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weighting

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/

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verb

Alourdir, lester

To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

Examples :

"The baker is weighting the flour on the scale to ensure he uses the correct amount in the recipe. "

Le boulanger pèse la farine sur la balance pour s'assurer qu'il utilise la bonne quantité dans la recette.

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verb

Accabler, charger

To load, burden or oppress someone.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her boss was weighting her down, making her dread going to work. "

Les critiques constantes de son patron l'accablaient, lui faisant redouter d'aller travailler.

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verb

Attribuer des poids à

To assign weights to individual statistics.

Examples :

"The teacher is weighting the students' test scores, giving more importance to the final exam. "

Le professeur attribue des poids aux notes des élèves, accordant plus d'importance à l'examen final.

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verb

Biaisé, influencer

To bias something; to slant.

Examples :

"The teacher was accused of weighting the grading criteria towards participation, making it harder for shy students to get good grades. "

L'enseignant a été accusé de biaiser les critères de notation en faveur de la participation, ce qui a rendu plus difficile pour les élèves timides d'obtenir de bonnes notes.

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verb

Charger un cheval d'un poids spécifique

To handicap a horse with a specified weight.

Examples :

"The jockey will be weighting his horse with an extra five pounds in the race. "

Le jockey va charger son cheval de cinq livres supplémentaires pour la course.

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verb

Doser, jauger

To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.

Examples :

"She practiced weighting her throws so the beanbag landed exactly on the target. "

Elle s'est entraînée à doser ses lancers pour que le pouf atterrisse exactement sur la cible.

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noun

Pondération, importance

The weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier.

Examples :

"Higher weightings were assigned to data from double-blind studies."

Une pondération plus importante a été attribuée aux données issues d'études en double aveugle.

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