidura
  • Stamped weight -> peso marcado, señalado o pasado por el contraste
  • Hundred-weight -> quintal
  • By-weight -> al peso
  • To make weight -> completar, hacer el peso
  • It is worth its weight in gold -> vale su peso en oro
  • Standard weight -> peso legal, peso normal o modelo
va. Cargar un peso o con un peso; atar un peso

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"weight" in the Answers forum
Q: weight-loss pill
A: Correction: píldora.
Q: How would you say "I lost weight and needed new clothes." ??
A: Well you could use either 'adelgazar' or 'perder peso' 'I lost weight, therefore, I needed to buy new clothes' 'Adelgacé así que necesité comprar ropa…
Q: "weight change"
A: Ha tenido un cambio en el peso recientemente? es correcto Fernando
Q: Bariatric Surgeries for weight loss
A: Se dice cirugia bariatrica.
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A: I don't know specifically what they do or how they work, but I'm sure if you Google it, there are websites that will describe them in detail. :)
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