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1 ■ weigh up
■ weigh upv. t. + avv.1 soppesare (fig.); considerare bene; valutare; ponderare: to weigh up the pros and cons of a decision, soppesare i pro e i contro di una decisione; to weigh up the chances of success, valutare le probabilità di riuscita2 (fam.) farsi un'idea di; prendere le misure a (fig.): I cannot weigh up the new boss yet, non riesco ancora a farmi un'idea del nuovo capo. -
2 weigh
1. II1) weigh at some time when did you weigh last? когда вы в последний раз взвешивались?2) weigh a certain amount how much (how heavy) does it weigh? сколько это весит?2. III1) weigh smb., smth. weigh a new-born child (sugar, potatoes, grain, fruit, goods, luggage, gases, etc.) взвешивать новорожденного и т.д.; weigh oneself взвешиваться; do you often weigh yourself? вы часто проверяете свой вес?2) weigh a certain amount weigh a ton (10 Ilb. one hundred grams, etc.) весить тонну и т.д., быть весом в тонну и т.д.; weigh nothing ничего не весить3) weigh smth. weigh one's words (the facts, the matter, the advantages and disadvantages, all pros and cons, the consequences, the merits of the offer, etc.) взвешивать /обдумывать, оценивать/ свои слова и т.д.3. IV1) weigh smb., smth. in some manner weigh smb., smth. correctly (carefully, etc.) правильно и т.д. взвешивать кого-л., что-л.2) weigh smth. in some manner weigh smth. patiently (gravely, reflectively, etc.) спокойно /терпеливо/ и т.д. обдумывать /оценивать/ что-л.4. XI1) be weighed at some time the goods (his suitcases, etc.) were carefully weighed at the time of shipment при отправке товары и т.д. были тщательно взвешены2) be weighed in some manner be carefully (duly) weighed получить точную (соответствующую)оценку; this point deserves to be carefully weighed этот вопрос стоит тщательно обдумать5. XVweigh little (heavy, light, more, less, etc.) мало и т.д. весить6. XVI1) weigh above (under) smth. weigh above (under) 20 pounds весить белее (меньше) двадцати фунтов2) weigh with smb. selfish interests don't weigh with him at all он не придает никакого значения личным интересам; what weighs with me most is his word для меня важнее всего его слово; weigh for (in favour of, against) smb. the circumstances will weigh heavily against him обстоятельства будут далеко не в его пользу; his personal appearance will weigh greatly in his favour /for him/ (against him) его личное присутствие сыграет положительную (отрицательную) роль; weigh in smth. personal considerations ought not to weigh at all in the matter личные соображения не должны иметь какого-л. значения в данном вопросе3) weigh (up)on smb., smth. the responsibility of his job (this crime, the mistake, the thought, the debt, the problem, etc.) weighs on him /on his mind/ ответственная должность и т.д. тяготит /угнетает/ его; the silence began to weigh on us молчание начало угнетающе, действовать /давить/ на нас; the crime weighed upon his conscience преступление лежало тяжким бременем на его совести7. XXI11) weigh smth. for smb. weigh this package (this parcel, this book, etc.) for me взвесьте мне этот пакет и т.д.; weigh smth., smb. on smth. weigh the parcel on the scale взвесить пакет на весах; he weighed himself on the scale он взвесился на весах; weigh smb., smth. at some place I weighed myself at the doctor's я взвешивался у доктора; they weighed my bags at the Customs мои вещи взвесили на таможне2) weigh smth. against smth. weigh one plan (one thing, a proposal, an argument, etc.) against another сопоставить один план и т.д. с другим [и решить, какой лучше]3) weigh smth. with smb. these arguments (these reasons, these points, etc.) weigh much with me я придаю большое значение этим доводам и т.д.; this evidence will weigh very little with the judges эти [свидетельские] показания для судей будут значить очень мало /не будут иметь особого значения для судей/8. XXIIweigh smth. before doing smth. weigh his words before answering (all the facts before making a decision, his motives before accepting, their proposal before speaking, etc.) взвесить /оценить, обдумать/ его слова, прежде чем ответить и т.д. -
3 pro
I prəu(short for professional.)
II prəu(the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) pros y contras
pro sustantivo masculino ( ventaja) advantage; ■ preposición: los sectores pro amnistía the sectors in favor of an amnesty
pro
I preposición for
asociación pro animales en peligro de extinción, association for the protection of endangered species
campaña pro amnistía, campaign for amnesty
II sustantivo masculino advantage
los pros y los contras, the pros and cons Locuciones: en pro de, in favour of ' pro' also found in these entries: Spanish: europeísta - golpismo - golpista - independentista - oficialista - contra English: con - pro - pro bono - pro rata - pro tempore - pro-choice - pro-life - pro-tr[prəʊ]1 familiar profesional nombre masulino o femenino————————tr[prəʊ]1 propro ['pro:] adv: a favorpro adj professionalpro n1) : pro mthe pros and cons: los pros y los contras2) professionaln.• razón en favor s.m.• voto afirmativo s.m.prep.• en pro de prep.
I prəʊ1) ( professional) (colloq) profesional mf; ( Sport) ( player) jugador, -dora m,f profesional; ( coach) instructor, -tora m,f2) pros pl ( advantages)
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preposition (colloq) a favor de
I [prǝʊ]1. PREFIX1) (=in favour of) pro, en pro dethey were terribly pro-Franco — eran unos franquistas furibundos, eran partidarios acérrimos de Franco
2)3)pro tem, pro tempore — see pro tem
2.N
II
* [prǝʊ]N (=professional) profesional mf
III
* [prǝʊ]N (=prostitute) puta f* * *
I [prəʊ]1) ( professional) (colloq) profesional mf; ( Sport) ( player) jugador, -dora m,f profesional; ( coach) instructor, -tora m,f2) pros pl ( advantages)
II
preposition (colloq) a favor de -
4 PRO
I prəu(short for professional.)
II prəu(the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) pros y contras
pro sustantivo masculino ( ventaja) advantage; ■ preposición: los sectores pro amnistía the sectors in favor of an amnesty
pro
I preposición for
asociación pro animales en peligro de extinción, association for the protection of endangered species
campaña pro amnistía, campaign for amnesty
II sustantivo masculino advantage
los pros y los contras, the pros and cons Locuciones: en pro de, in favour of ' pro' also found in these entries: Spanish: europeísta - golpismo - golpista - independentista - oficialista - contra English: con - pro - pro bono - pro rata - pro tempore - pro-choice - pro-life - pro-tr[prəʊ]1 familiar profesional nombre masulino o femenino————————tr[prəʊ]1 propro ['pro:] adv: a favorpro adj professionalpro n1) : pro mthe pros and cons: los pros y los contras2) professionaln.• razón en favor s.m.• voto afirmativo s.m.prep.• en pro de prep.
I prəʊ1) ( professional) (colloq) profesional mf; ( Sport) ( player) jugador, -dora m,f profesional; ( coach) instructor, -tora m,f2) pros pl ( advantages)
II
preposition (colloq) a favor deN ABBR1) = Public Record Office Archivo m Nacional2) = public relations officer* * *
I [prəʊ]1) ( professional) (colloq) profesional mf; ( Sport) ( player) jugador, -dora m,f profesional; ( coach) instructor, -tora m,f2) pros pl ( advantages)
II
preposition (colloq) a favor de -
5 pro
I 1. noun in pl. 2. adverb 3. preposition II 1. noun(Sport & Theatre coll.) Profi, der2. adjective* * *I [prəu](short for professional.)II [prəu](the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) das Für und Wider* * *pro1[prəʊ, AM proʊ]( fam)I. n Profi mtennis \pro Tennisprofi mto handle sth like a \pro etw wie ein Profi machenII. adj attr, inv Profi-\pro sports Profisport mpro2[prəʊ, AM proʊ]I. adv dafürII. n Pro ntto weigh the \pros and cons of sth die Vor- und Nachteile einer S. gen gegeneinander abwägena measure's \pro arguments die Argumente pl für eine Maßnahme* * *abbr See: of public relations officer* * *pro1 [prəʊ]A pl pros s1. Jastimme f, Stimme f dafür2. Argument n dafür:the pros and cons das Für und Wider, das Pro und Kontra3. Befürworter(in)B adv dafürC präp fürpro2 [prəʊ] umgA pl pros1. SPORT Profi m (auch fig):turn pro ins Profilager überwechseln2. Br obs Nutte f (Prostituierte)B adj SPORT Profi…:* * *I 1. noun in pl. 2. adverb 3. preposition II 1. noun(Sport & Theatre coll.) Profi, der2. adjective -
6 PRO
I 1. noun in pl. 2. adverb3. preposition II 1. nounpro and con — pro und kontra
(Sport & Theatre coll.) Profi, der2. adjective* * *I [prəu](short for professional.)II [prəu](the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) das Für und Wider* * *pro1[prəʊ, AM proʊ]( fam)I. n Profi mtennis \pro Tennisprofi mto handle sth like a \pro etw wie ein Profi machenII. adj attr, inv Profi-\pro sports Profisport mpro2[prəʊ, AM proʊ]I. adv dafürII. n Pro ntto weigh the \pros and cons of sth die Vor- und Nachteile einer S. gen gegeneinander abwägena measure's \pro arguments die Argumente pl für eine Maßnahme* * *abbr See: of public relations officer* * *PRO abk* * *I 1. noun in pl. 2. adverb 3. preposition II 1. noun(Sport & Theatre coll.) Profi, der2. adjective -
7 pro
I prəu(short for professional.)II prəu(the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) argument for og imotprofesjonellIsubst. \/prəʊ\/ (latin, noen ganger adverb) argument for, grunn for, fordelargue the matter pro and con eller discuss the pros and cons of the matter diskutere (hva som taler) for og imotpro and con for og imotpro and contra pro et contra, for og imot ( handel) debet og kreditthe pros and cons argumenter for og imot, fordeler og ulemperweigh the pros and cons veie for og imotIIsubst. \/prəʊ\/1) ( hverdagslig) proff, profesjonell2) ( sport) trener3) ( slang) prostituert, horeIIIadj. \/prəʊ\/profesjonellIV\/prəʊ\/ ( latin) pro-, -venn(lig) -
8 balance
A n1 ( stable position) lit, fig équilibre m (between entre) ; to lose one's balance perdre l'équilibre ; to keep one's balance garder son équilibre ; to knock sb off balance faire perdre l'équilibre à qn ; to catch sb off balance fig prendre qn au dépourvu ; to throw sb off balance fig perturber qn ; ecological/racial balance équilibre m écologique/racial ; to achieve a balance parvenir à un équilibre ; to upset the balance bouleverser l'équilibre ; to bring sth into balance équilibrer qch ; the right balance le juste milieu ; the balance of nature l'équilibre naturel ; the balance of sb's mind l'équilibre mental de qn ; while the balance of his mind was disturbed alors qu'il était en état de démence ; the balance of interests Pol l'équilibre des intérêts ; the balance of power l'équilibre des forces ; to hold the balance of power être en position d'inverser l'équilibre des forces ;2 ( scales) lit, fig balance f ; to be in the balance fig être dans la balance ; to hang in the balance fig être en jeu ; on balance tout compte fait ; on balance it has been a good year tout compte fait l'année a été bonne ;3 Accts, Comm ( in account) solde m ; balance in hand/brought forward le solde en caisse/reporté ; to pay the balance verser le surplus ;4 ( remainder) restant m ; if we pay off £100, that will leave a balance of £50 si nous remboursons 100 livres sterling, il en restera 50 livres sterling à payer.B vtr1 fig ( compensate for) ( also balance out) compenser, équilibrer ; the losses are balanced by the profits les pertes sont compensées par les profits ; to balance each other (out) s'équilibrer ;2 ( counterbalance) contrebalancer [weights, design, elements] ; you need something to balance the picture on that side il vous faut quelque chose pour contrebalancer le tableau de ce côté ;3 ( perch) poser or mettre [qch] en équilibre (on sur) ; the ball was balanced on his nose le ballon était en équilibre sur son nez ;4 ( adjust) équilibrer [diet, activity, timetable] ;5 (weigh up, compare) peser ; to balance the pros and cons peser le pour et le contre ; to balance sth against sth mesurer qch en fonction de qch ;7 Aut équilibrer [wheels].C vi1 lit [one person] se tenir en équilibre (on sur) ; [one thing] tenir en équilibre (on sur) ; [two things, persons] s'équilibrer ;3 Accts, Comm [books, figures, budget] être en équilibre ; to make sth balance, to get sth to balance équilibrer qch.
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