weight

weight
weight [{{t}}weɪt]
1 noun
(a) (of person, package, goods) poids m;
she tested or felt the weight of the package elle a soupesé le paquet;
what's your normal weight? combien pesez-vous ou quel poids faites-vous normalement?;
my weight is 50 kg, I'm 50 kilos in weight je pèse ou je fais 50 kilos;
we're the same weight nous faisons le même poids;
he's twice your weight il pèse deux fois plus lourd que toi;
to gain or to put on weight grossir, prendre du poids;
to lose weight maigrir, perdre du poids;
she's watching her weight elle fait attention à sa ligne;
what a weight! (person) qu'il est lourd!; (stone, parcel) que c'est lourd!;
that case must be quite a weight cette valise doit être drôlement lourde;
don't lift any heavy weights ne soulève pas trop de poids;
to sell sth by weight vendre qch au poids;
she's worth her weight in gold elle vaut son pesant d'or;
{{}}humorous{{}} take the weight off your feet assieds-toi un peu;
{{}}Horseracing{{}} to carry weight être handicapé
(b) (force) poids m;
he put his full weight behind the blow il a frappé de toutes ses forces;
{{}}figurative{{}} to pull one's weight faire sa part du travail, y mettre du sien;
{{}}figurative{{}} to throw one's weight about or around bousculer les gens
(c) (burden) poids m;
the weight of years le poids des années;
he quailed under the weight of responsibility le poids de la responsabilité l'a effrayé;
that's a weight off my mind je suis vraiment soulagé
(d) (importance, influence) poids m, influence f;
the facts lend considerable weight to her argument les faits donnent un poids considérable à son raisonnement;
their opinion carries quite a lot of weight leur opinion a un poids ou une autorité considérable;
she put or threw all her weight behind the candidate elle a apporté tout son soutien au candidat;
she carries little weight with the authorities elle n'a pas beaucoup d'influence ou de poids auprès de l'administration
(e) (for scales) poids m;
weights and measures poids mpl et mesures fpl;
a set of weights une série de poids;
a one-kilogramme weight un poids d'un kilogramme
(f) {{}}Sport{{}} poids m;
to lift weights soulever des poids ou des haltères
(g) (of clock) poids m; (for fishing net) lest m
(h) {{}}Physics{{}} pesanteur f, poids m
2 compound-forming noun
to have a weight problem avoir un problème de poids
3 transitive verb
(a) (put weights on) lester
(b) (hold down) retenir ou maintenir avec un poids
(c) {{}}Economics{{}} (index, average) pondérer;
{{}}figurative{{}} the circumstances are weighted in his favour les circonstances jouent en sa faveur ou lui sont favorables;
the system is weighted in favour of the wealthy le système est favorable aux riches ou privilégie les riches;
the electoral system was weighted against him le système électoral lui était défavorable ou jouait contre lui
►► weight allowance (in aeroplane) poids m de bagages autorisé;
weight charge taxation f au poids;
weight loss perte f de poids;
weight training entraînement m aux haltères
weight down separable transitive verb
(a) (body, net) lester
(b) (papers, tarpaulin) maintenir avec un poids

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