verb🔗ShareAlourdir, lesterTo add weight to something; to make something heavier."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.physicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccabler, chargerTo load, burden or oppress someone."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.sufferingmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAttribuer des poids à To assign weights to individual statistics."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.statisticsmathbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBiaisé, influencerTo bias something; to slant."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.attitudebusinesspoliticsmediastatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCharger un cheval d'un poids spécifiqueTo handicap a horse with a specified weight."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.sportraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoser, jaugerTo give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc."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.actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePondération, importanceThe weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier."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.statisticsvalueamountbusinesseconomyfinancemathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading