weight Signification, définition

Signification de weight en français

• 0 how heavy sb or sth is -- poids [ masculine ]

  • The doctor checked his height and weight. Le médecin a contrôlé sa taille et son poids.

  • an object with a weight of 68 pounds/kilos un objet qui pèse 68 livres/kilos

  • She’s put on a little weight. Elle a pris un peu de poids.

  • Did you lose some weight? Est-ce que tu as perdu du poids ?

• 1 the fact of being heavy -- poids [ masculine ]

  • The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow. Le toit s’est effondré sous le poids de la neige.

• 2 [ singular ] a great worry -- poids [ masculine ]

  • The money I owed was a huge weight on my shoulders. L’argent que je devais était un énorme poids sur mes épaules.

• 3 the importance and influence that a person or idea has -- poids [ masculine ]

  • The teacher’s words carried a lot of weight with me. Les paroles du professeur ont eu beaucoup d’influence sur moi.

  • The Senator threw his weight behind the candidate. Le sénateur a apporté son soutien au candidat.

• 4 a heavy object that you lift or push for exercise -- poids [ masculine ]

  • He used the weights in the gym. Il utilisait les poids à la salle de gym.

• 5 the amount which a person or thing weighs -- poids

  • He’s put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.

• 6 a piece of metal etc of a standard weight -- poids

  • a seven-pound weight.

• 7 a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport -- haltère

  • He lifts weights to develop his muscles.

• 8 burden; load -- poids

  • You have taken a weight off my mind.

• 9 importance -- poids

  • Her opinion carries a lot of weight.

• 10 to attach, or add, a weight or weights to -- lester

  • The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.

• 11 to hold down by attaching weights -- retenir/maintenir avec un poids

  • They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.