pesant
See also: pésant
Catalan
Etymology
From pesar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pesant m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesants)
- heavy (having great weight)
Verb
pesant
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Further reading
- “pesant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pesant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “pesant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pesant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
Participle
pesant
Adjective
pesant (feminine pesante, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantes)
- (often figuratively) heavy
Usage notes
- In common use in Quebec, but is considered literary elsewhere.
Derived terms
Noun
pesant m (uncountable)
- Only used in valoir son pesant d’or
Further reading
- “pesant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From pesâ.
Adjective
pesant
Synonyms
Old French
Verb
pesant
Adjective
pesant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pesant or pesante)
- heavy
- circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:
- c'est mes haubers,
s'est ausi pesanz come fers.- It's my chainmail
It's as heavy as iron.
- It's my chainmail
Romansch
Alternative forms
Adjective
pesant m (feminine singular pesanta, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantas)
Synonyms
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