verb/nounmasculine (noun) / N/A (verb)pl: pesares (noun)
to weigh / sorrow, grief
1. (verb) to determine the weight of something using a scale
Can you weigh these potatoes for me?
Você pode pesar essas batatas para mim?
2. (verb) to have a certain weight
This box weighs 10 kilos.
Esta caixa pesa 10 quilos.
3. (verb) to be heavy or burdensome; to weigh upon someone mentally or emotionally
The guilt weighs heavily on his conscience.
A culpa pesa muito na sua consciência.
4. (noun) sorrow, grief, or regret
Despite the pesar of losing her job, she remained hopeful.
Apesar do pesar de perder seu emprego, ela permaneceu esperançosa.
Related Idioms & Phrases
a pesar de (despite, in spite of)
pesar a consciência (to weigh on one's conscience)
pesar ouro (to be worth its weight in gold)
nem pesa (it doesn't matter)
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