pesant

pesant

1. present participle of pesar

• IPA^(key): /pə.zɑ̃/

pesant

1. present participle of peser

pesant (feminine singular pesante, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantes)

1. (often figuratively) heavy

   Synonyms: lourd, pondéreux, pénible

   une atmosphère pesante ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• In common use in Quebec, but is considered literary elsewhere.

• “pesant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• pensât

From pesâ.

pesant

1. heavy

• grivi

pesant

1. present participle of peser

pesant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pesant or pesante)

1. heavy
   • circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:

     c'est mes haubers,
     s'est ausi pesanz come fers.

     It's my chainmail
     It's as heavy as iron.

• (Sursilvan) pesont
• (Sutsilvan) pasànt
• (Surmiran) pasant

pesant m (feminine singular pesanta, masculine plural pesants, feminine plural pesantas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) heavy

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) grev
• (Sutsilvan) greav
• (Puter, Vallader) greiv