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A n1 ( heaviness) poids m ; to lose/put on weight perdre/prendre du poids ; to be under/over 1 kilo in weight avoir un poids inférieur/supérieur à 1 kilo ; by weight au poids ; what is your weight? combien pesez-vous? ; to be twice sb's weight peser deux fois plus que qn ; they're the same weight ils font le même poids ; to put one's full weight on/against sth appuyer de tout son poids sur/contre qch ; to put one's full weight behind a blow frapper de toutes ses forces ; he's quite a weight! il est drôlement lourd! ;3 ( object of a fixed heaviness) poids m ; a 25 gramme weight un poids de 25 grammes ; to lift weights soulever des poids ; what a weight! quel poids! the weight of responsibility le poids des responsabilités ; to sink under the weight of sth fig crouler sous le poids de qch ; to carry weight [horse] être handicapé ;4 fig (credibility, influence) poids m ; of some intellectual weight d'un certain poids intellectuel ; to add ou give ou lend weight to sth ajouter or donner du poids à qch ; not to carry much weight ne pas peser lourd (with pour) ; what she says carries weight elle a du poids or de l'influence (with auprès de) ; to add one's weight to sth faire jouer son influence en faveur de qch ; to throw one's weight behind sth soutenir qch à fond ;5 fig (importance, consideration) to give due weight to a proposal accorder à une proposition l'importance qu'elle mérite ; to give equal weight to accorder une importance égale à ;6 ( in statistics) coefficient m pondérateur.B vtr1 ( put weight(s) on) lester [net, hem, dart, arrow, boat] ;2 ( bias) to weight sth against sb/sth faire jouer qch contre qn/qch ; to weight sth in favour of sb/sth faire jouer qch en faveur de qn/qch ;3 ( in statistics) pondérer [index, variable, average, figure].by (sheer) weight of numbers par la force du nombre ; to be a weight off one's mind être un grand soulagement ; to pull one's weight faire sa part de travail ; to take the weight off one's feet s'asseoir, se reposer ; to throw one's weight about ou around faire l'important/-e m/f.■ weight down:▶ weight down [sth], weight [sth] down retenir [qch] avec un poids [paper, sheet] (with avec) ; lester [body].
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