pesas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pesas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pesa N f

1. pesa (para una balanza):

pesa

weight

2. pesa (de un reloj):

pesa

weight

3. pesa SPORTS:

pesa (grande)

weight

pesa (pequeña)

dumbbell

levantamiento de pesas

weight lifting

alzar pesas

to lift weights

alzar pesas

to pump iron inf

hacer pesas

to do weight training

4. pesa (balanza):

pesa

scales pl

pesar¹ N m

1.1. pesar (pena, tristeza):

pesar

sorrow

me expresó su pesar por la triste noticia

she expressed her sorrow at the sad news

ahoga sus pesares en el alcohol

he drowns his sorrows in drink

a pesar mío o muy a mi pesar tuve que ir

much to my regret I had to go

no debes causarle pesares a tu madre

you mustn't upset your mother

el que más pesares le causa

the one who causes her the most grief o sorrow o heartache

1.2. pesar (remordimiento):

pesar

regret

pesar

remorse

no siente ningún pesar por sus malas acciones

he feels no remorse for his wrongdoings

no siente ningún pesar por sus malas acciones

he does not regret his wrongdoings

Phrases:

a pesar de

despite

a pesar de su enfermedad

despite his illness

a pesar de su enfermedad

despite being ill

insistió en salir a pesar de estar enfermo

he insisted on going out despite being ill o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo, prefiere quedarse

in spite of o despite everything she prefers to stay

a pesar de los pesares inf

in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés, logró hacerse entender

despite not knowing much English o although he didn't know much English, he managed to make himself understood

se llevó el coche, a pesar de que su padre se lo había prohibido

he took the car, despite the fact that o although his father had forbidden him to

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

cinturón de pesas N m

cinturón de pesas

weight belt

máquina de pesas N f

máquina de pesas

weight machine

levantamiento de pesas N m

levantamiento de pesas

weightlifting

Translations for pesas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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weight training

entrenamiento m con pesas

to do weight training

hacer pesas

weightlifting

levantamiento m de pesas

to do weightlifting

hacer pesas

weight belt

cinturón m de pesas

barbell

barra f (para pesas)

pesas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pesas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pesa [ˈpe·sa] N f tb. SPORTS

pesa

weight

pesa del reloj

clock weight

hacer pesas

to do weight training

levantamiento de pesas

weightlifting

I.pesar [pe·ˈsar] VB intr

pesar

to weigh

esta caja pesa mucho

this box is very heavy

pon encima lo que no pese

put the lightest things on top

pesar sobre alguien

to weigh heavily on sb

pesar sobre alguien (problemas)

to weigh sb down

II.pesar [pe·ˈsar] VB trans

pesar

to weigh

pesar (cantidad concreta)

to weigh out

¿me puede pesar la fruta?

could you weigh this fruit for me?

me pesa haberte mentido

I regret having lied to you

mal que te pese...

much as you may dislike it...

pese a quien pese

come what may

pese a que...

although...

III.pesar [pe·ˈsar] N m

1. pesar (pena):

pesar

sorrow

muy a pesar mío

to my great sadness

2. pesar (remordimiento):

pesar

regret

Phrases:

a pesar de

in spite of

Translations for pesas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

weightlifting

levantamiento m de pesas

to do weightlifting

hacer pesas

weightlifter

levantador (a) m (f) de pesas

dumbbell

pesa f

despite

a pesar de

notwithstanding

a pesar de

outweigh

pesar más que

to be overweight

pesar más de la cuenta

to be overweight by several pounds

pesar varios kilos de más

weigh

pesar

weigh

pesar