weight [weɪt]
noun
1 (heaviness) peso; (m)
sold by weightby vendido a peso
to gain weightgain engordar; ganar peso
a package three kilos in weightin un paquete que pesa tres kilos; un paquete de tres kilos
to lose weightlose adelgazar; perder peso
to put on weightput on engordar; ganar peso
the fence couldn't take his weight and collapsedtake la valla no aguantó su peso y se vino abajo
to take the weight off one's feettakeoff sentarse a descansar
to chuck throw one's weight aboutor (informal) ir de sargento; (informal)
to throw one's weight behind sb apoyar a algn con toda su fuerza
the government is throwing its weight behind the reforms el gobierno está apoyando con toda su fuerza las reformas
it is worth its weight in gold vale su peso en oro
that's a weight off my mind eso me quita un peso de encima
he doesn't pull his weight no hace su parte lo que le corresponde;or
2 (in clock, for scales) pesa; (f) peso; (m)
weights and measures pesas y medidas; (f) the doctor has forbidden me to lift heavy weights el médico me ha prohibido levantar peso
3 (importance) peso; (m)
these are arguments of some weight son argumentos de cierto peso; those arguments carry great weight with the minister esos argumentos influyen poderosamente en el ministro; those arguments carry no weight with the minister esos argumentos no influyen en el ministro; they won by sheer weight of numbers ganaron simplemente porque eran más; to give due weight to sth dar la debida importancia a algo
to lend weight to sth darle más peso a algo
