weight
weight(
weyt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (heaviness)
3. (burden)
a. el peso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The athlete said he felt like a weight had been lifted when he won the championship.El atleta dijo que sentía que se le había quitado un peso de encima cuando ganó el campeonato.
b. la carga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Finding a new job has taken a huge weight off my shoulders.Haber conseguido un nuevo trabajo me ha quitado tremenda carga de encima.
4. (importance)
5. (in clocks)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
Do you know any tricks to weight the curtains and stop them from blowing away?¿Conoces algún truco para ponerle peso a las cortinas y evitar que se vuelen?
a. sujetar
The wind was so strong I had to weight the tablecloth with a pitcher.El viento era tan fuerte que tuve que sujetar el mantel con una jarra.
a. perjudicar a
The new economic measures are weighted against the middle class.Las nuevas medidas económicas perjudican a la clase media.
b. beneficiar a
The law should be weighted in favor of the weak.La ley debería beneficiar a los débiles.
a. ponderar
The chart shows how the variables were weighted in our analysis.La tabla muestra cómo se ponderaron las variables en nuestro análisis.
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