Italian

soppesare

verb

Tenere qualcosa nelle mani per valutarne il peso.

English: to weigh in one's hands

  • Prese la mela e la soppesò nelle mani prima di mangiarla. — He took the apple and weighed it in his hands before eating it.
verb

Valutare attentamente una situazione, un'opzione o una decisione.

English: to weigh up

  • Sapevo che non avrei potuto trovare un metodo migliore per valutarle né avrei potuto circondarmi di persone migliori che mi aiutassero a soppesarle. — I knew that I could not have come up with a better process to evaluate those odds or surrounded myself with a better mix of people to help me weigh them.
  • Prima di prendere una decisione, ha soppesato attentamente tutti i pro e i contro. — Before making a decision, she carefully weighed all the pros and cons.
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