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weight meaning in Norwegian

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weight [weights] (force due to gravity)
noun
[UK: weɪt]
[US: ˈweɪt]

(Bokmål) vektnoun
{m} {f}

weight [weights] (object to make something heavier)
noun
[UK: weɪt]
[US: ˈweɪt]

vektnoun

weight loss [weight losses] (reduction of body mass)
noun
[UK: weɪt lɒs]
[US: ˈweɪt ˈlɒs]

(Bokmål) vekttapnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) vekttapnoun
{n}

weighty [weightier, weightiest] (heavy)
adjective
[UK: ˈweɪ.ti]
[US: ˈweɪ.ti]

(Bokmål) vektigadjective

(Nynorsk) vektigadjective

weighty [weightier, weightiest] (important; serious)
adjective
[UK: ˈweɪ.ti]
[US: ˈweɪ.ti]

(Bokmål) vektig, tungtveiendeadjective

weightless (which has no weight)
adjective
[UK: ˈweɪt.ləs]
[US: ˈweɪt.ləs]

(Bokmål) vektløsadjective

weightlessness (having zero weight)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪt.lə.snəs]
[US: ˈweɪt.lə.snəs]

(Bokmål) vektløshetnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) vektløysenoun
{f}

weightlifter [weightlifters] (person who competes for maximum weight lifted)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪt.lɪf.tə(r)]
[US: ˈweɪˌt.lɪf.tər]

(Bokmål) vektløfternoun
{m}

weightlifting (form of exercise)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪt.lɪft.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈweɪˌt.lɪft.ɪŋ]

vektløftningnoun

weightlifting (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪt.lɪft.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈweɪˌt.lɪft.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) vektløftingnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) vektløftingnoun
{f}, vektlyfting {f}

atomic weight [atomic weights] (former terms for relative atomic mass)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈtɒ.mɪk weɪt]
[US: ə.ˈtɑː.mɪk ˈweɪt]

(Bokmål) atomvektnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) atomvektnoun
{f}

birth weight [birth weights] (weight of a baby at birth)
noun
[UK: bɜːθ weɪt]
[US: ˈbɝːθ ˈweɪt]

(Bokmål) fødselsvektnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) fødselsvektnoun
{f}

counterweight [counterweights] (heavy mass reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of something)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊn.təˌrwet]
[US: ˈkaʊn.təˌr.wet]

(Bokmål) motvektnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) motvektnoun
{f}

dead weight [dead weights] noun
[UK: ˈde.dweɪt]
[US: ˈde.dweɪt]

(Bokmål) dødvektnoun
{m} {f}, daudvekt {m} {f}

(Nynorsk) dødvektnoun
{f}, daudvekt {f}

heavyweight [heavyweights] (large, heavy or impressive person)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.vɪ.weɪt]
[US: ˈhe.vi.ˌwet]

(Bokmål) tungvekternoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) tungvektarnoun
{m}

heavyweight [heavyweights] (weight class in boxing and other sports)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.vɪ.weɪt]
[US: ˈhe.vi.ˌwet]

(Bokmål) tungvektnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) tungvektnoun
{f}

kerb weight (unladen weight)
noun

(Bokmål) egenvektnoun
{m} {f}, eigenvekt {m} {f}

(Nynorsk) eigenvektnoun
{f}

lightweight [lightweights] (boxer)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪ.tweɪt]
[US: ˈlaɪ.ˈtweɪt]

lettvektnoun

lose weight (to become less heavy or obese)
verb
[UK: luːz weɪt]
[US: ˈluːz ˈweɪt]

gå ned i vektverb

overweight (excess of weight)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈweɪt]
[US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈweɪt]

(Bokmål) overvektnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) overvektnoun
{f}

overweight (of a person, heavier than is healthy)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈweɪt]
[US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈweɪt]

(Bokmål) overvektigadjective

(Nynorsk) overvektigadjective

paperweight [paperweights] (small, decorative, somewhat weighty object)
noun
[UK: ˈpeɪ.pə.weɪt]
[US: ˈpeɪ.pəˌr.wet]

(Bokmål) brevpresse, papirvektnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) papirvektnoun
{f}