troy weight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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troy [Am trɔɪ, Brit trɔɪ], troy weight N U

Troy [Am trɔɪ, Brit trɔɪ] N

I.weight [Am weɪt, Brit weɪt] N

1. weight U or C (mass, heaviness):

weight
peso m
it's sold by weight
se vende al peso or por peso
just feel the weight of it
tómale el peso
the bag is 5kg in weight
la bolsa pesa 5kg
what weight are you?
¿cuánto pesas?
what's its weight in pounds?
¿cuánto pesa en libras?
it's quite a weight
es bastante pesado
what a weight!
¡qué pesado!
cloth of winter/summer weight
tela f de invierno/verano
to gain or put on weight
engordar
to gain or put on weight
subir de peso
to lose weight
adelgazar
to lose weight
perder peso
she put all her weight on the lever
empujó la palanca con todas sus fuerzas
don't put any weight on that table
no pongas nada de peso sobre esa mesa
to take the weight of sth
soportar or aguantar el peso de algo
the chair won't take your weight
la silla no te va a aguantar or no va a aguantar tu peso
sit down, take the weight off your feet
siéntate y descansa un poco
that has taken a weight off my mind
eso me ha sacado un peso de encima
to be worth one's weight in gold
valer su peso en oro
to pull one's weight everyone will have to pull their weight
cada uno tendrá que poner de su parte para sacar el trabajo adelante
John isn't pulling his weight
John no trabaja como debería
to throw one's weight around
mandonear inf
to throw one's weight around
prepotear RioPl inf
to throw one's weight behind sth
apoyar algo con dedicación

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

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troy weight in the PONS Dictionary

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Troy [trɔɪ] N no pl HISTORY

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The name troy weight for gold derives from the standard of measurement evolving here.
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Like other precious metals, it is measured by troy weight and by grams.
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Then troy weight is a style of weighing, like auncel or bismar weights, or other kindred methods.
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Like other precious metals, gold is measured by troy weight and by grams.
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