weigh

pesar

Tener un peso determinado, por ejemplo cinco kilos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: weigh + amount (The parcel weighs two kilograms.)

Expresiones frecuentes: weigh ten kilograms, weigh a ton, weigh very little, weigh too much

pesar

Usar una báscula o balanza para saber cuánto pesa alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Expresiones frecuentes: weigh the luggage, weigh a baby, weigh the flour, weigh yourself

sopesar, evaluar

Pensar con cuidado en el valor o la importancia de algo antes de decidir.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: weigh A against B (We weighed the benefits against the possible risks.)

Sinónimos: consider, assess, evaluate

Expresiones frecuentes: weigh the evidence, weigh your options, weigh the risks, weigh something carefully

pesaje

Ocasión en que se usa una báscula o balanza para comprobar el peso de algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: weighing

Expresiones frecuentes: a quick weigh, give something a weigh