Weight in spanish
pronunciation: pesoʊ part of speech: noun
weight1 = peso, pesa.
Example: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).more:
» add + Posesivo + weight to = apoyar, respaldar, reforzar.
Example: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.» add + weight to = respaldar, apoyar.
Example: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.» attach + weight to = dar importancia a.
Example: The amount of information given by each source of selection, and the weight a librarian attaches to each, varies considerably.» be worth + Posesivo + weight in gold = valer + Posesivo + peso en oro.
Example: Any guy who can score 30 goals a season is worth his weight in gold for the team.» birthweight = peso al nacer.
Example: Results show a significant relationship between schizophrenia and low birthweight and forceps delivery.» body weight = peso.
Example: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients .» buy + Nombre + by the weight = comprar al peso.
Example: The pizza here is delicious and you buy it by the weight of your slice.» carry + equal weight = tener la misma importancia.
Example: The reasons given by librarians for the introduction of community information services into public libraries are not necessarily the right ones or carry equal weight.» carry + the weight of the world on + Posesivo + shoulders = llevar el peso del mundo sobre + Posesivo + hombros, llevar el peso del mundo sobre + Posesivo + espaldas.
Example: My mate felt as though she was carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, she had to be the sole provider.» carry + weight = tener importancia.
Example: Her advice carries more weight than anyone else's -- so you'd better be on her good books.» carry + weight with = tenerse muy en cuenta por.
Example: Their recommendations carry considerable weight with the citizens.» collapse under + the weight of = hundirse bajo el peso de.
Example: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.» counterweight = contrapeso.
Example: Teenage fiction that offers such elements is an immensely valuable counterweight to other media channels.» dead weight = peso muerto.
Example: Perhaps Metadata are just dead weight, added by page creating tools because it looks good in some sales brochure.» dry weight = peso en seco.
Example: The wet weight is 3.9 times more than the dry weight but the amount of heavy metals doesn't change between wet and dry.» feel + the weight of the world on + Posesivo + shoulders = estar de capa caída, sentirse desanimado, estar desaminado, sentirse deprimido, estar deprimido, sentirse abatido, estar abatido, sentirse alicaído, estar alicaído, sentirse desmoralizado, estar desmoralizado, estar cabizbajo, sentirse decaído, estar decaído.
Example: She trudged through the crowded streets to her own home feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders.» gain + weight = engordar, coger peso, ganar peso, echar carnes.
Example: Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.» gain + weight = ganar importancia, adquirir importancia, cobrar importancia.
Example: Though it is too early to confirm, they say their theory is gaining weight.» get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest = quitarse un (buen) peso de encima.
Example: He said he would feel better and get a weight off his chest if he explained his side of the incident.» give + weight to = dar importancia a, apoyar, respaldar.
Example: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.» give + weight to the claim that = apoyar una tesis.
Example: However, circumstantial evidence gives weight to the claim that these features should be linked to the emplacement of the stone in its present location.» heavy weight = gran peso.
Example: The heap was given to the pressmen the day before it was to be used, so that they might wet it and leave it to stand overnight under a heavy weight.» heavy weight [heavyweight] = peso pesado, persona influyente. [Boxeo]
Example: Alfred B. Tozer's pseudonymous boxing tales about a character named John L. Jr began while John L. Sullivan was heavy weight champion.» heavyweight [heavy weight] = grande, influyente.
Example: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.» lend + weight to = apoyar, respaldar.
Example: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.» lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders = quitar un peso de encima a Alguien.
Example: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.» lightweight [light-weight] = superficial, liviano, ligero, tenue, sutil.
Example: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.» lightweight [light-weight] = ligero de peso.
Example: These computers will be thin and lightweight.» lose + weight = perder peso, adelgazar, bajar de peso.
Example: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.» matter of weight = asunto de importancia, asunto de trascendencia.
Example: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.» molecular weight = peso molecular.
Example: Polymers are higher molecular weight molecules composed of several to many smaller molecules or monomers.» overweight = exceso de peso, demasiado gordo, sobrepeso, metido en carnes, entrado en carnes.
Example: The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.» paperweight = pisapapeles.
Example: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.» pay + Nombre + Posesivo + weight in gold = pagarle a Alguien su peso en oro.
Example: Although Beckham is paid his weight in gold, he's not actually worth it.» place + weight on = prestar importancia a, dar importancia a.
Example: The frequency of reading by patrons while at the library may be somewhat surprising given the weight that libraries currently place on new technologies.» pull + Posesivo + (own) weight = hacer el esfuerzo necesario, colaborar, ayudar, arrimar el hombro, tirar del carro.
Example: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.» punch above + Posesivo + weight = actuar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidades, estar en inferioridad de condiciones, ser el contrincante más débil, ser chiquito pero matón.
Example: So although the Philippines is not the largest of countries, it, in using a phrase from boxing, punches above its weight in the international arena.» put on + weight = engordar, coger peso, ganar peso, echar carnes.
Example: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.» shed + weight = perder peso, adelgazar.
Example: If you want to shed weight permanently you have to live a healthier life.» sink under + its own weight = hundirse por su propio peso.
Example: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.» take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind = quitarse un peso de encima.
Example: Mr Smith praised the police for bringing the teenagers to justice, saying their detection had taken a weight off his mind.» take + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders = quitarse un peso de encima.
Example: She decided to lighten up for once and take all the weight off her shoulders and be a dim-witted, fun-lover like her father.» take on + added weight = cobrar importancia, adquirir importancia, adquirir un valor añadido, .
Example: This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.» term weight = peso, ponderación de términos.
Example: Applications of these methods facilitate more effective assignment of term weights to index terms within documents and may assist searchers in the selection of search terms.» throw + Posesivo + weight around = mandonear.
Example: So they are stifling growth in the industry by throwing their weight around in the interest of greed.» underweight = demasiado delgado, falta de peso, por debajo del peso normal.
Example: We predicted that underweight individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as well as positive emotional states and situations.» watch + Posesivo + weight = cuidarse el peso, controlarse el peso, vigilar el peso.
Example: But the line between watching one's weight for health reasons and watching one's weight because of societal pressures is a very fine one.» weight control = control del peso.
Example: Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.» weight gain = aumento de peso.
Example: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.» weightlifter [weight lifter] = levantador de pesas.
Example: Interviews were conducted with three physically active groups (ballet dancers, bodybuilders, & weightlifters).» weightlifting [weight lifting] = levantamiento de pesas, halterofilia.
Example: He describes the weightlifting culture as a 'masculine cosmogony' based on a creed of dedication, determination, & discipline.» weight loss = pérdida de peso.
Example: Library users have a right to have reliable information that would enable them to manage their individual problems of weight loss.» weight loss pill = pastilla para perder peso.
Example: The main side effects of these weight loss pills are that they can increase your blood pressure and they can also make you feel a bit spacey.» weight problem = problema de peso.
Example: People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.» weight room = sala de pesas.
Example: She rested her gaze on a group of students in the center of the weight room who were gathered around a very large and well-built boy.» weights and measures act = ley de pesos y medidas.
Example: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing weights and measures acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.» weight throw = lanzamiento de peso.
Example: The weight throw is divided into two separate events, one for distance and one for height.» weight thrower = lanzador de peso.
Example: She ignored the siren song of long distance running to become one of the best weight throwers in history.» weight throwing = lanzamiento de peso.
Example: The original rules for weight throwing required a standing throw with no foot movement.» weight training = entrenamiento con pesas.
Example: During the past thirty or so years, the popularity of weight training has increased enormously.» weight watcher = persona que se cuida la línea.
Example: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.» wet weight = peso en húmedo.
Example: The wet weight is 3.9 times more than the dry weight but the amount of heavy metals doesn't change between wet and dry.weight2 = valor específico, valor específico, ponderación.
Example: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.more:
» atomic weight = peso atómico.
Example: Two of the topics considered are atomic weights and the effects of radioactivity and other anomalies in isotopic abundance.» threshold weight = índice de ponderación.
Example: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.weight3 = ponderar. [Asignar valores diferentes según la importancia concedida a los elementos que se están evaluando]
Example: Detailed criteria addressing mandatory requirements should still be weighted because different products meet mandatory requirements in different ways.more:
» weight down = sujetar con algo pesado, lastrar.
Example: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.