weigh

weigh
weigh [{{t}}weɪ]
1 transitive verb
(a) (person, thing) peser;
to weigh oneself se peser;
to weigh sth in one's hand soupeser qch
(b) (consider) considérer, peser;
let's weigh the evidence considérons les faits;
to weigh the consequences calculer les conséquences;
she weighed her words carefully elle a bien pesé ses mots;
you have to weigh the pros and cons il faut peser le pour et le contre;
to weigh one thing against another mettre deux choses en balance
(c) {{}}Nautical{{}}
to weigh anchor lever l'ancre
2 intransitive verb
(a) (person, object) peser;
how much do you weigh? combien est-ce que tu pèses?, quel poids fais-tu?;
the fish weighs one kilo le poisson pèse un kilo;
he doesn't weigh much il ne pèse pas lourd
(b) (influence)
his silence began to weigh (heavy) son silence commençait à devenir pesant;
the facts weigh heavily against him les faits plaident lourdement en sa défaveur;
her qualifications weighed in her favour ses qualifications ont fait pencher la balance en sa faveur ou ont joué en sa faveur
3 under weigh adjective
{{}}Nautical{{}} appareillé, en marche
weigh down separable transitive verb
(a) faire plier, courber;
the branches were weighed down with snow les branches ployaient sous le poids de la neige;
she was weighed down with suitcases elle pliait sous le poids des valises
(b) {{}}figurative{{}}
she's weighed down with financial problems elle est en proie à des ou accablée de problèmes financiers;
weighed down with debts/with sorrow accablé de dettes/de tristesse
weigh in intransitive verb
(a) {{}}Boxing{{}} & {{}}Horseracing{{}} se faire peser (avant une épreuve);
the boxer weighed in at 85 kilos le boxeur faisait 85 kilos avant le match;
the jockey weighed in at 45 kilos le jockey pesait 45 kilos avant la course
(b) (join in) intervenir;
he always has to weigh in with his opinions il faut toujours qu'il intervienne pour imposer ses opinions
weigh on inseparable transitive verb
peser;
his worries weighed heavily on him ses soucis lui pesaient beaucoup;
the exam weighed on his mind l'examen le préoccupait ou tracassait
weigh out separable transitive verb
peser;
weigh out 200 grams of flour for me pèse-moi 200 grammes de farine
weigh up separable transitive verb
(a) (consider) examiner, calculer; (compare) mettre en balance;
to weigh up the situation peser la situation;
I'm weighing up whether to take the job or not je me demande si je dois prendre le poste;
to weigh up one's chances of doing sth calculer ses chances de faire qch;
to weigh up the pros and cons peser le pour et le contre
(b) to weigh sb up (their character) estimer la valeur de qn; (their intentions) estimer les intentions de qn;
I looked round, weighing up the opposition je me suis retourné pour mesurer l'adversaire

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