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 Translation for 'weigh down' from English to French
SYNO to bear down | to bear down on | to drag down | ...
écraser qn. [douleur]to weigh sb. down
appesantir qn./qc.to weigh sb./sth. down
3 Words
peser sur qn./qc. [contraintes]to weigh sb/sth. down [stress]
Partial Matches
sport
pesée {f}
weigh-in
sport
pesage {m}
weigh-in
naut.
lever l'ancre
to weigh anchor
naut.
appareiller [lever l'ancre]
to weigh anchor
se peserto weigh oneself
jauger qc. [idée, avantage]to weigh sth. up
mesurer qn. des yeuxto weigh sb. up
peser (qn./qc.)to weigh (sb./sth.)
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mesurer qn. du regardto weigh sb. up
naut.
virer qc. [ancre]
to weigh sth. [anchor]
mesurer ses parolesto weigh one's words
calculer qc. [avantages, chances]to weigh sth. up [evaluate]
être mesuré dans ses proposto weigh one's words
peser ses motsto weigh one's words
Combien pèses-tu ?How much do you weigh?
intervenir [prendre la parole]to weigh in [in a conversation]
peser sur la conscience de qn.to weigh on sb.'s conscience
frôler les 200 kgto weigh close to 200 kg
peser le pour et le contre [loc.]to weigh up the pros and cons [idiom]
orn.
duvet {m} [plumes, poils]
down
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Usage Examples English
  • They find the quarry and weigh down the body with rocks.
  • Many boarders use aftermarket ballast and lead to further weigh down their boats for very large wakes or for sports such as wake surfing.
  • to weigh down their caps for easier gliding. Caps were typically soft drink bottle caps.
  • It has also been suggested that these weights, especially "disposable" examples made from poor quality clay and inadequately fired, were used to weigh down fishing nets.
  • It received generally positive reviews: "Christianity Magazine" said the book was a "disarmingly honest account of Primus's triumphs and struggles on and off the pitch" while "FourFourTwo" described it as "an antidote to the 'me-me-me' tales that weigh down the shelves".

  • The leaves with good deeds ("ḥasanāt") are thrown in a beautiful shape into the scales of light and weigh down the scales by the grace ("faḍl") of God, the leaves with bad deeds (" saiyiʾāt ") are thrown into the scales of darkness in an ugly form and reduce the weight of the scales through the justice ("ʿadl") of God.
  • While the origins of the name Bariadorgia is unclear, the synonym "Carcajolo" is believed to be derived from the Italian word "caricagiola" which means "heavily laden" and could be a reference to the large clusters that the Bariadorgia vine produce which can be heavy and weigh down the cane as the grapes near harvest.
  • Lithium ion batteries are used in most drones because they offer enough energy and power, and they are relatively light so they do not weigh down the drone too much.
  • In seagrass meadows it may grow on and weigh down leaf blades.
  • Initially, they played hard rock, but later began to weigh down their sound in favor of traditional heavy metal, speed metal and power metal.

  • Middle school sweethearts Jung-woo and Soo-yeon were separated in a horrifying tragedy that continues to weigh down on them as adults.
  • The ice block can smash through barriers, weigh down switches and cling to objects, and the cloud can float around freely and expel gusts of wind, as well as electrify objects via a bolt of lightning.
  • The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states: "The self-help lyrics get a bit cloying and the voices simply weigh down the music but there are some good solos along the way".
  • The 20lb stone that had been used to weigh down Rimer's body was also found to have come from next to the canal.
  • ... 3 m) steel trusses were installed on both sides of the deck in 1943 to weigh down and stiffen the bridge in an effort to reduce oscillation.

  • Gwen Shamblin Lara (February 18, 1955 – May 29, 2021) was an American author, founder of the Christian diet program "The Weigh Down Workshop" and founder of the Remnant Fellowship.
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