sopesar

v.

1 to weigh up (pros y contras).

2 to consider, to weigh, to ponder, to put on the scale.

Ellos valoraron la decisión The weighed the decision.

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sopesar

► verbo transitivo

1 to try the weight of

2 figurado to weigh up

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VT

1) (=levantar) to try the weight of

2) (=evaluar) [+ situación] to weigh up; [+ palabras] to weigh

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verbo transitivo <situación/ventajas> to weigh up; <palabras> to weigh

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= take into + account, take into + consideration, weigh, balance, weigh against, weigh up.

Ex. Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.

Ex. A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex. The need to run two systems in parallel will have to be balanced against the time taken to prepare all records.

Ex. The benefits have to be weighed against the costs of new systems and the impact of change = Se deben sopesar los beneficios frente a los costes de los nuevos sistemas y las repercusiones del cambio.

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

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* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* sopesar riesgos = weigh up + risks.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

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verbo transitivo <situación/ventajas> to weigh up; <palabras> to weigh

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= take into + account, take into + consideration, weigh, balance, weigh against, weigh up.

Ex: Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.

Ex: A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex: The need to run two systems in parallel will have to be balanced against the time taken to prepare all records.

Ex: The benefits have to be weighed against the costs of new systems and the impact of change = Se deben sopesar los beneficios frente a los costes de los nuevos sistemas y las repercusiones del cambio.

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* sopesar riesgos = weigh up + risks.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

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sopesar [A1 ]

vt

‹ventajas/situación› to weigh up

sopesaba cada una de sus palabras she weighed o carefully considered every word

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sopesar (conjugate sopesar) verbo transitivo ‹situación/ventajas› to weigh up;
‹palabras› to weigh
sopesar verbo transitivo
1 (tantear el peso de algo) to try the weight of
2 fig (ponderar las ventajas, los inconvenientes) to weigh up
'sopesar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pro
English:
balance
- weigh
- weigh up

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sopesar vt

1. [calcular el peso de] to try the weight of

2. [los pros y los contras de] to weigh up

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sopesar

v/t fig

weigh up

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sopesar vt

: to weigh, to evaluate