weigh

peser

Avoir un certain poids, par exemple cinq kilos.

En anglais simple : To be a particular amount of weight.

• I weigh sixty kilograms.
• How much did the baby weigh at birth?
• These bags weigh more than I expected.

Comment l'utiliser : weigh + amount (The parcel weighs two kilograms.)

Expressions courantes : weigh ten kilograms, weigh a ton, weigh very little, weigh too much

peser

Utiliser une balance pour connaître le poids d’une personne ou d’une chose.

En anglais simple : To use scales to find out how heavy someone or something is.

• Please weigh the flour.
• The nurse weighed the baby this morning.
• Have you weighed your suitcase yet?

Expressions courantes : weigh the luggage, weigh a baby, weigh the flour, weigh yourself

peser, évaluer

Réfléchir soigneusement à la valeur ou à l’importance de quelque chose avant de décider.

En anglais simple : To think carefully about the value or importance of something before making a decision.

• We need to weigh our options.
• She weighed the evidence before deciding.
• Have you weighed the costs against the benefits?

Comment l'utiliser : weigh A against B (We weighed the benefits against the possible risks.)

Synonymes : consider, assess, evaluate

Expressions courantes : weigh the evidence, weigh your options, weigh the risks, weigh something carefully

pesée

Opération qui consiste à vérifier le poids de quelque chose avec une balance.

En anglais simple : An occasion when you use scales to check how heavy something is.

• Give the parcel a weigh.
• A quick weigh showed that the bag was too heavy.
• Let's give the flour a weigh before adding it.

Synonymes : weighing

Expressions courantes : a quick weigh, give something a weigh