pesos y medidas

Ex: 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.

• 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.

it's sold by weight — se vende al peso or por peso

to gain o put on weight — engordar, subir de peso

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

to pull one's weight: John isn't pulling his weight John no trabaja como debería; to throw one's weight around mandonear (fam); to throw one's weight behind something — apoyar algo con dedicación

weight training — entrenamiento m con pesas

• sold by weight — vendido a peso

• to gain weight — engordar, ganar peso

• a package three kilos in weight — un paquete que pesa tres kilos, un paquete de tres kilos

• to lose weight — adelgazar, perder peso

• to put on weight — engordar, ganar peso

• the fence couldn't take his weight and collapsed — la valla no aguantó su peso y se vino abajo

• to take the weight off one's feet — sentarse a descansar

weights and measures — pesas fpl y medidas

weight gain N — aumento m de peso

weight limit N — límite m de peso

weight loss N — pérdida f de peso

weight problem N —

weight training N — entrenamiento m con pesas

weight watcher N — persona f que vigila el peso or cuida la línea

it's sold by weight — se vende al peso or por peso

to gain o put on weight — engordar, subir de peso

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

to pull one's weight: John isn't pulling his weight John no trabaja como debería; to throw one's weight around mandonear (fam); to throw one's weight behind something — apoyar algo con dedicación

weight training — entrenamiento m con pesas

Imperial — ( of empire) (before n) imperial, del imperio

Imperial — <measures/weights> del antiguo sistema británico

imperial gallon N — (Brit) galón m inglés

imperial system N — sistema m británico de pesos y medidas

Imperial — ( of empire) (before n) imperial, del imperio

Imperial — <measures/weights> del antiguo sistema británico

• tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *

• en cierta medida — to a certain extent

• en gran medida — to a great extent

• en menor medida — to a lesser extent

• en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible

• a medida que — as

en la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if

• a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made

no tenemos un sombrero a su medida — we don't have a hat in your size o to fit you

• de o sobre medida — Chile [ropa, zapatos] made-to-measure

• venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made

• ropa a sobre medida — Méx outsize clothing

• adoptar o tomar medidas — to take measures, take steps

una de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken

medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures

• con medida — in moderation

• sin medida — to excess

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex: This is in contrast to CC, which was the first major scheme to prescribe very precise rules as to its application.

dale más contraste a la imagen — (TV) turn the contrast up

dale más contraste a la imagen — (TV) turn the contrast up

Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

aprobar o votar una ley — to pass a law

ley del Talión — ( Hist) lex talionis; (fig) (principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

ley natural — (Fís) law of nature; (Ética) natural law

es ley de vida — it is a fact of life

hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder

la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle

la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance

morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived

ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone

es ley de vida — it is a fact of life

hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder

la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle

la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance

morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived

ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone

Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.