English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word weight
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (heaviness) | ||
🔗 The weight of the litter, so little at the start, now tried to pull him to the ground. | ||
| (concern; importance; seriousness; significance; moment; import; consequence) | ||
🔗 I regret that you fail to discern in me that prudence to which you attach so much weight. | ||
| (heavily) | ||
🔗 By weight, it is 6.67% carbon and 93.3% iron. | ||
weighty (important; serious; grave; key; significant; fateful; consequential) | ||
weighty (burdensome; heavy; onerous; stodgy; ponderous) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| weight | belas; beswaar; druk; drukking; gewig; invloed; las; nadruk; swaarder maak; swaarte |
| a weight off one’s heart | ’n pak van die hart |
| bantam weight | kapokgewig |
| by weight | by gewig |
| cruiser weight | ligswaargewig |
| dead weight | dooiegewig |
| dressed weight | skoongewig; slaggewig |
| dry weight | drooggewig |
| empty weight | leeggewig |
| give weight to | nadruk lê op |
| gold weight | goudskaaltjie |
| gross weight | brutogewig |
| lose weight | gewig verloor |
| nett weight | nettogewig |
| pendulum weight | slingergewig |
| pick up weight | toeneem in gewig; vet word |
| pull weight | alle kragte inspan; met volle krag roei; sy deel doen |
| put on weight | swaarder word |
| short weight | ondergewig |
| throw in one’s weight against | jou gewig in die skaal lê teen; jou invloed gebruik teen |
| throw one’s weight about | hom vernaam aanstel |
| unit of weight | gewigseenheid |
| weight distribution | gewigsverdeling |
| weight reduction | gewigsverlies; gewigsvermindering |
| break‐weight | sloopwaarde |
| counterweight | teenwig |
| curb‐weight | sleepgewig |
| featherweight | veergewig |
| flyweight | vlieggewig |
| gnat‐weight | muggiegewig |
| heavyweight | swaargewig |
| hundredweight | sentenaar |
| middle‐weight | middelgewig |
| midget‐weight | dwerggewig |
| mosquito‐weight | muskietgewig |
| overweight | oorbelas; oorgewig; oorwig; te groot gewig |
| paperweight | papierdrukker; papiergewig |
| underweight | ondergewig |
| weigh | bedink; in oorweging neem; lig; oorweeg; weeg; wik |
| weighted | beswaar |
| weighting | belading |
| weightless | gewigloos; sonder gewig |
| weightlifting | gewighef |
| weighty | belangrik; gewigtig; van groot invloed |
| welterweight | swaar ruiter; weltergewig |