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weight1 /weɪt/ sustantivo

uncountable or countable (mass, heaviness) peso m;
the bag is 5kg in ~ la bolsa pesa 5kg;
you mustn't lift heavy ~s no debe levantar cosas pesadas;
that has taken a ~ off my mind eso me ha sacado un peso de encima;
to pull one's ~: John isn't pulling his ~ John no trabaja como debería

uncountable (importance, value) peso m

1. (unit) peso m;
  ~s and measures pesos y medidas
1. (for scales, clocks) pesa f
1. (Sport) pesa f;
  (before n) ~ training entrenamiento m con pesas

weight2 verbo transitivo (make heavier) darle^(conj.⇒) peso a;
‹fishing net› lastrar

Phrasal Verbs
weight down v + o + adv, v + adv + o

‹tarpaulin/papers› sujetar con algo pesado

‹body› (to make it sink) ponerle^(conj.⇒) un lastre a

weight: weightlifter~lifter /'weɪtˌlɪftər / || /'weɪtˌlɪftə(r)/ sustantivo
levantador, -dora m,f de pesas, pesista mf (Andes), halterófilo, -la m,f;
weightlifting~lifting /'weɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ n uncountable
levantamiento m de pesas, halterofilia f

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weight [weɪt] nombre
1   peso
     to lose weight, adelgazar
     to put on weight, engordar
2   (de una opinión) peso
3   Mec pesa
    ♦ LOC: it's worth its weight in gold, vale su peso en oro

Compound Forms:
balance weight			contrapeso nm
basis weight			gramaje nm
body weight	n	(amount a person weighs)	peso nm
Esto no aguanta el peso de tres personas.
			peso corporal nm
En la actualidad se mide el peso corporal de las modelos antes de un desfile como parte de la lucha contra la anorexia.
dead weight			peso muerto nm
drop weight			caída de peso n
drop weight			pilón
drop weight			maza n
equivalent weight			peso equivalente nm
feel the weight of	vtr	figurative (be burdened by) fig	sentir el peso de vtr
When he saw the negative test result he felt the weight of the world lift off of his shoulders.
			estar agobiado loc verb
gain weight			ganar peso v
gross weight	n	(total weight of goods and their container)	peso bruto nm
have weight			pesar v
lose weight			perder peso v
molecular weight			peso molecular nm
net weight			peso neto n
put on weight			ganar peso v
take off weight			perder peso v
throw weight		(astronautics)	carga útil de un misil
unit of weight			unidad de peso
watch your weight			cuidar tu peso v
weight control			control de peso nm
weight lifter			levantador de pesas n
weight lifting			levantamiento de pesas nm
weight loss			pérdida de peso nf
worth its weight in gold			valer su peso en oro vi

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Spanish:

abajo - abandonar - abdominal - abominar - abonada - abonado - aborigen - abortar - abrir - abreviar - abrillantador - absoluta - absoluto - abstemia - abstemio - absurda - absurdo - abultar - abusón - abusona - acá - acabar - acabada - acabado - acaparador - acaparadora - acaso - accesoria - accesorio - accidentada - accidentado - acertar - acertante - ácida - ácido - aclarar - acorazada - acorazado - acorde - acostumbrar - activa - activo - acuífera - acuífero - acusada - acusado - adelantar - adelante - adelgazar - adelgazante

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