dead weight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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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I.dead [Am dɛd, Brit dɛd] ADJ

1. dead (no longer alive):

dead person/animal/plant
muerto
he's dead
está muerto
she has been dead for 50 years
hace 50 años que murió
dead body
cadáver m
dead body
cuerpo m sin vida
he was dead on arrival at the hospital
cuando llegó al hospital ya había muerto
he was dead on arrival at the hospital
ingresó cadáver Spain
to drop dead
caerse muerto
drop dead!
¡vete al demonio or al diablo!
to shoot/strike sb dead
matar a alguien a tiros/a golpes
“wanted, dead or alive”
“se busca: vivo o muerto”
more dead than alive
más muerta que viva
as dead as a dodo or doornail
requetemuerto inf
dead and buried long after I'm dead and buried
mucho después de que esté muerto y enterrado or de que esté bajo tierra
dead and gone all this will be yours when I'm dead and gone
todo esto será tuyo cuando yo me muera
dead men tell no tales
los muertos no hablan
not to be seen or caught dead inf I wouldn't be seen or caught dead in that hat
yo no me pondría ese sombrero ni muerta or ni loca

II.dead [Am dɛd, Brit dɛd] ADV

III.dead [Am dɛd, Brit dɛd] N

See also body

body <pl bodies> [Am ˈbɑdi, Brit ˈbɒdi] N

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