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MASH
condolences

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pésame N m

pésame
condolences pl
fui a darle el pésame
I went to offer her my condolences
mi más sentido pésame (frase hecha)
my deepest sympathies
mi más sentido pésame (frase hecha)
my heartfelt condolences

carta de pésame N f

carta de pésame
letter of condolence

visita de pésame, visita de duelo N f

visita de pésame
visit to offer one's condolences

I. pesar2 VB intr

1.1. pesar paquete/maleta:

pesar
to be heavy
¡cómo pesa tu maleta!
your suitcase is terribly heavy!
¡cómo pesa tu maleta!
your case weighs a ton! inf
estas gafas no pesan
these glasses don't weigh much
estas gafas no pesan
these glasses are very light
¿te lo llevo? — no, si no me pesa
shall I carry it for you? — no, it's not heavy

1.2. pesar (ser una carga):

ya me pesan los años
I feel my age now
le pesan todas esas cargas familiares
he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities
le pesan todas esas cargas familiares
all those family responsibilities weigh heavily on him
(pesar sobre alg./algo) toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él
all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him
la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa
the mortgage on the house

1.3. pesar (influir):

su influencia sigue pesando en la región
their influence continues to carry weight in the region
en esta cuestión no deben pesar los intereses personales
personal interests shouldn't come o enter into this
ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología
her personality has been more important o more of a factor than her ideology
argumentos que pesan a su favor
arguments which weigh in his favor

2. pesar (causar pena, arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):

ahora me pesa haberle dicho eso
now I regret saying that to him
ahora me pesa haberle dicho eso
now I'm sorry I said that to him
ya te pesará no haber estudiado cuando seas mayor
when you're older you'll be sorry you didn't study o you'll regret not studying
me pesa haberlo ofendido
I'm very sorry I offended him

Phrases:

pese a
despite
pese a
in spite of
pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor
despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best
firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo
she signed even though she did not agree
pese a que
even though
pese a que no lo invitaron, les mandó un regalo
he sent them a present even though they didn't invite him
(pese a quien (le) pese) voy a decir la verdad, pese a quien (le) pese
I'm going to speak the truth, no matter who I have to upset o no matter whose toes I have to tread on
mal que me/te/le pese
like it or not
mal que te pese, tienes que reconocer que ganó en buena ley
like it or not, you have to admit he won fair and square
mal que me pese, tendré que ponerles buena cara
much as I dislike the idea I'll have to be nice to them

II. pesar2 VB trans

1. pesar:

pesar niño/maleta
to weigh
pesar manzanas
to weigh out
pesar manzanas
to weigh
es un kilo bien pesado
that's a good o generous kilo

2. pesar (tener cierto peso):

pesar
to weigh
¿cuánto pesas?
how much do you weigh?
pesa 80 kilos
he weighs 80 kilos

III. pesarse VB vpr

pesarse refl:

pesarse
to weigh oneself
dio el pésame a la atribulada viuda
he offered his condolences to the grieving widow form
mi más sentido pésame
my deepest sympathy
permítame expresarle mi más sentido pésame form
please accept my deepest sympathy form
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
my heartfelt sympathy
mi más sentido pésame
condolence
pésame m
he offered/sent his condolences to the widow
le dio/envió el pésame a la viuda
please accept our heartfelt condolences
rogamos acepte nuestras más sinceras condolencias or nuestro más sentido pésame form
please accept this expression of our deepest sympathy or sympathies
le rogamos acepte nuestro más sentido pésame or nuestras más sinceras condolencias form
you have my deepest sympathy
mi más sentido pésame
a letter of sympathy
una carta de pésame
we called to offer our sympathies to his widow
fuimos a darle el pésame a la viuda

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish
English
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pésame N m

pésame
condolences pl
dar el pésame
to offer one's condolences
reciba mi más sincero pésame por la muerte de su hermana
please accept my condolences for the loss of your sister
dar el pésame a alguien
to give one's condolences to sb
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
condolences
pésame m
to offer one's condolences (to sb) form
dar el pésame (a alguien)
my heartfelt condolences
mi más sentido pésame
to weigh oneself
pesarse
weigh in
pesarse
in the PONS Dictionary
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Spanish
English
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pésame [ˈpe·sa·me] N m

pésame
condolences pl
dar el pésame
to offer one's condolences
reciba mi más sincero pésame
please accept my heartfelt condolences
dar el pésame a alguien
to give one's condolences to sb
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
condolences
pésame m
to offer one's condolences (to sb) form
dar el pésame (a alguien)
my heartfelt condolences
mi más sentido pésame
weigh in
pesarse
to weigh oneself
pesarse
presente
yopeso
túpesas
él/ella/ustedpesa
nosotros/nosotraspesamos
vosotros/vosotraspesáis
ellos/ellas/ustedespesan
imperfecto
yopesaba
túpesabas
él/ella/ustedpesaba
nosotros/nosotraspesábamos
vosotros/vosotraspesabais
ellos/ellas/ustedespesaban
indefinido
yopesé
túpesaste
él/ella/ustedpesó
nosotros/nosotraspesamos
vosotros/vosotraspesasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedespesaron
futuro
yopesaré
túpesarás
él/ella/ustedpesará
nosotros/nosotraspesaremos
vosotros/vosotraspesaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedespesarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dar el pésame
to offer one's condolences
reciba mi más sincero pésame por la muerte de su hermana
please accept my condolences for the loss of your sister
dar el pésame a alguien
to give one's condolences to sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Mi mas sentido pésame a toda la familia.
www.montilladigital.com
Extraña que muchos de sus amigos escritores no le dieran el pésame.
www.eltermometro.co
Hay un tiempo para el dolor, el luto y el pésame solidario, hay un tiempo para atender las necesidades, las urgencias y la emergencia.
alfredoleuco.com.ar
Damos el pésame, cubrimos al otro de la habitual retahíla sentimental de las condolencias, pero sabemos que no basta.
blogs.elpais.com
Pero no......el pueblo es el ejercito, el ejercito es pueblo, ya no existe la sociedad civil.....lo siento, mi sentido pesame.
demalamadre.blogspot.com

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