weight loss in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for weight loss in the English»French Dictionary

weight loss N

weight loss

perte f de poids

Translations for weight loss in the English»French Dictionary

heat/weight loss

perte de chaleur/de poids

Translations for weight loss in the French»English Dictionary

amaigrissement

weight loss, loss of weight

la perte ou les pertes de poids/de mémoire

weight/memory loss

Translations for weight loss in the English»French Dictionary

loss [Brit lɒs, Am lɔs, lɑs] N (gen)

loss COMM, FIN, POL

perte f (of de)

heat/weight loss

perte de chaleur/de poids

loss of blood

perte de sang

there was great loss of life

il y a eu de nombreuses victimes

loss of income or earnings

manque m à gagner

loss of sound/vision TV

interruption f du son/de l'image

with the loss of 300 jobs

avec la suppression de 300 emplois

he is a great loss to the arts

c'est une grande perte pour les arts

he's no great loss

ce n'est pas une grande perte

a sense of loss

un sentiment de vide

to make a loss on sth COMM

enregistrer une perte sur qc

to trade at a loss COMM

vendre à perte

to suffer losses COMM, MIL

subir des pertes

the party suffered heavy losses in the elections

le parti a perdu beaucoup de voix aux élections

to be at a loss (puzzled)

être perplexe

to be at a loss (helpless)

être perdu

to be at a loss as to what to do

ne pas savoir du tout quoi faire

I'm at a loss to explain it

je suis dans l'impossibilité de l'expliquer

he was at a loss for words

les mots lui manquaient

she's never at a loss for words

elle a toujours quelque chose à dire

to cut one's losses

arrêter les dégâts inf

it's his/their loss

tant pis pour lui/eux

their loss is our gain

autant de gagné pour nous

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

weight loss in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weight loss in the French»English Dictionary

amaigrissement d'une personne

weight loss

Translations for weight loss in the English»French Dictionary

loss <-es> [lɒs, Am lɑ:s] N

loss

perte f

to be at a loss to +infin

être embarrassé pour +infin

to sell at a loss ECON

vendre à perte

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His latest work used a process known as nutrient signaling to develop a nutraceutical treatment that may cause weight loss.

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Twenty-five percent of the magazines contained messages regarding weight loss and dieting suggestions.

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He sometimes employed experiments to further his research, at one time repeatedly weighing a caged bird and noting its weight loss between feeding times.

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Due to pain during eating, weight loss may develop as a result of severe aphthous stomatitis.

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Sorting of produce to separate the saleable from the unsaleable can result in high percentages being discarded, and there can be high weight loss from the trimming of leafy vegetables.

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It is your weight loss master switch.

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During the attack phase, dieters must stick to meat, fish, eggs and non-fat dairy products, which are designed to promote rapid weight loss.

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Clinical signs vary with the severity and extent of the disease and include anorexia, marked weight loss, stertorous respiration and conjunctivitis with marked chemosis.

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