di peso
Italian
Etymology
Literally, "of weight."
Adverb
di peso
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see di, peso.
- unità di peso ― unit of weight
- with a single, forceful pull up
- Synonym: di slancio
- 2019, George Orwell, Nicola Gardini, transl., 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.”)
- sollevarlo di peso
- to pull him up forcefully
Adjective
di peso
- relevant, important, salient
- Synonyms: di rilievo, di portata
- (with a) annoying
- essere di peso ai figli ― to be annoying to his kids