poids

Meaning

weight

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pwa/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French poix, from Old French pois, peis, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum. Spelling influenced by Latin pondus with the same meaning; both ultimately from the root of pendō (“to weigh”). Doublet of pensum, which was borrowed.

Sentences

Plus petit et léger est le batteur , moins de poids sera ajouté au bateau .

Smaller and lighter is the beater, less weight will be added to the boat.

Nous allions périr sous le poids de nos revers .

We were going to perish under the weight of our setbacks.

Ce poids en Hollande était sagement fixé par la loi .

This weight in Holland was wisely setby law.

L'Assemblée du Peuple rééquilibrait ainsi le poids des Compagnons .

The People's Assembly thus rebalanced the weight of the Companions.