weigh

pesare

Avere un peso determinato, per esempio cinque chili.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: weigh + amount (The parcel weighs two kilograms.)

Espressioni comuni: weigh ten kilograms, weigh a ton, weigh very little, weigh too much

pesare

Usare una bilancia per sapere quanto pesa una persona o una cosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: weigh the luggage, weigh a baby, weigh the flour, weigh yourself

valutare, soppesare

Riflettere con cura sul valore o sull’importanza di qualcosa prima di decidere.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: weigh A against B (We weighed the benefits against the possible risks.)

Sinonimi: consider, assess, evaluate

Espressioni comuni: weigh the evidence, weigh your options, weigh the risks, weigh something carefully

pesata

Operazione in cui si controlla il peso di qualcosa con una bilancia.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: weighing

Espressioni comuni: a quick weigh, give something a weigh