weight

the heaviness of a person's body, measured in kilograms or pounds

peso corporal, peso

• lose weight
• gain weight

Collocations lose weight · keep your weight down

• She has put on a lot of weight recently.

  Ha ganado mucho peso recientemente.

the heaviness or mass of an object, measured in kilograms or pounds

peso del objeto, masa

• lift a weight

Collocations carry a heavy weight · pick up a light weight

• The box is quite heavy; it must weigh at least 20 kilograms.

  La caja es bastante pesada; debe pesar al menos 20 kilogramos.

the importance or significance of something

importancia, significado

• give weight to sth

Collocations attach great weight to · place a lot of weight on

• The committee gave considerable weight to the expert's opinion.

  El comité otorgó gran importancia a la opinión del experto.

to measure how heavy something is, or to be a certain weight

pesar, pesarse

• weigh sth
• weigh yourself

Collocations weigh a package · weigh oneself on scales

• The parcel weighs 5 kilograms.

  El paquete pesa cinco kilogramos.

to balance something carefully, or to be balanced in a particular way

equilibrar, mantener el equilibrio

• weigh sth against sth

Collocations weigh the pros and cons · weigh one's options

• She had to weigh her career ambitions against her personal life.

  Tuvó que equilibrar sus ambiciones profesionales con su vida personal.