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weigh [weɪ](a) (person, thing) peser;∎ to weigh oneself se peser;∎ to weigh sth in one's hand soupeser qch(b) (consider) considérer, peser;∎ let's weigh the evidence considérons les faits;∎ to weigh the consequences calculer les conséquences;∎ she weighed her words carefully elle a bien pesé ses mots;∎ you have to weigh the pros and cons il faut peser le pour et le contre;∎ to weigh one thing against another mettre deux choses en balance∎ to weigh anchor lever l'ancre(a) (person, object) peser;∎ how much do you weigh? combien est-ce que tu pèses?, quel poids fais-tu?;∎ the fish weighs one kilo le poisson pèse un kilo;∎ he doesn't weigh much il ne pèse pas lourd∎ his silence began to weigh (heavy) son silence commençait à devenir pesant;∎ the facts weigh heavily against him les faits plaident lourdement en sa défaveur;∎ her qualifications weighed in her favour ses qualifications ont fait pencher la balance en sa faveur ou ont joué en sa faveurNautical appareillé, en marche(a) faire plier, courber;∎ the branches were weighed down with snow les branches ployaient sous le poids de la neige;∎ she was weighed down with suitcases elle pliait sous le poids des valises∎ she's weighed down with financial problems elle est en proie à des ou accablée de problèmes financiers;∎ weighed down with debts/with sorrow accablé de dettes/de tristesse∎ the boxer weighed in at 85 kilos le boxeur faisait 85 kilos avant le match;∎ the jockey weighed in at 45 kilos le jockey pesait 45 kilos avant la course∎ he always has to weigh in with his opinions il faut toujours qu'il intervienne pour imposer ses opinionspeser;∎ his worries weighed heavily on him ses soucis lui pesaient beaucoup;∎ the exam weighed on his mind l'examen le préoccupait ou tracassaitpeser;∎ weigh out 200 grams of flour for me pèse-moi 200 grammes de farine∎ to weigh up the situation peser la situation;∎ I'm weighing up whether to take the job or not je me demande si je dois prendre le poste;∎ to weigh up one's chances of doing sth calculer ses chances de faire qch;∎ to weigh up the pros and cons peser le pour et le contre(b) to weigh sb up (their character) estimer la valeur de qn; (their intentions) estimer les intentions de qn;∎ I looked round, weighing up the opposition je me suis retourné pour mesurer l'adversaire
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