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1 weigh
wei 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) veie, få veid2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) veie3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynge ned, knuge•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) feste vekt/lodd på2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) tynge, gjøre tung•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh upbetrakte--------veieverb \/weɪ\/1) veie2) ( overført) (over)veie, bedømme, vurdere3) tynge, utstyre med tyngde, gjøre tyngre4) ( sjøfart) lette (anker)5) ( overført) være viktig, spille en rolle, være utslagsgivendeweigh against veie (opp) mot, sammenlikne medtale motweigh anchor ( sjøfart) lette ankerweigh down ( overført) tynge (ned), trykke nedtynge, presse nedweigh down the scale ( overført) avgjøre, gjøre utslagetweigh heavily against tale sterkt motweigh heavily on ( overført) trykke, hvile tungt på, tyngeweigh heaviliy (with) ( overført) veie tungt (hos), bety mye (for), spille en avgjørende rolle (for)weigh in ( sport) veie inn (om bokser før en kamp, om jockey etter løp) ( hverdagslig) blande seg inn i, gripe inn, stille oppweigh on (overført, også) tyngeweigh one's words veie sine ordweigh out veie opp• did you weigh out the butter?( sport) veie, bli veid (om bokser før en kamp)weigh together ( overført) veie mot hverandre, sammenlikneweigh up bedømme, beregne, avveieweigh upon ( overført også) tyngeweigh well tenke seg nøye omweigh with veie (opp) mot, sammenlikne med -
2 weigh in
to find one's weight before a fight, after a horse-race etc (noun weigh-in) veie(s) inn -
3 weigh-in
subst. \/ˈweɪɪn\/( sport) innveiing -
4 weigh up
(to calculate, estimate; to consider: He weighed up his chances of success.) vurdere, overveie -
5 weigh anchor
(to lift a ship's anchor in preparation for sailing.) lette anker -
6 weigh out
(to measure out by weighing: He weighed out six kilos of sand.) veie opp -
7 anchor
'æŋkə 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) anker2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) forankring, feste2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) ankre, feste- at anchoranker--------ankreIsubst. \/ˈæŋkə\/1) ( sjøfart) anker2) ( overført) anker, ankerfeste, støtte, støttepunkt3) ( hverdagslig) ankermann, nøkkelperson (sport, TV)anchors ( hverdagslig) bremser (på bil)at anchor for anker, ankret oppcome to anchor ankre oppdrop anchor eller cast anchor kaste ankerhit the anchors (austr., muntlig) stå på bremseneride at anchor eller lie at anchor ligge for ankerswallow the anchor (hverdagslig, om sjømann) gå i landweigh anchor eller raise anchor lette ankerIIverb \/ˈæŋkə\/1) ( sjøfart) ligge for anker, kaste anker, ankre opp2) ( overført) forankre, holde fast3) ( hverdagslig) slå seg til4) (hverdagslig, om TV-program) ledeanchor to holde fast ved -
8 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) -
9 ton
1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tonn2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) (register)tonn•- tonnage- tonstonnsubst. \/tʌn\/1) tonn100 cubic feet) 2,83 kubikkmeter4) (amer., også short ton tilsvarer 2000 lbs.)907,2 kggross register ton brutto(register)tonnmetric ton metertonn (1000 kg) a\/thetons of masser av, massevis av, mengder avweigh a ton være tung som bly -
10 give or take
(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) pluss minus -
11 measure out
(to mark (off), weigh (out) a certain distance, amount: He measured out a kilo of sugar.) måle ut, veie opp
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weigh — S3 [weı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be a particular weight)¦ 2¦(measure weight)¦ 3¦(consider/compare)¦ 4¦(influence)¦ 5 weigh your words 6 weigh anchor Phrasal verbs weigh somebody<=>down weigh in weigh on somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
weigh — [ weı ] verb ** 1. ) linking verb to have a particular weight: Tell me Clare, how much do you weigh? The baby weighed 7 pounds when she was born. weigh a ton (=be very heavy): Your suitcase weighs a ton. a ) transitive to measure how heavy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Weigh — Weigh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weighing}.] [OE. weien, weyen, weghen, AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. w[ a]gen, wiegen, to weigh, bewegen to move, OHG. wegan, Icel. vega to move, carry, lift, weigh,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weigh up — 1. To force up (lit and figurative) 2. To consider carefully and assess the quality of (eg a person) (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑weigh * * * ˌweigh ˈup [transitive] [ … Useful english dictionary
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weigh — (v.) O.E. wegan find the weight of, have weight, lift, carry, from P.Gmc. *weganan (Cf. O.S. wegan, O.Fris. wega, Du. wegen to weigh, O.N. vega, O.H.G. wegan to move, carry, weigh, Ger. wiegen to weigh ), from PIE *wegh to move … Etymology dictionary
weigh — UK US /weɪ/ verb [T] ► to have a particular weight: »The portable calculator weighs 2 ounces. ► to measure the weight of something: »Your luggage must be weighed before it is put onto the aircraft. ► to carefully consider something, especially by … Financial and business terms
weigh in — (of a boxer or jockey) be officially weighed before or after a contest. → weigh weigh in informal make a forceful contribution to a competition or argument. → weigh … English new terms dictionary