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1 wegen
1 [het genoemde gewicht hebben] weigh♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 de belangen van de middenstand zwaarder laten wegen dan … • put the interests of the middle class before …niet veel wegen • not weigh mucheen paar kilo te veel wegen • be a couple of kilos overweightte veel/weinig wegen • be overweight/underweighteen kilo of drie te weinig wegen • be about three kilos shortII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [het gewicht bepalen van] weigh2 [figuurlijk] weigh♦voorbeelden:1 zich laten wegen • have oneself/be weighediets op de hand wegen • weigh something in one's hand -
2 afwegen
1 [nauwkeurig wegen] weigh♦voorbeelden: -
3 neerdrukken
1 [naar beneden drukken] push/press/weigh down2 [deprimeren] weigh/get down ⇒ depress1 [liggen op] press/weigh upon -
4 het anker lichten
v. weigh anchor, weigh, get under way -
5 overwegen
v. consider, weigh, weigh in mind, think out, predominate, deliberate, look at, overpoise, ponder -
6 afwegen
• to weigh• to weigh out -
7 drukken
♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉3 [omlaag brengen] push down4 [drukwezen] print♦voorbeelden:1 iemand de hand drukken • shake someone's hand, shake hands with someoneiemand geld in de hand drukken • press money into someone's handin elkaar drukken • press/crush togetheriemand tegen de muur drukken • pin someone against the walliemand tegen zich aan drukken • hold someone close (to oneself)3 de lonen/prijzen/kosten/onkosten drukken • keep down wages/prices/costs/expenses4 10.000 exemplaren drukken • print/run off 10,000 copies(niet) geschikt om gedrukt te worden • (un)printableliegen of het gedrukt staat • lie through one's teeth♦voorbeelden:1 iemand die zich drukt • dodger, shirker -
8 wikken
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9 zwaar
1 [veel wegend] heavy♦voorbeelden:zwaar wegen • weigh/count heavily, lie heavy, be importantzwaarder worden • put on/gain weighttwee pond te zwaar • two pounds overweight/too heavy3 zwaar linnen/papier • heavy quality linen/paperzwaar geschut • big/heavy gunszwaar vergif • strong poisonzware wijn • full-bodied wine5 zware ademhaling • hard breathing, wheezingeen zware bevalling • a difficult deliveryeen zware dag • a hard dayeen zwaar examen • a stiff/difficult exam〈 figuurlijk〉 hij heeft het zwaar • he's having a hard time of it, he really has it roughde tocht viel hem zwaar • the trip took it out of him6 zware tijden • hard/difficult timesiemand zwaar straffen • punish someone severely7 een zwaar ongeval • a bad/serious accidentzwaar verlies • a heavy losszwaar zondigen • sin grievously, offend deeplyII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:het is tweemaal zo zwaar • it is twice as heavy, it weighs twice as much♦voorbeelden:1 zwaar gewond • badly/seriously/severely woundedzwaar verkouden zijn • have a bad coldiemand zwaar belasten • put stress on someone, burden someonezwaar drukken op • weigh heavily (up)onzwaar getroffen zijn • be badly/hard hitiets zwaar opnemen • take something hard -
10 afwegen
v. weigh, dose; consider, think over -
11 bezwaren
v. burden, weigh down, load -
12 gewicht in de schaal leggen
v. weigh -
13 lichten
n. lights--------v. raise, light, weigh, heave, hoist, unship, purchase, levy, phosphoresce, blaze -
14 opwegen
v. weigh up, compensate -
15 terneerdrukken
v. depress, weigh down -
16 tillen
v. lift, raise, weigh, purchase -
17 uitwegen
v. weigh out, efface -
18 waag
n. weighs, scales, weigh scale -
19 weegbrug
n. weigh bridge, weighing machine -
20 wegen
v. weigh, scale, heft
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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
weigh — ► VERB 1) find out how heavy (someone or something) is. 2) have a specified weight. 3) (weigh out) measure and take out (a portion of a particular weight). 4) (weigh down) be heavy and cumbersome or oppressive to. 5) (weigh on) be depre … English terms 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
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