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"To weigh oneself" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Feb 23, 2022 (see all)
взве́шиваться
[ vzvyé-shee-va-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - взве́ситься
to weigh oneself

Morphemic analysis

взвешиваться
prefix: вз
root: веш
suffix: ива
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

вес - weight

Examples of "To weigh oneself" in Russian

  • Пыта́ясь сбро́сить вес, не ну́жно взве́шиваться ка́ждый день и позволя́ть колеба́ниям ве́са обесце́нивать ва́шу мотива́цию.

    py-tá-yas' sbró-seet' vyes, nye núzh-na vzvyé-shee-va-tsa kázh-dyî dyen' ee paz-va-lyát' ka-lee-bá-nee-yam vyé-sa a-bees-tsé-nee-vat' vá-shu ma-tee-vá-tsee-yu

    When trying to lose weight, don't weigh yourself every day and let weight fluctuations devalue your motivation.

  • Ка́ждый шаг тща́тельно взве́шивался, ка́ждое после́дствие учи́тывалось.

    kázh-dyî shak tschá-teel'-na vzvyé-shee-val-sya, kázh-da-ye pas-lyétst-vee-ye u-chée-ty-va-las'

    Every step was carefully weighed, every consequence considered.

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Same stem words

взве́шивать [vzvyé-shee-vát'] Verb , imperfective
to weigh; (figuratively) to consider
равнове́сие [rav-na-vé-see-ye] Noun , neuter
balance, equilibrium; equipoise
невесо́мость [nee-vee-só-mast'] Noun , feminine
weightlessness
весы́ [vee-sý] Noun , plural
scales, balance
to weigh

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