makeweight
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make·weight
(māk′wāt′)n.
1. Something added on a scale in order to meet a required weight.
2. Something added only to fill a lack.
3. A counterweight; a counterbalance.
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makeweight
(ˈmeɪkˌweɪt)n
1. something put on a scale to make up a required weight
2. an unimportant person or thing added to make up a lack
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make•weight
(ˈmeɪkˌweɪt)n.
1. something put in a scale to complete a required weight.
2. anything added to supply a lack.
[1685–95]
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Noun | 1. | makeweight - anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
2. | ![]() weight - an artifact that is heavy |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
makeweight
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(lit) he added a few more as makeweights → er gab noch ein paar dazu, um das Gewicht vollzumachen
(fig) → Lückenbüßer m; (= person) → Lückenbüßer(in) m(f); to use something as a makeweight → etw in die Waagschale werfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
makeweight
[ˈmeɪkˌweɪt] n (thing) cosa aggiunta per completare un insieme; (person) I'm only in the team as a sort of make-weight → sono nella squadra solo per far numeroCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995