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{{also|pésant}}
==English==

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{obs form|en|peasant}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Onuphrio Muralto|chapter_tlr=William Marshal [pseudonyms; [[w:Horace Walpole|Horace Walpole]]]|chapter=IV|title=[[w:The Castle of Otranto|The Castle of Otranto,{{nb...|A Story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. From the Original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto, Canon of the Church of St. Nicholas at Otranto.}}]]|location=Dublin|publisher={{...|Printed for}} J. Hoey,{{nb...|P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, S. Cotter, W. Sleater, J. Potts, S. Watson, J. Hoey, Jun. J. Williams, and J. Sheppard.}}|year=1765|origyear=1764|page=99|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=t6FkAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA99|oclc=837383313|passage=[M]y honoured Lord, ſaid ''Iſabella'', who reſented ''Theodore''’s warmth, which ſhe perceived was dictated by his ſentiments for ''Matilda'', diſcompose not yourſelf for the gloſing of a of a '''peſant'''’s ſon: He forgets the reverence he owes you; but he is not accuſtomed⸺{{...|nospace=1}}|footer={{small|The [https://archive.org/details/castleofotrantos00walp/page/134/mode/1up 1st edition] uses ''peaſant''.}}}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aenpst|septan|pentas|Stepan|patens|Pentas}}

==Catalan==

===Etymology===
From {{m|ca|pesar}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}

===Adjective===
{{ca-adj}}

# [[heavy]] {{gloss|having great weight}}

===Verb===
{{head|ca|gerund}}

# {{gerund of|ca|pesar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-pesant.wav}}

===Participle===
{{head|fr|present participle}}

# {{present participle of|fr|peser}}

===Adjective===
{{fr-adj}}

# {{lb|fr|often|figuratively}} [[heavy]]
#: {{syn|fr|lourd|pondéreux|pénible}}
#: {{uxi|fr|une atmosphère pesante|a heavy atmosphere}}

====Usage notes====
* In common use in Quebec, but is considered literary elsewhere.

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|pesanteur}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m|-}}

# {{lb|fr|Louisiana French|}} [[nightmare]], [[delirium]]
# {{only used in|fr|valoir son pesant d'or}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|pensât}}

==Friulian==

===Etymology===
From {{m|fur|pesâ}}.

===Adjective===
{{head|fur|adjective}}

# [[heavy]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|fur|grivi}}

==Old French==

===Verb===
{{head|fro|present participle}}

# {{present participle of|fr|peser|nocat=1}}

===Adjective===
{{fro-adj|mf|f2=pesante}}

# [[heavy]]
#* {{quote-book|fro|year=c. 1180,|title=s:fr:Perceval ou le conte du Graal|author=w:Chrétien de Troyes|passage=c'est mes haubers,<br />s'est ausi '''pesanz''' come fers.|translation=It's my chainmail<br />It's as heavy as iron.}}

==Romansch==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|rm|pesont||Sursilvan}}
* {{alt|rm|pasànt||Sutsilvan}}
* {{alt|rm|pasant||Surmiran}}

===Adjective===
{{rm-adj}}

# {{lb|rm|Rumantsch Grischun|Puter|Vallader}} [[heavy]]

====Synonyms====
* {{qualifier|Rumantsch Grischun|Sursilvan|Surmiran}} {{l|rm|grev}}
* {{qualifier|Sutsilvan}} {{l|rm|greav}}
* {{qualifier|Puter|Vallader}} {{l|rm|greiv}}