weight
/weɪt/Translation
n [u]
›
⇨ peso
n [c]
Véase tb: excess weight; to lose weight›
⇨ pesa
a weight off one's mind
⇨ un alivio
⇨ un respiro
■ pron. La gh no se pronuncia to carry weight
⇨ contar mucho
⇨ influir mucho
to {gain/put on} weight
⇨ engordar
He has put on weight since he stopped playing football Ha engordado desde que dejó de jugar al fútbol
to lose weight
⇨ perder peso
He has lost a lot of weight on his new diet Ha perdido mucho peso con su nueva dieta
to pull one's weight
⇨ poner de {tu/su...} parte
If he wants to work with us, he'll have to pull his weight Si quiere trabajar con nosotros, tendrá que poner de su parte
to throw one's weight around
⇨ mandar mucho
⇨ dar aires de superioridad
(Definition of weight nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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