weight Significado & definición

Significado de weight en español

• 0 how heavy someone or something is -- peso

  • He’s about average height and weight.

• 1 the quality of being heavy -- peso

  • The shelf collapsed under the weight of the books.

• 2 If someone loses weight, they become lighter and thinner. -- perder peso, adelgazar

  • You look thinner – have you lost weight?

• 3 If someone puts on weight or gains weight, they become heavier and fatter. -- ganar peso, engordar

  • I put on a lot of weight when I lost my job.

• 4 to work as hard as other people in a group -- trabajar lo que se debe

  • The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn’t pulling her weight.

• 5 how heavy sb or sth is -- peso [ masculine, singular ]

  • The doctor checked his height and weight. El médico comprobó su altura y peso.

  • an object with a weight of 68 pounds/kilos un objeto con un peso de 68 libras/kilos.

  • She’s put on a little weight. Ella ha ganado un poco de peso.

  • Did you lose some weight? ¿Has perdido algo de peso?

• 6 the fact of being heavy -- peso [ masculine, singular ]

  • The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow. El techo se derrumbó bajo el peso de la nieve.

• 7 a great worry -- culpa [ feminine, singular ]

  • The money I owed was a huge weight on my shoulders. El dinero que debía era un gran peso sobre mis hombros.

• 8 the importance and influence that a person or idea has -- peso [ masculine, singular ]

  • The teacher’s words carried a lot of weight with me. Las palabras de la maestra significaban mucho para mi.

  • The Senator threw his weight behind the candidate. El Senador usó su influencia para apoyar al candidato.

• 9 a heavy object that you lift or push for exercise -- pesa [ feminine, singular ]

  • He used the weights in the gym. Él usó las pesas en el gimnasio.