di peso
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “of weight”.
Adverb
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see di, peso.
- unità di peso ― unit of weight
- with a single, forceful pull up
- Synonym: di slancio
- sollevarlo di peso
- to pull him up forcefully
- 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
- In ogni caso, svanivi, e di te e delle tue azioni non si parlava più. Venivi tolto di peso dal flusso della storia.
- Whatever happened you vanished, and neither you nor your actions were ever heard of again. You were lifted clean out of the stream of history.
- (literally, “In any case, you faded away, and you and your actions were never talked about again. You were removed forcefully from the flow of history.”)
Adjective
[edit]- relevant, important, salient
- Synonyms: di rilievo, di portata
- (with a) annoying
- essere di peso ai figli ― to be annoying to his kids