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pesant

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English

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Noun

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pesant (plural pesants)

  1. Obsolete form of peasant.
    • 1765 [1764], Onuphrio Muralto, translated by William Marshal [pseudonyms; Horace Walpole], chapter IV, in The Castle of Otranto, [], Dublin: [] J. Hoey, [], →OCLC, page 99:
      [M]y honoured Lord, ſaid Iſabella, who reſented Theodore’s warmth, which ſhe perceived was dictated by his ſentiments for Matilda, diſcompose not yourſelf for the gloſing of a of a peſant’s ſon: He forgets the reverence he owes you; but he is not accuſtomed⸺[]
      The 1st edition uses peaſant.

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From pesar.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pesant m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesants)

  1. heavy (having great weight)

Verb

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pesant

  1. gerund of pesar

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pə.zɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Participle

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pesant

  1. present participle of peser

Adjective

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pesant (feminine pesante, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantes)

  1. (often figuratively) heavy
    Synonyms: lourd, pondéreux, pénible
    une atmosphère pesantea heavy atmosphere

Usage notes

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  • In common use in Quebec, but is considered literary elsewhere.

Derived terms

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Noun

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pesant m (uncountable)

  1. (Louisiana) nightmare, delirium
  2. Only used in valoir son pesant d’or

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Friulian

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Etymology

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From pesâ.

Adjective

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pesant

  1. heavy

Synonyms

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Old French

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Verb

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pesant

  1. present participle of peser

Adjective

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pesant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pesant or pesante)

  1. heavy

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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pesant m (feminine singular pesanta, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) heavy

Synonyms

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  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) grev
  • (Sutsilvan) greav
  • (Puter, Vallader) greiv