weigh

weigh
wei 1. verb
1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) veie, få veid
2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) veie
3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynge ned, knuge
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2. verb
1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) feste vekt/lodd på
2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) tynge, gjøre tung
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- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up
betrakte
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veie
verb \/weɪ\/
1) veie
• they weigh the luggage
de veier bagasjen
• it weighs nothing
den veier ingenting
2) (overført) (over)veie, bedømme, vurdere
• he's weighing the proposal
han overveier frieriet
• you must weigh the advantages and the disadvantages
du må veie fordelene opp mot ulempene
• I weighed my chances
jeg veide mulighetene for og imot
3) tynge, utstyre med tyngde, gjøre tyngre
• the gun weighed on his arm
våpenet lå tungt på armen hans
4) (sjøfart) lette (anker)
• they are weighing the anchor
de letter anker
5) (overført) være viktig, spille en rolle, være utslagsgivende
• the point that weighs with me
punktet som var av betydning for meg
weigh against veie (opp) mot, sammenlikne med
• he weighed one plan against another
han veide en plan opp mot en annen
tale mot
• those pieces of evidence will weigh against her
de bevisene kommer til å tale mot henne
weigh anchor (sjøfart) lette anker
weigh down (overført) tynge (ned), trykke ned
• he's weighed down with cares
han er nedtynget av bekymringer
• she's weighed down with sorrow
hun er tynget av sorg
tynge, presse ned
weigh down the scale (overført) avgjøre, gjøre utslaget
weigh heavily against tale sterkt mot
weigh heavily on (overført) trykke, hvile tungt på, tynge
• the problem weighs heavily on me
problemet hviler tungt på meg
• the responsibility weighs heavily on her
ansvaret tynger henne
weigh heaviliy (with) (overført) veie tungt (hos), bety mye (for), spille en avgjørende rolle (for)
weigh in (sport) veie inn (om bokser før en kamp, om jockey etter løp) (hverdagslig) blande seg inn i, gripe inn, stille opp
• she weighed in with an argument
hun kom med et slående argument
weigh on (overført, også) tynge
• it weighs on me
det tynger meg
• don't let that weigh on your mind
la det ikke gå inn på deg
weigh one's words veie sine ord
weigh out veie opp
• did you weigh out the butter?
veide du opp smøret?
(sport) veie, bli veid (om bokser før en kamp)
weigh together (overført) veie mot hverandre, sammenlikne
weigh up bedømme, beregne, avveie
• I weighed up my chances
jeg overveiet sjansene mine
weigh upon (overført også) tynge
weigh well tenke seg nøye om
weigh with veie (opp) mot, sammenlikne med

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