Significato di weight in inglese

weight

noun

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/weɪt/

weight noun (HEAVINESS)

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B1 [ C or U ]

the amount that something or someone weighs:

What weight can this lorry safely carry?

in your weight There was a slight decrease in his weight after a week of dieting.

[ C ]

a piece of metal of known heaviness that can be used to measure the heaviness of other objects

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B2 [ C ]

any object that is heavy, especially one lifted or thrown for exercise:

Try not to lift heavy weights.

I lift weights twice a week at the gym.

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I'm afraid I'm not a very good advertisement for the diet since I've actually put on weight!
Compute the ratio of the object's height to its weight.
Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel.
My weight reduces when I stop eating sugar.
The weight of the cathedral roof is carried by two rows of pillars.
Your blood pressure rises when lifting these heavy weights.
There was a small gym area fitted out with benches and free weights.
They recommended weight-bearing exercise, such as running, lifting weights, and playing tennis and basketball.

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Mass, area, weight & volume in general

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Fighting sports

Thick, dense and heavy

weight noun (INFLUENCE)

C2 [ U ]

respect, influence, trust, or importance:

Her experience does give her opinions quite a bit of weight.

attach weight to After he was voted out of office, few people attached much weight to what he said.

carry weight Radical views don't carry much weight any more.

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Importance - general words

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Espressioni idiomatiche

be/take a weight off your mind
take the weight off your feet/legs
have/carry/bear/feel the weight of the world on your shoulders

weight

verb [ T ]

/weɪt/ us

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to fasten something heavy to something:

be weighted down Paper tablecloths need to be weighted down or they blow away in the wind.

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Measurements of weight & mass

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Augmenting and supplementing

(Definizione di weight dal Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

weight | Dizionario inglese americano

weight

noun

/weɪt/

weight noun (MEASURE OF HOW HEAVY)

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[ C/U ]

a quality of an object that is a measure of the force by which the earth attracts it, or an object considered as having this quality:

[ U ] The maximum weight the bridge can support is 15 tons.

[ U ] You’ve lost some weight since the last time I saw you.

[ U ] I don’t want to put on weight (= become heavier).

[ C ] When lifting a heavy weight, keep your back straight and bend your knees.

[ C/U ]

A weight is also a piece of metal whose force toward earth has been measured, and by which you can measure other objects:

[ C ] a one-pound weight

[ C/U ]

A weight is also sports equipment, esp. a piece of metal attached to each end of a bar or to a special machine that you move or lift to strengthen your muscles:

[ C ] He lifts weights.

weight noun (INFLUENCE)

[ U ]

influence:

Her word carried weight with her neighbors.

weightlessness

noun [ U ] us

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Espressione idiomatica

weight off your mind

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weight | Inglese per gli affari

weight

noun

/weɪt/ us

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[ C or U ]

how heavy something or someone is:

The Directive mandates that 85% of the weight of the vehicle must be reused or recycled.

by weight Metal products for children should not consist of more than 0.06% lead, by weight.

increase/decrease in weight Cars have increased in weight and fuel economy has suffered accordingly.

[ C ]

any object that is heavy:

The warehouse work involves the lifting of heavy weights.

[ U ]

the quality of being heavy:

Most fabrics need interfacing to support the weight of buttons.

[ C or U ] MEASURES

a unit or system of units used for expressing how much an object weighs:

Imperial weights and measures were introduced in the 13th century.

respect, influence, trust, or importance:

The Association's reports carry weight because it stands for independence and integrity.

The guidelines give greater weight to economic potential.

Few people attached much weight to the findings of the enquiry.

throw/put your weight behind sth

to use all your influence to support something:

The building firm threw its weight behind criticism of the government's new planning restrictions.

under the weight of sth

suffering problems or difficulties caused by something:

The American economy is slowing down under the weight of higher interest rates.

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equal weight
gross weight
net weight
pull verb
punch

weight

verb [ T, usually passive ]

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to give greater or lesser values to things to show how important they are compared to each other:

be weighted according to sth Each country's growth rate is weighted according to its share of world GDP.

be weighted by sth Most indexes are weighted by market value.

The results have been weighted to take account of household size.

to organize something in a way that is likely to produce an advantage or disadvantage:

be weighted against sb/sth In the marketplace, costs are weighted against smaller investors.

be weighted in favour of/towards sb/sth The labour market is heavily weighted toward skilled jobseekers.

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All characters were run unordered and equally weighted.

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Retrospective index weights used in multiple trait selection in maize breeding programme.

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Because sustained injury was not part of the question, we adopted a conservative approach to weighting which may underestimate maltreatment.

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Probability weighting in choice under risk: an empirical test.

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However, even non-numerical weights are contained within numerical bounds.

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Different weights are attached to additional life years gained by people according to the social class they belong to.

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In doing so, they guarantee that weights have to be uniform in the aggregation of individual utilities.

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Changes in actual collection times come closer to a welfare impact but need to be weighted by the opportunity cost of time.

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Should we then give up the assumption of feature weighting or the assumed connection between weighting and prefrontal cortex?

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29-48%, while bunch weights in control plots in trial 2 had coefficients of variation of 23-37% (table 3).

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What are the attributes and what are their weights?

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Yield components (number of capsules per plant, the 1000-seed weights and seeds per capsule) were recorded.

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Other weights may be regarded as more suitable depending on the circumstances.

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At each vine harvest the numbers and the fresh weights were recorded.

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The effect of the transgene was dependent on the genetic background for almost all body weights and relative gonadal-fat-pad weights, but less for fat content.

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actual weight

After 16 weeks the estimated weight of each plerocercoid was compared with its actual weight after being recovered from the body cavity.

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added weight

The expression ' never ever ' in this extract lends added weight to the respondent's statement that she does not drink.

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approximate weight

Animals of approximate weight of 100 g were infected by gastric intubation.

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重量, 重量，分量, 體重…

Significato di weight in inglese

weight noun (HEAVINESS)

weight noun (INFLUENCE)

Espressioni idiomatiche

weight | Dizionario inglese americano

weight noun (MEASURE OF HOW HEAVY)

weight noun (INFLUENCE)

weightlessness

Espressione idiomatica

weight | Inglese per gli affari

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