El pes
Example: El pes de la motxilla fa que sigui difícil caminar.
Definition
"El pes" refers to the weight or heaviness of an object or person, indicating how heavy something is. It is commonly used to describe the physical burden or mass that affects movement or effort, as in "El pes de la motxilla fa que sigui difícil caminar."
Etymology
The phrase "el pes" comes from Catalan, where "pes" means weight. It traces back to the Latin word "pensum," which means a weight or something that is weighed. Did you know that the Latin root is also the origin of the English word "pensive," originally meaning 'weighing thoughts'?
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"El pes" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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