toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él

sobre de paga, sobre de pago — pay packet

sobre de primer día (de circulación) — first-day cover

sobre de sellos — packet of stamps

está sobre la mesa — it's on the table

prestar juramento sobre la Biblia — to swear on the Bible

la marcha sobre Roma — the march on Rome

llevaba una chaqueta negra sobre camisa blanca — he wore a black jacket over a white shirt

los insultos llovían sobre mí de todas partes — insults rained down on me from all sides

tengo que estar sobre él para que lo haga — I have to stand over him to make him do it, I have to keep a constant watch over him to make sure he does it

quiere estar sobre todos — he wants to control everyone

volamos sobre Cádiz — we're flying over Cadiz

se inclinó sobre la mesa — she leant over the table

dos grados sobre cero — two degrees above cero

diez dólares sobre lo estipulado — ten dollars over and above what was agreed

tiene muchas ventajas sobre los métodos convencionales — it has many advantages over conventional methods

están celebrando su victoria sobre el Atlético — they're celebrating their victory over Atlético

amaba la belleza sobre todas las cosas — he loved beauty above all things

tres sobre cien — three out of every hundred, three in a hundred

cuatro personas sobre diez no votarían — four out of ten people would not vote, four in every ten people would not vote

una puntuación de tres sobre cinco — three (marks) out of five

un préstamo sobre una propiedad — a loan on a property

un impuesto sobre algo — a tax on sth

sobre las seis — at about six o'clock

ocupa sobre 20 páginas — it fills about 20 pages, it occupies roughly 20 pages

información sobre vuelos — information about flights

hablar sobre algo — to talk about sth

sobre todas mis obligaciones ahora tengo una nueva — on top of all my duties I now have a new one

sobre todo — (=en primer lugar) above all; (=especialmente) especially

sobre todo, no perdamos la calma — above all, let's keep calm

sobre todo me gusta este — I especially like this one

lo dejé sobre la mesa — I left it on the table

los puso uno sobre otro — she placed them one on top of the other

prestar juramento sobre la Biblia — to swear on the Bible

se abalanzaron sobre él — they leapt on him

estamos sobre su pista — we're on their trail

4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 4,000 meters above sea level

gira sobre su eje — it spins on its axis

su victoria sobre el equipo local — their victory over the local team

amar a Dios sobre todas las cosas — to love God above all else

su influencia sobre él — her influence on him

una opereta sobre libreto de Sierra — an operetta with libretto by Sierra

la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

legislación sobre impuestos — tax legislation, legislation on taxes

sobre todo — above all

lo dejé sobre la mesa — I left it on the table

los puso uno sobre otro — she placed them one on top of the other

prestar juramento sobre la Biblia — to swear on the Bible

se abalanzaron sobre él — they leapt on him

estamos sobre su pista — we're on their trail

4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 4,000 meters above sea level

gira sobre su eje — it spins on its axis

su victoria sobre el equipo local — their victory over the local team

amar a Dios sobre todas las cosas — to love God above all else

su influencia sobre él — her influence on him

una opereta sobre libreto de Sierra — an operetta with libretto by Sierra

la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

legislación sobre impuestos — tax legislation, legislation on taxes

sobre todo — above all

pesa cinco kilos — it weighs five kilos

pesa cinco kilos — it weighs five kilos

el boxeador pesó 90kg — the boxer weighed in at 90kg

esta foto pesa 50k — this photo is 50k (in size)

ese paquete no pesa — that parcel isn't heavy, that parcel hardly weighs anything

¿pesa mucho? — is it heavy?

¡cómo pesa esta bolsa! — this bag's really heavy!

¡no pesa nada! — it's not heavy at all!

pesar como una losa — to weigh like a millstone round one's neck

pesarle a algn: le pesaba la mochila — his rucksack was weighing him down

los pies me pesan, estoy muy cansado — I'm so tired, I can hardly lift my feet up any more

¡ya le pesará! — he'll be sorry!, he'll regret this!

me pesa haberlo hecho — I regret having done it, I'm sorry I did it

le pesa que no le hayan nombrado — he is hurt that he has not been appointed

le pesa tanta responsabilidad — all that responsibility weighs heavily on him

me pesan los años — I feel my age

pesa sobre mi conciencia — it is weighing heavily on my conscience

sobre ella pesan muchas obligaciones — she is burdened with many responsibilities

las sospechas que pesan sobre Aguirre — the suspicions surrounding Aguirre

pesa sobre ellos una orden de busca y captura — there is a warrant out for their arrest

la hipoteca que pesa sobre el piso — the mortgage with which the flat is burdened

la maldición que pesa sobre nuestra familia — the curse afflicting our family

sus opiniones no pesan en el partido — her opinions do not carry any weight in the party

sus razones no han pesado en mi decisión — his arguments did not influence my decision

lo haré pese a quien pese — I'll do it whether people like it or not, I'll do it, no matter who I offend

pesar las posibilidades — to weigh up one's chances

pesar los pros y los contras — to weigh up the pros and cons

la noticia le causó un hondo pesar — the news caused him deep sorrow

expresó su pesar a la familia de las víctimas — he expressed his sorrow to the families of the victims

expresó su pesar por el accidente — he expressed his regret at the accident

a mi pesar — to my regret

con gran pesar mío — much to my regret

• a pesar de — in spite of, despite

a pesar de que la quiero — even though I love her

me expresó su pesar — she expressed her sorrow

con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart

no siente ningún pesar — he feels no remorse

a pesar de — despite

a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...

se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to

estas gafas no pesan — these glasses don't weigh much

no me pesa — it's not heavy

ya me pesan los años — I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares — he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities

su influencia sigue pesando en la región — their influence continues to carry weight in the region

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology

ahora me pesa mucho — now I deeply regret it

ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido — I'm very sorry I offended him

pese a — despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo — she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que — even though

pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on

mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not

pesa 80 kilos — he weighs 80 kilos

me expresó su pesar — she expressed her sorrow

con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart

no siente ningún pesar — he feels no remorse

a pesar de — despite

a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...

se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to

estas gafas no pesan — these glasses don't weigh much

no me pesa — it's not heavy

ya me pesan los años — I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares — he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities

su influencia sigue pesando en la región — their influence continues to carry weight in the region

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology

ahora me pesa mucho — now I deeply regret it

ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido — I'm very sorry I offended him

pese a — despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo — she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que — even though

pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on

mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not

pesa 80 kilos — he weighs 80 kilos

cargaron los sacos en dos camiones — they loaded the sacks onto two lorries

iba cargando la pesada cruz — he was carrying the heavy cross

iba cargando al niño sobre los hombros — he was carrying the child on his shoulders

cargó a sus espaldas una enorme mochila — he swung a huge rucksack up onto his back

cuando cargaba el peso sobre la pierna mala — when he shifted the weight onto his bad leg

han terminado de cargar el avión — they've finished loading the plane

cargaron el coche hasta arriba de maletas — they loaded the car up with suitcases

tratamos de no cargar a los alumnos con demasiadas horas de clase — we try not to overburden the students with too many teaching hours

le cargó la cabeza de ideas disparatadas — she filled his head with wild ideas

cargar una cantidad en cuenta a algn — to charge an amount to sb's account

me lo pueden cargar en mi cuenta — you can charge it to my account

cargar una factura con un porcentaje por servicio — to add a service charge to a bill

cargar las culpas (de algo) a algn — to blame sb (for sth), put the blame (for sth) on sb

cargar a algn de algo: el ser campeones nos carga de responsabilidad — being champions places a lot of responsibility on our shoulders

cargar a algn de nuevas obligaciones — to burden sb with new duties

cargar a algn de deudas — to encumber sb with debts

cargar algo a algn, cargar a algn con algo — to charge sb with sth, accuse sb of sth

cargar a algn de poco escrupuloso — to accuse sb of being unscrupulous, charge sb with being unscrupulous

cargó toda la responsabilidad del fracaso — he accepted full responsibility for the disaster

¿cargas dinero? — have you got any money on you?

cargar anteojos — to wear glasses

cargar revólver — to carry a gun

cargar con —

la empresa cargará con los gastos del viaje — the company will bear the travel expenses

la policía cargó contra los manifestantes — the police charged the demonstrators

el presidente cargó contra la prensa — the president attacked the press

cargué la estufa de leña — I filled the stove with wood

no cargues tanto ese baúl — don't put so much into that trunk

el avión hizo escala para cargar combustible — the plane stopped to refuel

cargar a alguien de algo — to burden somebody with something

cargo las llaves — I have the keys

cargar con algo — to carry something

cargar con algo: tiene que cargar con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household; acabó cargando con la culpa — he ended up taking the blame

cargar contra alguien — to charge at somebody

cargarse de algo: no te cargues de equipaje don't take too much luggage; cargarse de responsabilidades to take on a lot of responsibilities; se cargó de deudas he saddled himself with debts; ya se ha cargado de hijos — she's had too many children

cargué la estufa de leña — I filled the stove with wood

no cargues tanto ese baúl — don't put so much into that trunk

el avión hizo escala para cargar combustible — the plane stopped to refuel

cargar a alguien de algo — to burden somebody with something

cargo las llaves — I have the keys

cargar con algo — to carry something

cargar con algo: tiene que cargar con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household; acabó cargando con la culpa — he ended up taking the blame

cargar contra alguien — to charge at somebody

cargarse de algo: no te cargues de equipaje don't take too much luggage; cargarse de responsabilidades to take on a lot of responsibilities; se cargó de deudas he saddled himself with debts; ya se ha cargado de hijos — she's had too many children