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1 heaviness
heaviness ['hevɪnɪs](b) (of burden) poids m(c) (of movement, step) lourdeur f, pesanteur f∎ heaviness of heart tristesse f(f) (of food, meal) caractère m indigeste;∎ I don't like the heaviness of their cooking ce que je n'aime pas dans leur cuisine, c'est qu'elle est lourde(g) (of air, cloud, weather, silence) lourdeur f -
2 heaviness
1 (weight, thickness) (of object, person, fabric, garment) lourdeur f ; ( of features) manque m de finesse ; ( of limbs) engourdissement m, lourdeur f ;2 ( considerable nature) (of losses, casualties) importance f ; (of gunfire, traffic) densité f ; (of rain, snow) abondance f. -
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4 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) (se) peser2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) peser3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) peser sur•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) lester2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) retenir/maintenir avec un poids•- weightlessness - weighty - weightily - weightiness - weighing-machine - weightlifting - weigh anchor - weigh in - weigh out - weigh up -
5 weight
A n1 ( heaviness) poids m ; to lose/put on weight perdre/prendre du poids ; to be under/over 1 kilo in weight avoir un poids inférieur/supérieur à 1 kilo ; by weight au poids ; what is your weight? combien pesez-vous? ; to be twice sb's weight peser deux fois plus que qn ; they're the same weight ils font le même poids ; to put one's full weight on/against sth appuyer de tout son poids sur/contre qch ; to put one's full weight behind a blow frapper de toutes ses forces ; he's quite a weight! il est drôlement lourd! ;3 ( object of a fixed heaviness) poids m ; a 25 gramme weight un poids de 25 grammes ; to lift weights soulever des poids ; what a weight! quel poids! the weight of responsibility le poids des responsabilités ; to sink under the weight of sth fig crouler sous le poids de qch ; to carry weight [horse] être handicapé ;4 fig (credibility, influence) poids m ; of some intellectual weight d'un certain poids intellectuel ; to add ou give ou lend weight to sth ajouter or donner du poids à qch ; not to carry much weight ne pas peser lourd (with pour) ; what she says carries weight elle a du poids or de l'influence (with auprès de) ; to add one's weight to sth faire jouer son influence en faveur de qch ; to throw one's weight behind sth soutenir qch à fond ;5 fig (importance, consideration) to give due weight to a proposal accorder à une proposition l'importance qu'elle mérite ; to give equal weight to accorder une importance égale à ;6 ( in statistics) coefficient m pondérateur.B vtr1 ( put weight(s) on) lester [net, hem, dart, arrow, boat] ;2 ( bias) to weight sth against sb/sth faire jouer qch contre qn/qch ; to weight sth in favour of sb/sth faire jouer qch en faveur de qn/qch ;3 ( in statistics) pondérer [index, variable, average, figure].by (sheer) weight of numbers par la force du nombre ; to be a weight off one's mind être un grand soulagement ; to pull one's weight faire sa part de travail ; to take the weight off one's feet s'asseoir, se reposer ; to throw one's weight about ou around faire l'important/-e m/f.■ weight down:▶ weight down [sth], weight [sth] down retenir [qch] avec un poids [paper, sheet] (with avec) ; lester [body]. -
6 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) lourd2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) lourd3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) gros, lourd4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) gros5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) lourd6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) difficile7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) lourd8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) lourd, pesant•- heavily- heaviness - heavy-duty - heavy industry - heavyweight - heavy going - a heavy heart - make heavy weather of -
7 ponderousness
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8 weightiness
weightiness ['weɪtɪnɪs](a) (heaviness) lourdeur f, pesanteur fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > weightiness
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heaviness of heart — index pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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