heft

hɛft
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Translation of heft into Hebrew,

Verb

tr.
1.

lifting

lift something heavy with effort
לְהָנִיף lehanifלְהָרִים בִּכְבֵדוּת
  • She hefted the suitcase into the car.היא הניפה את המזוודה אל תוך המכונית.
2.

weight assessment

UK
judge the weight of something by lifting
UK
לִשְׁקוֹל בְּיָד לְהָרִים כְּדֵי לְהַעֲרִיךְ אֶת הַמִּשְׁקָל
  • She hefted the suitcase to gauge its weight..היא שקלה ביד את המזוודה כדי להעריך את משקלה.
3.

animal acclimatization

DatedUK
make a farm animal accustomed to an area
DatedUK
  • The farmer hefted the sheep to the new pasture.החקלאי הרגיל את הכבשים למרעה החדש.

Noun

1.

measurement

the main part or bulk of something
עִיקָּר mikarהַחֵלֶק הָאֲרִי
  • The heft of the report was in its analysis.ה-עיקר של הדוח היה בניתוח שלו.
2.

physics

physical weight or heaviness of an object
  • The heft of the box surprised me.המשקל של הקופסה הפתיע אותי.
3.

social power

US
influence or importance in a figurative sense
US
מִשְׁקָל mishkalכּוֹבֶד kovedכּוֹבֶד מִשְׁקָל הַשְׁפָּעָה
  • His opinion carries a lot of heft.לדעה שלו יש הרבה משקל.

Adjective

weighty

Dated
having great weight or influence
Dated
  • The decision had a heft impact on the community.ההחלטה היתה בעלת משקל והשפיעה עמוקות על הקהילה.
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Expressions with heft: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

הִגְבִּיהַּ בְּמַאֲמָץ
He hefted up the big box with both hands.

Synonyms and analogies of heft in English

Examples of heft in a sentence

  • The movers hefted the sofa up the stairs.
  • He hefted the box to see if he could carry it.
  • They hefted the logs onto the truck.
  • He hefted the cattle to the northern fields.
  • They hefted the goats to the hillside farm.
  • The heft of the novel lay in its themes.

Translations of "heft" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
כּוֹבֶדnm. - qoved

The heft of the ancient stone made it impossible for one person to lift.

כובד האבן העתיקה הפך את זה לבלתי אפשרי להרים אותה לבד.

מִשְׁקָלnm. - mishqal

It takes heft to choke a big guy to death.

אתה צריך משקל כדי לחנוק בחור גדול למוות.

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heft: Examples and translations in context

The heft of her words carried more weight than any action could.

הכובד של דבריה נשא יותר משקל מאשר כל פעולה יכולה הייתה.

He felt the heft of the coin in his palm.

הוא הרגיש את הכובד של המטבע בכף ידו.

The heft of tradition weighed heavily on their decision-making process.

הכובד של המסורת השפיע מאוד על תהליך קבלת ההחלטות שלהם.

She gauged the heft of the watermelon before buying it.

היא העריכה את הכובד של האבטיח לפני שקנתה אותו.

The heft of her reputation preceded her wherever she went.

הכובד של המוניטין שלה הקדימה אותה לאן שהיא הלכה.

The heft of the apple surprised her as she lifted it.

הכובד של התפוח הפתיע אותה כשהיא הרימה אותו.

Every word she spoke had a certain heft to it.

כל מילה שהיא אמרה הייתה לה כובד מסוים.

The heft of the book in his hands made him feel grounded.

הכובד של הספר בידיו גרם לו להרגיש מיושב.

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