What does pesa in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word pesa in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pesa in Italian.

The word pesa in Italian means weighing, weigh station, weighbridge, weigh, be heavy, weigh, carry weight, weigh yourself, be a burden, weigh, hang, lean, slope, slant, be pending, loom, it's worth its weight in gold. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pesa

weighing

sostantivo femminile (operazione di pesatura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pesa delle merci va effettuata al più presto.

weigh station, weighbridge

sostantivo femminile (bilancia pubblica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il camion va posizionato sulla pesa.

weigh

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (misurare il peso)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non mi fido di quel fruttivendolo quando pesa la merce.
I don't trust that greengrocer when he weighs the goods.

be heavy

verbo intransitivo (essere pesante)

Questo scatolone pesa, dimmi rapidamente dove posso appoggiarlo.
This box is heavy, quickly tell me where I can put it.

weigh

verbo intransitivo (figurato (essere sgradevole)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Questo lavoro comincia a pesarmi.
This job is beginning to weigh on me.

carry weight

verbo intransitivo (figurato (contare, essere importante)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
È un personaggio che pesa all'interno dell'azienda.
He's an individual that carries weight within the company.

weigh yourself

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (misurare il proprio peso)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Pesarsi è un compito ingrato.
Weighing yourself is a horrible task.

be a burden

verbo intransitivo (gravare)

Una minaccia pesa su tutti noi.
A threat is burdening all of us.

weigh

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (soppesare, valutare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Devi pesare gli aspetti positivi e quelli negativi prima di prendere una decisione così importante.
You need to weigh the positives and negatives before making such an important decision.

hang

verbo intransitivo (essere appeso)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il cavo di sostegno della ballerina pendeva dal soffitto.

lean, slope, slant

verbo intransitivo (essere inclinato)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Per pendere in quel modo deve aver subito un brutto colpo.

be pending

verbo intransitivo (non concluso)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La conclusione del ragionamento fu lasciata a pendere per tutta la sera.
The argument's conclusion was left pending all evening.

loom

verbo intransitivo (problema: gravare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Grosse responsabilità pendono sulle nostre teste.

it's worth its weight in gold

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