B1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
pesare
to weigh, to weigh heavily on, to matter
Looks like
to appease / to please
not a direct cognate
⚠️ The trap
'Pesare' = to weigh (on scales), but also figuratively to burden or press on someone. 'Mi pesa dirti questo' = 'It weighs on me to tell you this / It's hard for me to say this'. 'Pesante' = heavy (physically or figuratively).
To say "not a direct cognate" in Italian:
N/A
"pesare" in English means:
to weigh, to weigh heavily on, to matter
Example
"Questa responsabilità mi pesa molto."
"This responsibility weighs heavily on me."
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