his arguments carried a lot of weight

avoir or faire deux poids deux mesures — to have double standards

de poids (argument) — weighty

• las telas se venden al peso — the fabrics are sold by weight

• coger peso — Esp (=engordar) to put on weight; (=levantar peso) to lift weight

• no dar el peso — [al pesarse] [boxeador] not to make the weight; [recién nacido] to be below normal weight, be underweight; [en una categoría] not to make the grade, not come up to scratch

ese escultor no da el peso — that sculptor doesn't make the grade o come up to scratch

• sostener algo en peso — to support the full weight of sth

• falto de peso — underweight

• ganar peso — to put on weight

• pesos y medidas — weights and measures

• perder peso — to lose weight

peso específico — (lit) specific gravity; (fig) influence

peso molecular — (Quím) molecular weight

peso muerto — (Náut) (tb fig) dead weight

• quitarse un peso de encima — to take a load o weight off one's mind

• de peso — [persona] influential; [argumento] weighty, forceful

razones de peso — good o sound reasons

peso de baño — bathroom scales pl

peso de cocina — kitchen scales pl

peso completo — CAm, Méx, Ven heavyweight

peso ligero, peso liviano — Chile, Ven lightweight

perder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight

tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up

valer su peso en oro — to be worth one's weight in gold; caerse

quitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind

no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny

perder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight

tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up

valer su peso en oro — to be worth one's weight in gold; caerse

quitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind

no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny

Ex: Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.

Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

¿cuánto pesas? — how much o what do you weigh?

me pesa mucho — I am very sorry about it o to hear it

• pesar sobre — [responsabilidad, preocupación] to weigh heavily on; [amenaza, acusación] to hang over

• pese a (que) — in spite of (the fact that), despite (the fact that)

pese a las dificultades — in spite of o despite the difficulties

lo creo, pese a que ellos lo niegan — I believe it, even though they deny it, I believe it, in spite of o despite the fact that they deny it

sentir o tener pesar por no haber... — to regret not having...

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar del mal tiempo — in spite of o despite the bad weather

• a pesar de que — even though

a pesar de que no tiene dinero — even though he has no money, in spite of o despite the fact that he has no money

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

to be or hang in the balance (fig) — in der Schwebe sein

his life hung in the balance — sein Leben hing an einem dünnen or seidenen Faden

sense of balance — Gleichgewichtssinn m

to throw sb off ( his) balance — jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

on the balance of probabilities... — wenn man die Möglichkeiten gegeneinander abwägt,...

balance of terror — Gleichgewicht nt des Schreckens

to strike the right balance between old and new/import and export — den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen Alt und Neu finden/das richtige Verhältnis von Import zu Export finden

on balance (fig) — alles in allem

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz f

balance in hand (Comm) — Kassen(be)stand m

balance carried forward — Saldovortrag or -übertrag m

balance due (Banking) — Debetsaldo m, Soll nt; (Comm) Rechnungsbetrag m

or favor (US) — Saldoguthaben nt

balance of payments/trade — Zahlungs-/Handelsbilanz f

to pay off the balance — den Rest bezahlen; (Banking) den Saldo begleichen

my father has promised to make up the balance — mein Vater hat versprochen, die Differenz zu (be)zahlen

to balance sth against sth — etw einer Sache (dat) gegenüberstellen

with a ball balancing on its nose — mit einem Ball, den er auf der Nase balancierte

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der