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pesare

weigh

verb peh-ZAH-reh Less Common
Numbers & Measures Measurements

Origin: from Latin 'pensare', to weigh

Also means

weigh down

Usage Note

Pesare means both to weigh something and to weigh a certain amount, so peso settanta chili is 'I weigh seventy kilos'. Figuratively it means to weigh on someone, as in mi pesa molto ('it really weighs on me'), expressing emotional burden.

Examples

"Devo pesare la frutta."

Natural Translation

I have to weigh the fruit.

Literal Translation

I-must to-weigh the fruit.

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