pesarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pesarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

Translations for pesarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to weigh oneself

pesarse

pesarse in the PONS Dictionary

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to weigh oneself

pesarse

weigh in

pesarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

No puede verse, ni medirse o pesarse porque es físicamente inaprensible.

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