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weight [weɪt]1 noun(a) (of person, package, goods) poids m;∎ she tested or felt the weight of the package elle a soupesé le paquet;∎ what's your normal weight? combien pesez-vous ou quel poids faites-vous normalement?;∎ my weight is 50 kg, I'm 50 kilos in weight je pèse ou je fais 50 kilos;∎ we're the same weight nous faisons le même poids;∎ he's twice your weight il pèse deux fois plus lourd que toi;∎ to gain or to put on weight grossir, prendre du poids;∎ to lose weight maigrir, perdre du poids;∎ she's watching her weight elle fait attention à sa ligne;∎ that case must be quite a weight cette valise doit être drôlement lourde;∎ don't lift any heavy weights ne soulève pas trop de poids;∎ to sell sth by weight vendre qch au poids;∎ she's worth her weight in gold elle vaut son pesant d'or;∎ humorous take the weight off your feet assieds-toi un peu;∎ Horseracing to carry weight être handicapé∎ he put his full weight behind the blow il a frappé de toutes ses forces;∎ figurative to pull one's weight faire sa part du travail, y mettre du sien;∎ figurative to throw one's weight about or around bousculer les gens∎ the weight of years le poids des années;∎ he quailed under the weight of responsibility le poids de la responsabilité l'a effrayé;∎ that's a weight off my mind je suis vraiment soulagé(d) (importance, influence) poids m, influence f;∎ the facts lend considerable weight to her argument les faits donnent un poids considérable à son raisonnement;∎ their opinion carries quite a lot of weight leur opinion a un poids ou une autorité considérable;∎ she put or threw all her weight behind the candidate elle a apporté tout son soutien au candidat;∎ she carries little weight with the authorities elle n'a pas beaucoup d'influence ou de poids auprès de l'administration(e) (for scales) poids m;∎ weights and measures poids mpl et mesures fpl;∎ a set of weights une série de poids;∎ a one-kilogramme weight un poids d'un kilogramme∎ to lift weights soulever des poids ou des haltères∎ to have a weight problem avoir un problème de poids(a) (put weights on) lester(b) (hold down) retenir ou maintenir avec un poids∎ figurative the circumstances are weighted in his favour les circonstances jouent en sa faveur ou lui sont favorables;∎ the system is weighted in favour of the wealthy le système est favorable aux riches ou privilégie les riches;∎ the electoral system was weighted against him le système électoral lui était défavorable ou jouait contre lui►► weight allowance (in aeroplane) poids m de bagages autorisé;weight charge taxation f au poids;weight loss perte f de poids;weight training entraînement m aux haltères(a) (body, net) lester(b) (papers, tarpaulin) maintenir avec un poids
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