weight
noun
1 noun of person, thingmeáchan masc1 what weight are you? cén meáchan atá tú?weight loss cailleadh meáchainshe's ten stone in weight tá sí deich gcloch mheáchainhe's carrying a lot of weight tá sé ag iompar go leor meáchain, tá sé an-tromwhat was the weight of the parcel? cén meáchan a bhí sa bheartán?it's sold by weight díoltar de réir meáchain é 2 noun SPOR, HEALTH for weightlifting etcmeáchan masc1 weight training traenáil meáchanto lift weights meáchain a chrochadh, meáchain a thógáilTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun for holding sth down etctromán masc1 meáchan masc1 4 noun disc, blocktromán masc1 a set of weights and scales tacar tromán agus meá 5 noun sth carried or liftedualach masc1 meáchan masc1 6 noun importancetábhacht fem3 údarás masc1 seasamh masc1 a lot of weight is given to research tá an-tábhacht ag dul leis an taighdeher opinion carries a lot of weight tá an-údarás lena tuairim 7 noun burden, worryualach masc1 the weight of his financial problems was getting him down bhí a chuid fadhbanna airgid ag luí go trom airto bear the weight of sth cúram ruda a ghlacadh ort féin, freagracht ruda a ghlacadh ort féinthat's a weight off my mind sin faoiseamh mór domsa, sin faoiseamh mór intinne domsa
verb
8 verb hold down TRANSITIVEmeáchan a chur leualaigh verb they weighted the box down chuir siad meáchan ar an mboscahe's wearing a vest weighted down with sand tá veist air atá ualaithe le gaineamh 9 verb accord value, importance to TRANSITIVEualaigh verb we weighted the criteria accordingly rinneamar ualú dá réir ar na critéir 10 verb STAT adjust (value) TRANSITIVEualaigh verb the results were weighted ualaíodh na torthaí