| Principal Translations |
| pesar⇒ vtr | (algo, alguien) | weigh⇒ vtr |
| | Pesa la bolsa de manzanas en la báscula. |
| | Weigh the sack of apples on the scale. |
| pesar vtr | (masa determinada) | weigh⇒ vtr |
| | ¿Cuántas toneladas pesa la carga? |
| | How many tons does the load weigh? |
| pesar vi | (arrepentirse) | regret⇒ vtr |
| | Haber dejado el trabajo te pesará siempre. |
| | You will always regret quitting that job. |
| pesar vi | (tener influencia) | influence⇒ vtr |
| | (be important) | carry weight v exor |
| | La opinión de mi padre pesa mucho en todas mis decisiones. |
| | My father's opinion influences all my decisions a great deal. |
| pesar nm | (pena) (sadness) | regret n |
| | (repentance) | remorse, sorrow n |
| | Con gran pesar por su parte tuvo que irse a trabajar al extranjero. |
| | With great regret on her part, she had to go to work abroad. |
| pesarse⇒ v prnl | (chequear su peso) | weigh⇒ vtr |
| | La última vez que me pesé, había aumentado tres kilos. |
| | The last time that I weighed myself, I had gained three kilos. |
Compound Forms:
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| a pesar de algo loc prep | (aun así) | in spite of, despite prep |
| | Lina siempre está sonriendo a pesar de los problemas. |
| | Lina is always smiling, in spite of the problems. |
| a pesar de alguien loc prep | (contra su voluntad) | in spite of [sb] prep |
| | | against [sb]'s wishes expr |
| | A pesar de mi padre, tuvimos que vender su colección de autos antiguos. |
| | In spite of my father, we had to sell his collection of old cars. |
| a pesar de que [+ indicativo] loc conj | (pese a que, aunque) | even though conj |
| | | despite conj |
| | | despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that expr |
| | A pesar de que odia madrugar, Pedro se levanta a las 5 de la mañana todos los días. |
| | Even though he is not a morning person, Pedro gets up at 5 every day. |
| a pesar de ello loc adv | (no obstante) | still adv |
| | | in spite of that, despite that expr |
| | (formal) | nevertheless, notwithstanding adv |
| | Hemos tenido muchas dificultades a lo largo del proyecto; a pesar de ello, confiamos en que obtendremos buenos resultados. |
| | We have had a lot of difficulties throughout the project. Still, we trust that we will have good results. |
| | We have had a lot of difficulties throughout the project. In spite of that, we trust that we will have good results. |
| | We have had a lot of difficulties throughout the project. Nevertheless, we trust that we will have good results. |
| a pesar de los pesares expr | (a pesar de todo) | despite everything conj |
| | | in spite of everything conj |
| | | regardless of expr |
| | A pesar de los pesares, creo que Grecia saldrá de la crisis pronto. |
| | Despite everything, I think Greece will recover from the crisis soon. |
| a pesar de todo loc adv | (aun así) | in spite of everything, despite everything conj |
| | A pesar de todo, Carlos es un hombre feliz y está satisfecho con su vida. |
| | In spite of everything, Carlos is a happy man and is satisfied with his life. |
| aun a su pesar loc adv | (a pesar de lamentarlo) | in spite of yourself, despite yourself expr |
| | | much to your regret conj |
| | Decidió juntarse con su ex novio, aun a su pesar. |
| | She decided to get back with her ex, despite herself. |
| con mucho pesar loc adv | (con tristeza, dolor) | regretfully, with regret, with great regret adv |
| | | sorrowfully, sadly adv |
| | Se despidieron con mucho pesar, como si fuera la última vez. |
| dar pesar vtr + nm | (apesadumbrar) | weigh on v expr |
| | | make [sb] feel sorry, make [sb] feel bad v expr |
| | | vex⇒, pain⇒ vtr |
| | La crisis económica da pesar a todo el pueblo. |
| | The economic crisis is weighing on the whole population. |
| muy a mi pesar expr | (sintiéndolo mucho) (formal) | much to my regret expr |
| | | to my great regret expr |
| | | with a heavy heart expr |
| | | much to my dismay expr |
| | Muy a mi pesar, castigué a mi hijo. |
| | Much to my regret, I punished my son. |
pesar como un costal,
pesar un costal loc verb | ES, coloquial (ser muy pesado) | weigh a ton v expr |
| | ¡Uf, esto pesa como un costal! ¿Qué has metido en la maleta? ¿Piedras? |
| | This suitcase weighs a ton. Did you pack rocks in here? |
| pesar como una losa loc verb | (gran peso) | weigh heavily vi + adv |
| | (physical) | weigh a ton v expr |
| | La muerte de su madre pesa como una losa en su ánimo. |
| tener el pesar de loc verb + prep | (hacer algo no deseado) | regret doing [sth], regret having done [sth] v expr |
| | Tengo el pesar de comunicar el cierre de la empresa. |
| | Ese hombre tenía el pesar de mendigar para vivir. |
tener el pesar de,
tener el pesar de hacer algo loc verb | (dar mala noticia) | have the misfortune of doing [sth] v expr |
| | Tuve el pesar de comunicar el cierre de la empresa. |