Skip to content

pesar

to weigh

verb peh-SAHR Common

Also means

to grieve

Usage Note

Pesar means 'to weigh' as a verb (¿cuánto pesas?) and figuratively 'to weigh on' someone (me pesa haberlo dicho = I regret having said it). As a noun, el pesar means 'grief', and the fixed phrase a pesar de means 'despite' (a pesar del frío = despite the cold).

Examples

"Esta maleta pesa demasiado."

Natural Translation

This suitcase weighs too much.

Explore Spanish by topic