1 (tip the scales at) pesar it weighs four kilos pesa cuatro kilos
how much does it weigh?
how much or what do you weigh? ¿cuánto pesas?
you always weigh less in the morning it weighs heavy
this weighs a ton! ¡esto pesa un quintal! (informal)
gold weighs heavy, but takes up remarkably little space
2 (be influential) influir factors which weigh heavily in a young person's decision to leave school at 16 current economic hardships weigh heavily in young womens' decisions to find salaried work
to weigh against sth/sb ser un factor en contra de algo/algn
your temper weighs against you but one factor is weighing against any rapid solution
there are many factors weighing against the meeting happening hay muchos factores en contra de que tenga lugar la reunión; to weigh in favour of sth/sb ser un factor a favor de algo/algn; inclinar la balanza a favor de algo/algn
Spanish wines tend to be cheaper, a factor that weighs in their favour weighing in favor of the indictments is the evidence of false testimony, while, weighing against is ... to weigh heavily against/in favour of sth the economic climate weighs heavily against having children to weigh heavily [in favour of] sth purely practical considerations must often have weighed heavily in favour of such decisions to weigh [with] sb
all these factors will weigh heavily with voters todos estos factores influirán mucho en los votantes
political careers, the future of the party and the country will all weigh with MPs the prospect of damnation on some unspecified future date, for unspecified transgressions, has never weighed much with humanity human life weighed more with him than purity of policy these factors do not weigh with him that didn't weigh with him
(be a burden) to weigh on sb agobiar a algn
her problems weighed on her
her absence began to weigh on me su ausencia comenzó a agobiarme
the oppressive sadness that weighed upon him like a physical pain he was suddenly happy, unexpectedly released from the anger and grief that had weighed on him all morning the separation weighed on both of them she knows how your brother's disappearance weighs upon you
to weigh on sb's conscience pesar sobre la conciencia de algn
the lie weighed on his conscience
it weighs (heavily) on her mind le preocupa (mucho)
the prime minister has other issues weighing on his mind previous failures weighed on his mind as he stepped on the stage once more to weigh on sb's [stomach]
eat something that won't weigh on your stomach come algo que no te resulte pesado al estómago
