More Verbs

Question 1

To add

Answer 1

Agregar

Después de mezclar todos los ingredientes, agrega una pizca de sal. — After mixing all of the ingredients, add a pinch of salt. Aggregar

Question 2

To heat

Answer 2

Calentar

Question 3

Spanish verb “pesar” meanings

Answer 3

1. (to measure weight)
   a. to weigh
   ¿Cuánto pesas? — How much do you weigh?
2. (to be weighty)
   a. to be heavy
   La maleta no me pesa. La puedo cargar solo. — The suitcase isn’t heavy. I can carry it by myself.
3. (to matter)
   a. to carry weight
   Después de su error que le costó más de un millón de dólares a la empresa, sus opiniones ya no pesan. — After his error that cost the company over a million dollars, his opinions no longer carry weight.
   b. to influence
   El poder del director general sigue pesando en el consejo, aún después de las acusaciones de fraude. — The CEO´s power continues to influence the council, even after the accusations of fraud.
4. (to be a burden)
   a. to weigh on
   La responsabilidad de ser presidente le pesa. — The responsibility of being president weighs on him.
   b. to feel (used with “age”)
   Desde que cumplió los 80, los años le pesan. — Since he turned 80, he’s felt his age.
5. (to feel remorse)
   a. to be sorry
   Me pesa haber olvidado el cumpleaños de mi hija. — I’m sorry that I forgot my daughter’s birthday.
   b. to regret
   Todavía me pesa no haberlos invitado. — I still regret not having invited them.
   TRANSITIVE VERB
6. (to measure weight)
   a. to weigh
   Estefanía pesa 50 kilos. — Estefania weighs 50 kilos.
7. (to consider)
   a. to weigh up
   Fernando está pesando las ofertas de trabajo. — Fernando is weighing up his job offers.
   MASCULINE NOUN
8. (sadness)
   a. grief
   El pesar de la muerte de su hermano era casi insoportable. — The grief following his brother’s death was almost unbearable.
   b. sorrow
   Sintió un pesar enorme cuando le murió la abuela. — She felt a deep sorrow when her grandmother died.
9. (guilt)
   a. remorse
   El chófer del camión les expresó su pesar a las familias por las muertes que causó. — The bus driver expressed his remorse to the families for the deaths he caused.
   b. regret
   Erica no puede soltar el pesar de no haber continuado con sus estudios universitarios. — Erica can’t overcome her regret for not having continued her university studies.