to put on scales

This was a fine fish, the bone of which measured 10 feet, and turned the scale at almost 20 cwts. — Это была замечательная рыба, ее длина составляла 10 футов, а вес — почти 20 центнеров.

to put on scales — класть на весы, взвешивать

The robot was then put on the scales, and to our horror it weighed 115 kg! — Потом робота положили на весы, и, к нашей чести, выяснилось, что он весил 115 кг!

some men scaled less than ninety pounds — некоторые люди весили меньше 90 фунтов

social scale — социальная лестница [иерархия\]

This Likert scale measures respondents' attitudes towards their personal and professional future. — Шкала Лайкерта измеряет установки респондентов по отношению к их личному и профессиональному будущему.

earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale — землетрясения измеряются по шкале Рихтера

scale of activity — масштаб [размах\] деятельности

scale of production — масштаб [объем\] производства

scale of living — уровень жизни, жизненный уровень

a scale of 1:10 000 — масштаб 1 к 10 000

the variables are scaled in various ways — эти переменные представлены в разных единицах измерения

no puedo levantar mucho peso — I can't lift much weight

¿cuál es tu peso? — how much do you weigh?

un vehículo de mucho/poco peso — a heavy/light vehicle

peso atómico — atomic weight

peso bruto — gross weight

peso en vivo — live weight

peso escurrido — net weight

peso máximo autorizado — gross weight

peso neto — net weight

van a proceder al peso de la fruta — they're going to weigh the fruit

el peso de la leña se hace en unas balanzas enormes — the firewood is weighed on enormous scales

le cayó encima todo el peso de la justicia — he felt the full weight of the law

el delantero llevó todo el peso del ataque — the forward carried the full weight of the attack

el peso de los años — the burden of old age

me quitarías un buen peso de encima — it would be a weight off my mind, you would take a weight off my mind

su opinión era la de mayor peso en la reunión — his opinion carried the most weight at the meeting

España tiene poco peso en esa organización — Spain does not carry much weight in that organization

un argumento de poco peso — a lightweight argument

peso político — political influence

peso de muelle — spring balance

noto un peso muy grande en la cabeza — I can feel a great heaviness in my head

lanzamiento de peso — shot putting

lanzar el peso — to put the shot

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

peso gallo — bantamweight

peso medio — middleweight

peso medio fuerte — light heavyweight, cruiserweight

peso mosca — flyweight

peso pesado — heavyweight

peso pluma — featherweight

peso welter — welterweight

al peso — by weight

lleva todo el peso de la empresa — he carries all the burden of responsibility for the company

las asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

todo el peso de la ley — the full weight of the law

de peso — < argumento> strong, weighty; < razón> forceful

lanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

al peso — by weight

lleva todo el peso de la empresa — he carries all the burden of responsibility for the company

las asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

todo el peso de la ley — the full weight of the law

de peso — < argumento> strong, weighty; < razón> forceful

lanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

the bag is 5kg in weight — la bolsa pesa 5kg

what weight are you? — ¿cuánto pesas?

to lose weight — adelgazar*, perder* peso

you mustn't lift heavy weights — no debe levantar cosas pesadas

sit down, take the weight off your feet — siéntate y descansa un poco

that has taken a weight off my mind — eso me ha sacado un peso de encima

to lend/add weight to something — darle* más peso a algo

his views don't carry much weight with her — ella no respeta mucho sus opiniones, para ella sus opiniones no cuentan mucho

weights and measures — pesos y medidas

to be weighted against/in favor of somebody — perjudicar*/favorecer* a alguien

the government is throwing its weight behind the reforms — el gobierno está apoyando con toda su fuerza las reformas

the doctor has forbidden me to lift heavy weights — el médico me ha prohibido levantar peso

these are arguments of some weight — son argumentos de cierto peso

those arguments carry great weight with the minister — esos argumentos influyen poderosamente en el ministro

those arguments carry no weight with the minister — esos argumentos no influyen en el ministro

they won by sheer weight of numbers — ganaron simplemente porque eran más

to give due weight to sth — dar la debida importancia a algo

to lend weight to sth — darle más peso a algo

to have a weight problem — tener problemas de peso

the bag is 5kg in weight — la bolsa pesa 5kg

what weight are you? — ¿cuánto pesas?

to lose weight — adelgazar*, perder* peso

you mustn't lift heavy weights — no debe levantar cosas pesadas

sit down, take the weight off your feet — siéntate y descansa un poco

that has taken a weight off my mind — eso me ha sacado un peso de encima

to lend/add weight to something — darle* más peso a algo

his views don't carry much weight with her — ella no respeta mucho sus opiniones, para ella sus opiniones no cuentan mucho

weights and measures — pesos y medidas

to be weighted against/in favor of somebody — perjudicar*/favorecer* a alguien

to stand on the tips of one's toes — essere in punta di piedi

spiky-tipped — appuntito

to tip sth. to one side — inclinare qcs. da un lato

to tip sth. onto its side — mettere qcs. sul fianco

to tip one's chair back — inclinare la sedia all'indietro

to tip the scales at 60 kg — toccare i, pesare 60 chili

to tip sth. down the sink — versare qcs. nello scarico del lavandino

to tip sth. away — buttare qcs

to tip sb. over the edge — fare uscire qcn. di testa

to tip forward, back — inclinarsi in avanti, (all')indietro

a Ј 5 tip — una mancia di cinque sterline

to tip sb., sth. to win — dare qcn., qcs. come vincente

to be tipped as a future champion — essere dato come un futuro campione

to tip sb. Ј 5 — dare 5 sterline di mancia a qcn

to tip the ball over the net — dare un colpetto alla palla per farla passare al di là della rete

to stand on the tips of one's toes — essere in punta di piedi

spiky-tipped — appuntito

to tip sth. to one side — inclinare qcs. da un lato

to tip sth. onto its side — mettere qcs. sul fianco

to tip one's chair back — inclinare la sedia all'indietro

to tip the scales at 60 kg — toccare i, pesare 60 chili

to tip sth. down the sink — versare qcs. nello scarico del lavandino

to tip sth. away — buttare qcs

to tip sb. over the edge — fare uscire qcn. di testa

to tip forward, back — inclinarsi in avanti, (all')indietro

a Ј 5 tip — una mancia di cinque sterline

to tip sb., sth. to win — dare qcn., qcs. come vincente

to be tipped as a future champion — essere dato come un futuro campione

to tip sb. Ј 5 — dare 5 sterline di mancia a qcn

to tip the ball over the net — dare un colpetto alla palla per farla passare al di là della rete

jdm etw auf den Tisch stellen — to put sth on the table for sb

die Ohren stellen — to prick up its ears

du solltest es stellen, nicht legen — you should stand it up, not lay it down

(= Platz finden für) etw gut stellen können — to have a good place for sth

das sollten Sie anders stellen — you should put it in a different position

(= erstellen) (jdm) eine Diagnose stellen — to provide (sb with) a diagnosis, to make a diagnosis (for sb)

jdm sein Horoskop stellen — to draw up or cast sb's horoscope

die Szene war gestellt — they posed for the scene

eine gestellte Pose — a pose

die CDU stellt zwei Minister — the CDU has two ministers

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — to turn the radio up/down

die Heizung höher/kleiner stellen — to turn the heating up/down

(in Redewendungen) stellen — to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb

stellen — to place or put sb under sb's care

jdn vor ein Problem/eine Aufgabe etc stellen — to confront sb with a problem/task etc

jdn vor eine Entscheidung stellen — to put sb in the position of having to make a decision

sich auf (die) Zehenspitzen stellen — to stand on tiptoe

sich auf den Standpunkt stellen,... — to take the view...

sich jdm vor die Nase stellen — to stand right in front of sb

(Gegenstand, Körperteil) sich senkrecht stellen — to stand or come up

sich positiv/anders zu etw stellen — to have a positive/different attitude toward(s) sth

wie stellst du dich zu...? — how do you regard...?, what do you think of...?

sich gut mit jdm stellen — to put oneself on good terms with sb

die Heizung stellt sich von selbst kleiner — the heating turns itself down

sich der öffentlichen Kritik stellen — to lay oneself open to public criticism

sich den Journalisten stellen — to make oneself available to the reporters

sich den Fragen der Journalisten stellen — to be prepared to answer reporters' questions

sich einer Herausforderung stellen — to take up a challenge

sich einem Herausforderer stellen — to take on a challenger

sich (jdm) zum Kampf stellen — to be prepared to do battle (with sb), to announce one's readiness to fight (sb)

(= sich verstellen) sich krank/schlafend etc stellen — to pretend to be ill/asleep etc

allerlei Probleme — we were faced or confronted with all sorts of problems

es stellt sich die Frage, ob... — the question arises whether...

den Wecker auf 6 Uhr stellen — set the alarm for 6 o'clock

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

jemandem eine Frage stellen — ask somebody a question

sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen — stand on tiptoe

sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

sich einer Disskusion stellen — consent to take part in a discussion

sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

sich mit jemandem gut stellen — try to get on good terms with somebody

den Wecker auf 6 Uhr stellen — set the alarm for 6 o'clock

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

jemandem eine Frage stellen — ask somebody a question

sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen — stand on tiptoe

sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

sich einer Disskusion stellen — consent to take part in a discussion

sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

sich mit jemandem gut stellen — try to get on good terms with somebody

balanza de muelle — spring balance

balanza romana — steelyard

balanza comercial, balanza de pagos — balance of payments

balanza de poder, balanza política — balance of power

balanza por cuenta corriente — balance on current account