- wiegen
- to dandle; to weigh* * *wie|gen I ['viːgn]1. vt1) (= hin und her bewegen) to rock; Kopf to shake (slowly); Hüften to sway; (Wind) Äste etc to sway
wíégende Bewegung — swaying motion
einen wíégenden Gang haben — to sway one's hips when one walks
2) (= zerkleinern) to chop up2. vr(Boot etc) to rock (gently); (Mensch, Äste etc) to swaysich im Tanz wíégen — to do an undulating dance
II pret wog [voːk] ptp gewogen [gə'voːgn]sich in trügerischen Hoffnungen wíégen — to nurture false hopes
vti(= abwiegen) to weighein knapp gewogenes Kilo — something short of a kilo
wie viel wiegst du? — how heavy are you?, what do you weigh?
schwer wíégen (fig) — to carry a lot of weight; (Irrtum)
gewogen und zu leicht befunden (Bibl fig) — fig) weighed and found wanting
See:→ auch gewogen* * *1) (to hold or rock as if in a cradle: She cradled the child in her arms.) cradle2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) rock3) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) weigh4) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) weigh* * *wie·gen1<wog, gewogen>[ˈvi:gn̩]I. vt▪ jdn/etw \wiegen to weigh sb/sth▪ sich akk \wiegen to weigh oneselfII. vi to weighviel/wenig/eine bestimmte Anzahl von Kilo \wiegen to weigh a lot/not to weigh much/to weigh a certain number of kiloswie·gen2I. vt1. (hin und her bewegen)▪ jdn/etw \wiegen to rock sb/sthden Kopf \wiegen to shake one's head [slowly]die Hüften/den Oberkörper \wiegen to sway one's hips/one's torso2. KOCHK (fein hacken)▪ etw \wiegen to chop sth [finely]II. vr1. (sich hin und her bewegen)▪ sich akk [zu etw dat] \wiegen to sway [to sth]2. (fälschlich glauben)▪ sich akk in etw dat \wiegen to gain [or get] a false impression of sthsich akk [nicht zu früh] in Sicherheit \wiegen [not] to lull oneself [too early on] into a false sense of security* * *Iunregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb, weighwas od. wieviel wiegst du? — how much do you weigh?; what weight or how heavy are you?
II 1.schwer wiegen — (fig.) carry weight
transitives Verb rock; shake <head> (in doubt)die Hüften wiegen — sway one's hips
2.einen wiegenden Gang haben — have a rolling gait
reflexives Verb <boat, cradle, etc.> rock; <person, branch, etc.> sway* * *wiegen1; wiegt, wog, hat gewogenA. v/t weigh;das ist reichlich/knapp gewogen it’s a bit over/under;gewogen und zu leicht befunden fig weighed and found wantingB. v/i1. weigh;zu viel/wenig wiegen be over/under weight;schwerer wiegen als be heavier than, weigh more than, outweigh;was oderwie viel wiegen Sie? how much do you weigh?2. fig:schwer wiegen carry weight;bedeutend schwerer wiegen (als) Tat, Vergehen, Fehler etc: be considerably more serious (than)C. v/r weigh o.s.wiegen2A. v/t1. (schaukeln) rock (in den Schlaf to sleep)2. (zerkleinern) chopB. v/r sway; Boot: auch rock;sich in den Hüften wiegen sway one’s hips;wiegender Gang swaying walk;* * *Iunregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb, weighwas od. wieviel wiegst du? — how much do you weigh?; what weight or how heavy are you?
II 1.schwer wiegen — (fig.) carry weight
transitives Verb rock; shake <head> (in doubt)die Hüften wiegen — sway one's hips
2.einen wiegenden Gang haben — have a rolling gait
reflexives Verb <boat, cradle, etc.> rock; <person, branch, etc.> sway* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: wog, gewogen)= to dandle v.to weigh (on) v.to weigh v.
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