Weight - Poids (The 1102nd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Weight is Poids. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about materials & quality. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1102nd most commonly used word in French. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: weight

French: poids

Examples


One way to lose weight is to eat less.	Une façon de perdre du poids est de manger moins.
I have gained weight.	J'ai pris du poids.
It looks like you've lost some weight.	Il semble que vous ayez perdu du poids.
You've gained weight.	Tu as pris du poids.
I want to lose weight.	Je veux perdre du poids.
I'm very worried about my weight.	Je suis très préoccupée par mon poids.
I've lost weight recently.	J'ai perdu du poids, dernièrement.
I've suddenly started to gain weight.	J'ai soudainement commencé à prendre du poids.

Salt is sold by weight.	Le sel est vendu au poids.
I have to alter my clothes because I've lost weight.	Je dois retoucher mes vêtements parce que j'ai perdu du poids.
I will lose weight.	Je perdrai du poids.
I'm losing weight.	Je perds du poids.
I'm gaining weight.	Je prends du poids.
The bamboo is bending with the weight of the snow.	Le bambou plie sous le poids de la neige.
His weight strained the rope.	La corde se tendit sous son poids.
He has been gaining weight.	Il a pris du poids.
She began to gain weight.	Elle se mit à prendre du poids.
She has lost weight.	Elle a perdu du poids.
Tomiko guessed my weight.	Tomiko a deviné mon poids.
Tom has gained weight.	Tom a pris du poids.
I've gained weight.	J'ai pris du poids.