pèse-acide, n.m., acetometer.
pèse-lait, n.m., lactometer.
pèse-lettres, n.m., letter-weigher, letter-scales.
pèse-liqueur, n.m., (—, or —-—s) hydrometer.
peser, v.a., to weigh; to ponder, to consider, to estimate. — les raisons de quelqu’un; to weigh any one’s arguments. — ses paroles; to weigh one’s words.
peser, v.n., to weigh, to be of weight, to be heavy; to hang upon; to bear upon; to lean, to lie heavy; to be a burden; to dwell upon. Viande qui pèse sur l’estomac; meat that lies heavy upon the stomach. Cela me pèse sur le cœur; that lies heavy upon my heart. — sur un levier; to bear upon a lever.
pesette, n.f., assay-scales.
peseur, n.m., weigher.
peson, n.m., steelyard.
pessaire, n.m., (med.) pessary.