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1 Weight measurement
Note that French has a comma where English has a decimal point.1 oz= 28,35 g* (grammes)1 lb†= 453,60 g1 st= 6,35 kg (kilos)1 cwt= 50,73 kg1 ton= 1014,60 kg* There are three ways of saying 28,35 g, and other measurements like it: vingt-huit virgule trente-cinq grammes, or (less formally) vingt-huit grammes virgule trente-cinq, or vingt-huit grammes trente-cinq.For more details on how to say numbers ⇒ Numbers.† English a pound is translated by une livre in French, but note that the French livre is actually 500 grams (half a kilo).Peoplewhat’s his weight?= combien pèse-t-il?how much does he weigh?= combien pèse-t-il?he weighs 10 st (or 140 lbs)= il pèse 63 kg 500 (soixante-trois kilos et demi)he weighs more than 20 st= il pèse plus de 127 kilosThingswhat does the parcel weigh?= combien pèse le colis?how heavy is it?= quel poids fait-il?it weighs ten kilos= il pèse dix kilosabout ten kilos= environ dix kilosit was 2 kilos overweight= il pesait deux kilos de tropA weighs more than B= A pèse plus lourd que BA is heavier than B= A est plus lourd que BB is lighter than A= B est plus léger que AA is as heavy as B= A est aussi lourd que BA is the same weight as B= A a le même poids que BA and B are the same weight= A et B ont le même poids6 lbs of carrots= six livres de carottes2 kilos of butter= deux kilos de beurre11/2 kilos of tomatoes= un kilo cinq cents de tomatessold by the kilo= vendu au kilothere are about two pounds to a kilo= il y a à peu près deux livres anglaises dans un kiloNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a 3-lb potato= une pomme de terre de trois livresa parcel 3 kilos in weight= un colis de trois kilos
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