empty weight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for empty weight in the English»French Dictionary

I.weight [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. weight (heaviness):

weight

poids m

to lose/put on weight

perdre/prendre du poids

to be under/over 1 kilo in weight

avoir un poids inférieur/supérieur à 1 kilo

by weight

au poids

what is your weight?

combien pesez-vous?

to be twice sb's weight

peser deux fois plus que qn

they're the same weight

ils font le même poids

to put one's full weight on/against sth

appuyer de tout son poids sur/contre qc

to put one's full weight behind a blow

frapper de toutes ses forces

he's quite a weight!

il est drôlement lourd!

2. weight (system of measurement):

weight

poids m

unit of weight

unité f de poids

3. weight (object of a fixed heaviness):

weight

poids m

a 25 gramme weight

un poids de 25 grammes

to lift weights

soulever des poids

what a weight!

quel poids!

the weight of responsibility

le poids des responsabilités

to sink under the weight of sth fig

crouler sous le poids de qc

to carry weight horse:

être handicapé

4. weight (credibility, influence):

weight fig

poids m

of some intellectual weight

d'un certain poids intellectuel

to add or give or lend weight to sth

ajouter or donner du poids à qc

not to carry much weight

ne pas peser lourd (with pour)

what she says carries weight

elle a du poids or de l'influence (with auprès de)

to add one's weight to sth

faire jouer son influence en faveur de qc

to throw one's weight behind sth

soutenir qc à fond

5. weight (importance, consideration) fig:

to give due weight to a proposal

accorder à une proposition l'importance qu'elle mérite

to give equal weight to

accorder une importance égale à

6. weight (in statistics):

weight

coefficient m pondérateur

II.weight [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB trans

1. weight (put weight(s) on):

weight net, hem, dart, arrow, boat

lester

2. weight (bias):

to weight sth against sb/sth

faire jouer qc contre qn/qc

to weight sth in favour of sb/sth

faire jouer qc en faveur de qn/qc

3. weight (in statistics):

weight index, variable, average, figure

pondérer

III.weight [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt]

by (sheer) weight of numbers

par la force du nombre

to be a weight off one's mind

être un grand soulagement

to pull one's weight

faire sa part de travail

to take the weight off one's feet

s'asseoir, se reposer

to throw one's weight about or around

faire l'important/-e m/f

I.empties N

empties npl Brit inf:

empties (bottles)

bouteilles fpl vides

empties (glasses)

verres mpl vides

II.empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] ADJ

1. empty (lacking people):

empty room, building, theatre, beach, street

désert

empty desk

libre

to stand empty house, office:

être inoccupé

2. empty (lacking contents):

empty container, pocket

vide

empty desktop

débarrassé

empty diary, page

vierge

empty stomach

vide

3. empty (unfulfilled):

empty promise, threat

en l'air

empty argument, dream, rhetoric

creux/creuse

empty gesture

vide de sens, dénué de sens

empty of meaning

vide de sens, dénué de sens

4. empty (purposeless):

empty life, days, person

vide (of de)

III.empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] VB trans

empty → empty out

IV.empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] VB intr

empty → empty out

See also empty out

I.empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty out)

empty out building, container, public place, vehicle:

se vider

empty out river:

se jeter

empty out contents:

se répandre

II.empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty [sth] out, empty out [sth])

1. empty out (clear):

empty out building, theatre, container, mind

vider

2. empty out (pour):

empty out liquid

verser

empty out substance, contents

vider

empty weight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for empty weight in the English»French Dictionary

empty weight N

empty weight

poids m à vide

Translations for empty weight in the English»French Dictionary

I.weight [weɪt] N

1. weight no pl (heaviness):

weight

poids m

to put on [or gain] weight

prendre du poids

2. weight (metal piece):

weight

poids m

to lift weights

lever des poids

3. weight no pl (value):

weight

poids m

to attach weight to sth

attacher de l'importance à qc

to carry weight

avoir du poids

Phrases:

to take the weight off one's feet

se reposer

to be a weight off sb's mind

être un soulagement pour qn

II.weight [weɪt] VB trans

1. weight (hold):

weight

lester

to weight sth down

maintenir qc avec un poids

2. weight fig:

weight

pondérer

to be weighted in favour of sb/sth

peser en faveur de qn/qc

to be weighted in one's favour

être favorable à qn

to be weighted against sb

être défavorable à qn

I.empty <-ier, -iest> [ˈemptɪ] ADJ

1. empty (with nothing inside):

empty

vide

empty stomach

creux(-euse)

on an empty stomach

à jeun

2. empty AUTO:

empty

à vide

3. empty (without inhabitants):

empty

inoccupé(e)

4. empty FOOD:

empty calories

non calorique

5. empty (pointless):

empty gesture

futile

empty words

vain(e)

empty threat

en l'air

II.empty <-ies> [ˈemptɪ] N pl

empty

bouteilles fpl vides

empty

vidanges fpl Belg

III.empty <-ie-> [ˈemptɪ] VB trans

empty

vider

to empty one's bladder

uriner

IV.empty <-ie-> [ˈemptɪ] VB intr

1. empty:

empty

se vider

2. empty GEO river:

to empty into sth

se déverser dans qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 218lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 246lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 252lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 247lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 254lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 248lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 155lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 195lbkg 0.

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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 250lbkg 0.

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The empty weight of a car is 31t ton.

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