heav·y (h v  )adj. heav·i·er, heav·i·est 1. Having relatively great weight: a heavy load. 2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity. 3. a. Large, as in number or quantity: a heavy turnout; heavy casualties. b. Large in yield or output: heavy rainfall. 4. Of great intensity: heavy activity; heavy fighting. 5. a. Having great power or force: a heavy punch. b. Violent; rough: heavy seas. 6. a. Equipped with massive armaments and weapons: a heavy cruiser; heavy infantry. b. Large enough to fire powerful shells: heavy guns. 7. a. Indulging to a great degree: a heavy drinker. b. Involved or participating on a large scale: a heavy investor. 8. Of great import or seriousness; grave: heavy matters of state. 9. a. Having considerable thickness: a heavy coat. b. Broad or coarse: drew the face with heavy lines. 10. a. Dense; thick: a heavy fog. b. Slow to dissipate; strong: "There was a heavy fragrance of flowers and lemon trees" (Mario Puzo). c. Too dense or rich to digest easily: a heavy dessert. d. Insufficiently leavened: heavy bread. e. Full of clay and readily saturated: heavy soil. 11. a. Weighed down; burdened: trees heavy with plums. b. Emotionally weighed down; despondent: a heavy heart. c. Marked by or exhibiting weariness: heavy lids. d. Sad or painful: heavy news. 12. a. Hard to do or accomplish; arduous: heavy going; heavy reading. b. Not easily borne; oppressive: heavy taxes. 13. Lacking vitality; deficient in vivacity or grace: a heavy gait; heavy humor. 14. Sharply inclined; steep: a heavy grade. 15. Having a large capacity or designed for rough work: a heavy truck. 16. Of, relating to, or involving the large-scale production of basic products, such as steel: heavy industry. 17. Of or relating to a serious dramatic role. 18. Physics Of or relating to an isotope with an atomic mass greater than the average mass of that element. 19. Loud; sonorous: a heavy sound; heavy breathing. 20. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a syllable ending in a long vowel or in a vowel plus two consonants. 21. Slang a. Of great significance or profundity. b. Very popular or important: a rock star who is really heavy. adv. heav·i·er, heav·i·est Heavily: The snow is falling heavier tonight than last night. n. pl. heav·ies 1. a. A serious or tragic role in a play. b. An actor playing such a role. 2. Slang A villain in a story or play. 3. Slang A mobster. 4. Slang One that is very important or influential: a media heavy. [Middle English hevi, from Old English hefig; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] heav i·ness n.Synonyms: heavy, weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome These adjectives mean having a relatively great weight. Heavy refers to what has great physical weight (a heavy boulder) and figuratively to what is burdensome or oppressive to the spirit (heavy responsibilities). Weighty literally denotes having considerable weight (a weighty package); figuratively, it describes what is onerous, serious, or important (a weighty decision). Hefty refers principally to physical heaviness or brawniness: a hefty book; a tall, hefty wrestler. Massive describes what is bulky, heavy, solid, and strong: massive marble columns. Ponderous refers to what has great mass and weight and usually implies unwieldiness: ponderous prehistoric beasts. Figuratively it describes what is complicated, involved, or lacking in grace: a book with a ponderous plot. Something cumbersome is difficult to move, handle, or deal with because it is heavy, bulky, or clumsy: cumbersome luggage. |
heavy [ˈhɛvɪ]
adj heavier, heaviest
1. of comparatively great weight a heavy stone
2. (Physics / General Physics) having a relatively high density lead is a heavy metal
3. great in yield, quality, or quantity heavy rain heavy traffic
4. great or considerable heavy emphasis
5. hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfil heavy demands
6. sad or dejected in spirit or mood heavy at heart
7. coarse or broad a heavy line heavy features
8. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy
9. solid or fat heavy legs
10. (Business / Commerce) (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials Compare light2 [19]
11. serious; grave
12. (Military) Military
a. armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc.
b. (of guns, etc.) of a large and powerful type
13. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (of a syllable) having stress or accentuation Compare light2 [24]
14. dull and uninteresting a heavy style
15. prodigious a heavy drinker
16. (Cookery) (of cakes, bread, etc.) insufficiently leavened
17. deep and loud a heavy thud
18. (of music, literature, etc.)
a. dramatic and powerful; grandiose
b. not immediately comprehensible or appealing
19. Slang
a. unpleasant or tedious
b. wonderful
c. (of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard
20. weighted; burdened heavy with child
21. clumsy and slow heavy going
22. permeating a heavy smell
23. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain heavy skies
24. (Cookery) not easily digestible a heavy meal
25. (Physics / General Physics) (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element heavy hydrogen heavy water
26. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) Horse racing (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy
27. Slang using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality the heavy mob
heavy on Informal using large quantities of this car is heavy on petrol
n pl heavies
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre)
a. a villainous role
b. an actor who plays such a part
2. (Military) Military
a. a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleship
b. a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery
3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Informal (usually plural, often preceded by the) a serious newspaper the Sunday heavies
4. Informal a heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc.
5. Slang a man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence
6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Scot strong bitter beer
adv
a. in a heavy manner; heavily time hangs heavy
b. (in combination) heavy-laden
[Old English hefig; related to hebban to heave, Old High German hebīg]
heavily adv
heaviness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | heavy - an actor who plays villainous roles |
| 2. | heavy - a serious (or tragic) role in a play persona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" | |
| Adj. | 1. | heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture" light - of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" |
| 2. | heavy - unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic" light - not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" | |
| 3. | heavy - of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries" light - of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" | |
| 4. | heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" light - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" | |
| 5. | heavy - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" | |
| 6. | heavy - (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" compact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" | |
| 7. | heavy - darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" | |
| 8. | heavy - of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas" light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" | |
| 9. | heavy - (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions light - (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" | |
| 10. | heavy - (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'" wicked - morally bad in principle or practice | |
| 11. | heavy - permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog" | |
| 12. | heavy - of relatively large extent and density; "a heavy line" thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets" | |
| 13. | heavy - made of fabric having considerable thickness; "a heavy coat" thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets" | |
| 14. | heavy - prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" | |
| 15. | heavy - full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" | |
| 16. | heavy - given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker" indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents" | |
| 17. |  heavy - of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" | |
| 18. | heavy - slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" heavy-footed - (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired heavy-footed walk" | |
| 19. | heavy - large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery" heavy-duty - designed for heavy work; "a heavy-duty detergent"; "heavy-duty gloves" | |
| 20. | heavy - dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding" indigestible - digested with difficulty | |
| 21. | heavy - sharply inclined; "a heavy grade" steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" | |
| 22. | heavy - full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes" full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" | |
| 23. | heavy - requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading" effortful - requiring great physical effort | |
| 24. | heavy - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" effortful - requiring great physical effort | |
| 25. | heavy - lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation" dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods" | |
| 26. |  heavy - (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep" | |
| 27. |  heavy - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life | |
| Adv. | 1. | heavy - slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands" |
heavy
adjective
1. weighty, large, massive, hefty, bulky, ponderous, hevE (S.M.S.) He was carrying a very heavy load.
weighty light, small, compact, handy
weighty light, small, compact, handy
2. intensive, severe, serious, concentrated, fierce, excessive, relentless, hevE (S.M.S.) Heavy fighting has been going on.
3. considerable, large, huge, substantial, abundant, copious, profuse, hevE (S.M.S.) There was a heavy amount of traffic on the roads.
considerable light, slight, moderate, sparse
considerable light, slight, moderate, sparse
4. solid, strong, thick, substantial, sturdy, hevE (S.M.S.) Put the sugar and water in a heavy pan and heat slowly.
solid lightweight
solid lightweight
5. overweight, fat, plump, obese, stocky, fleshy, portly, corpulent, thickset, hevE (S.M.S.) He was short and heavy.
6. viscous, thick, sticky, gooey (informal), syrupy, glutinous, gummy, gelatinous, icky (informal), gluey, treacly, mucilaginous, hevE (S.M.S.), viscid 11 million gallons of heavy crude oil.
7. substantial, large, filling, generous, hevE (S.M.S.) the effects of an unusually heavy meal
8. excessive, intemperate, immoderate, overindulgent, hevE (S.M.S.) He's a smoker and a very heavy drinker.
9. onerous, hard, difficult, severe, harsh, tedious, intolerable, oppressive, grievous, burdensome, wearisome, vexatious, hevE (S.M.S.) They bear a heavy burden of responsibility.
onerous light, easy, soft, gentle, moderate, mild, bearable
onerous light, easy, soft, gentle, moderate, mild, bearable
10. sluggish, slow, dull, wooden, stupid, inactive, inert, apathetic, drowsy, listless, indolent, torpid, hevE (S.M.S.) I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep.
sluggish quick, alert, brisk, agile
sluggish quick, alert, brisk, agile
11. forceful, hard, powerful, strong, sharp, violent, mighty, vigorous, hefty, hevE (S.M.S.) a heavy blow on the back of the skull
13. hard, demanding, difficult, physical, strenuous, laborious, hevE (S.M.S.) They employ two full-timers to do the heavy work.
14. overcast, dull, gloomy, cloudy, leaden, hevE (S.M.S.), louring or lowering The night sky was heavy with rain clouds.
15. humid, close, sticky, oppressive, clammy, airless, muggy, hevE (S.M.S.) The air outside was heavy and moist and sultry.
16. sad, depressed, gloomy, grieving, melancholy, dejected, despondent, downcast, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, hevE (S.M.S.) My parents' faces were heavy with fallen hope.
sad happy, calm, cheerful, joyful
sad happy, calm, cheerful, joyful
17. sorrowful, sad, gloomy, melancholy, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, disconsolate, hevE (S.M.S.) He handed over his resignation with a heavy heart.
18. serious, grave, solemn, difficult, deep, complex, profound, weighty, hevE (S.M.S.) I don't want any more of that heavy stuff.
serious trivial, unimportant, inconsequential
serious trivial, unimportant, inconsequential
19. tempestuous, wild, rough, stormy, choppy, storm-tossed, squally, hevE (S.M.S.) The ship capsized in heavy seas.
Translations
heavy [ˈhevɪ]
A. ADJ (heavier (compar) (heaviest (superl)))
1. (= weighty) → pesado
you mustn't lift heavy weights → no debes levantar cargas pesadas
to be heavy → pesar mucho
is it heavy? → ¿pesa mucho?
how heavy are you? → ¿cuánto pesas?
he has his father's heavy build → tiene la misma corpulencia de su padre
his eyes were heavy (with sleep) → los párpados le pesaban de sueño
my arms felt so heavy → me pesaban tanto los brazos
the mayor's heavy mob → los gorilas del alcalde
the trees were heavy with fruit → los árboles estaban cargados de fruta
you mustn't lift heavy weights → no debes levantar cargas pesadas
to be heavy → pesar mucho
is it heavy? → ¿pesa mucho?
how heavy are you? → ¿cuánto pesas?
he has his father's heavy build → tiene la misma corpulencia de su padre
his eyes were heavy (with sleep) → los párpados le pesaban de sueño
my arms felt so heavy → me pesaban tanto los brazos
the mayor's heavy mob → los gorilas del alcalde
the trees were heavy with fruit → los árboles estaban cargados de fruta
2. (= considerable) [traffic] → denso; [rain, shower] → fuerte; [crop] → abundante; [loss] → considerable, cuantioso; [fine] → fuerte; [defeat] → aplastante; [irony, symbolism] → enorme; [fighting, fire] → intenso
there had been a heavy fall of snow → había caído una fuerte nevada
the news came as a heavy blow → la noticia fue un duro golpe
a heavy concentration of troops → una gran concentración de tropas
heavy demand has depleted supplies → una intensa or enorme demanda ha reducido las existencias
to be a heavy drinker → beber mucho
the school places heavy emphasis on languages → la escuela da mucha importancia a los idiomas
to be heavy on sth: the car is heavy on petrol → el coche consume mucha gasolina
you've been a bit heavy on the butter → se te ha ido un poco la mano con la mantequilla
he is under heavy pressure to resign → le están presionando enormemente para que dimita
the heavy scent of honeysuckle → el intenso or fuerte olor a madreselva
to be a heavy smoker → fumar mucho
see also casualty, price
there had been a heavy fall of snow → había caído una fuerte nevada
the news came as a heavy blow → la noticia fue un duro golpe
a heavy concentration of troops → una gran concentración de tropas
heavy demand has depleted supplies → una intensa or enorme demanda ha reducido las existencias
to be a heavy drinker → beber mucho
the school places heavy emphasis on languages → la escuela da mucha importancia a los idiomas
to be heavy on sth: the car is heavy on petrol → el coche consume mucha gasolina
you've been a bit heavy on the butter → se te ha ido un poco la mano con la mantequilla
he is under heavy pressure to resign → le están presionando enormemente para que dimita
the heavy scent of honeysuckle → el intenso or fuerte olor a madreselva
to be a heavy smoker → fumar mucho
see also casualty, price
3. (= thick, solid) [cloth, coat, line] → grueso; [features] → tosco; [meal, food] → fuerte, pesado; [soil] → arcilloso; [fog, mist] → espeso, denso
the going was heavy because of the rain → el terreno estaba muy blando debido a la lluvia
heavy crude (oil) → crudo m denso or pesado
the going was heavy because of the rain → el terreno estaba muy blando debido a la lluvia
heavy crude (oil) → crudo m denso or pesado
4. (= oppressive, gloomy) [atmosphere] → cargado; [sky] → encapotado; [burden, responsibility] → pesado
I found this talk of marriage a bit heavy → esa conversación sobre el matrimonio me resultaba algo pesada
with a heavy heart → apesadumbrado, acongojado
the air was heavy with scent → el aire estaba cargado de perfume
I found this talk of marriage a bit heavy → esa conversación sobre el matrimonio me resultaba algo pesada
with a heavy heart → apesadumbrado, acongojado
the air was heavy with scent → el aire estaba cargado de perfume
5. (= deep) [sigh, sleep, silence] → profundo
heavy breather (on telephone) → maníaco m telefónico
heavy breathing (from exertion) → jadeos mpl, resoplidos mpl
his heavy breathing kept me awake → respiraba tan fuerte que no me dejaba dormir, sus jadeos no me dejaban dormir
to be a heavy sleeper → tener el sueño profundo
heavy breather (on telephone) → maníaco m telefónico
heavy breathing (from exertion) → jadeos mpl, resoplidos mpl
his heavy breathing kept me awake → respiraba tan fuerte que no me dejaba dormir, sus jadeos no me dejaban dormir
to be a heavy sleeper → tener el sueño profundo
6. (= arduous) [task, work] → pesado; [schedule] → apretado
I've had a heavy day → he tenido un día muy liado or ajetreado
see also weather
I've had a heavy day → he tenido un día muy liado or ajetreado
see also weather
7. (= boring, laboured) [book, film, humour] → denso, pesado
to be heavy going [book, film] → ser muy denso
the conversation was heavy going → era difícil encontrar temas de conversación
his new album/book is pretty heavy stuff → su nuevo álbum es bastante fuerte
to be heavy going [book, film] → ser muy denso
the conversation was heavy going → era difícil encontrar temas de conversación
his new album/book is pretty heavy stuff → su nuevo álbum es bastante fuerte
8. (= bad)
to have a heavy cold → estar muy resfriado or acatarrado
he had had a heavy fall → había tenido una mala caída
to get heavy things got a bit heavy (= nasty) → la cosa se puso fea
to have a heavy cold → estar muy resfriado or acatarrado
he had had a heavy fall → había tenido una mala caída
to get heavy things got a bit heavy (= nasty) → la cosa se puso fea
9. (= rough) [sea] → grueso
B. N
C. ADV
time hung heavy (on our hands) → las horas/los días se nos hacían interminables
the shadow of war hung heavy over the city → la sombra de la guerra pesaba sobre la ciudad
his son's troubles weighed heavy on his mind → los problemas de su hijo le preocupaban mucho
time hung heavy (on our hands) → las horas/los días se nos hacían interminables
the shadow of war hung heavy over the city → la sombra de la guerra pesaba sobre la ciudad
his son's troubles weighed heavy on his mind → los problemas de su hijo le preocupaban mucho
D. CPD heavy artillery N → artillería f pesada
heavy cream N (US) → nata f para montar(Sp), nata f enriquecida
heavy goods NPL → artículos mpl pesados
heavy goods vehicle N → vehículo m pesado
heavy guns NPL = heavy artillery heavy industry N → industria f pesada
heavy metal N (Chem, Ind) → metal m pesado (Mus) → heavy m (metal)
heavy type N → negrita f
heavy water N (Phys) → agua f pesada
heavy cream N (US) → nata f para montar(Sp), nata f enriquecida
heavy goods NPL → artículos mpl pesados
heavy goods vehicle N → vehículo m pesado
heavy guns NPL = heavy artillery heavy industry N → industria f pesada
heavy metal N (Chem, Ind) → metal m pesado (Mus) → heavy m (metal)
heavy type N → negrita f
heavy water N (Phys) → agua f pesada
heavy [ˈhɛvi] adj
(in weight) [thing] → lourd(e)
This bag's very heavy → Ce sac est très lourd.
It's ten times heavier than we estimated → C'est dix fois plus lourd que ce que nous avions prévu.
how heavy is it? → combien est-ce que ça pèse ?
how heavy are you? → combien pesez-vous ?, quel est votre poids?
This bag's very heavy → Ce sac est très lourd.
It's ten times heavier than we estimated → C'est dix fois plus lourd que ce que nous avions prévu.
how heavy is it? → combien est-ce que ça pèse ?
how heavy are you? → combien pesez-vous ?, quel est votre poids?
(= heavily built) [person] → trapu(e)
[material] → épais(se)
(in amount, extent) [responsibility] → lourd(e); [fine] → lourd(e); [casualties] → important(e); [traffic] → dense; [drinker, smoker] → grand(e)
to be a heavy drinker → être un(e) grand(e) buveur/euse
heavy drinking → consommation excessive d'alcool
to be a heavy drinker → être un(e) grand(e) buveur/euse
heavy drinking → consommation excessive d'alcool
[rain] → fort(e)
The rain was heavy at first → La pluie a été forte dans un premier temps.
heavy rain → fortes pluies
Heavy rain has destroyed a lot of crops → De fortes pluies ont détruit une grosse partie des récoltes.
heavy snow
In the middle of the month there was heavy snow → Il y a eu une importante chute de neige au milieu du mois.
The rain was heavy at first → La pluie a été forte dans un premier temps.
heavy rain → fortes pluies
Heavy rain has destroyed a lot of crops → De fortes pluies ont détruit une grosse partie des récoltes.
heavy snow
In the middle of the month there was heavy snow → Il y a eu une importante chute de neige au milieu du mois.
(= hard) [blow] → violent(e)
(= intense) [fighting] → acharné(e)
[meal, food] → lourd(e)
(= sad) [heart] → gros(e)
to be heavy on (= use a lot of) → consommer beaucoup de
Tanks are very heavy on fuel → Les chars consomment beaucoup d'essence. (= be full of)
It is heavy on supposition and light on fact → Il y a beaucoup d'hypothèses mais peu de faits.
Tanks are very heavy on fuel → Les chars consomment beaucoup d'essence. (= be full of)
It is heavy on supposition and light on fact → Il y a beaucoup d'hypothèses mais peu de faits.
to be heavy with (= full of) [+ scent] → être empli(e) de; [+ suspicion, questions, betrayal] → être lourd(e) de (= laden with) → être chargé(e) de
The air was heavy with moisture → L'air était très humide.
The air was heavy with moisture → L'air était très humide.
(= serious) [situation, discussion] → sérieux/euse
to be heavy going [book]
It's heavy going → Ce n'est pas facile à lire. heavy breathing
heavy breathing n → forte respiration f
heavy cream n (US) → crème f fraîche épaisse
heavy-duty [ˌhɛviˈdjuːti] adj [carpet, equipment] → résistant(e)
heavy goods vehicle n (British) → poids m lourd
heavy-handed [ˌhɛviˈhændɪd] adj [tactics, behaviour] → maladroit(e)
to be heavy-handed → être maladroit(e)
heavy industry n → industrie f lourde
heavy metal n (MUSIC) → heavy metal m
heavy-set [ˌhɛviˈsɛt] adj (mainly US) → costaud(e)
It's heavy going → Ce n'est pas facile à lire. heavy breathing
heavy breathing n → forte respiration f
heavy cream n (US) → crème f fraîche épaisse
heavy-duty [ˌhɛviˈdjuːti] adj [carpet, equipment] → résistant(e)
heavy goods vehicle n (British) → poids m lourd
heavy-handed [ˌhɛviˈhændɪd] adj [tactics, behaviour] → maladroit(e)
to be heavy-handed → être maladroit(e)
heavy industry n → industrie f lourde
heavy metal n (MUSIC) → heavy metal m
heavy-set [ˌhɛviˈsɛt] adj (mainly US) → costaud(e)
heavy
heavy:
adj (+er)
(= of great weight, Phys, fig) → schwer; features → grob; with a heavy heart → schweren Herzens, mit schwerem Herzen; heavy with pollen → mit Pollen geschwängert (geh); heavy with sleep (person) → schläfrig; eyes also → schwer; the air was heavy with smoke/the smell of cooking → der Rauch/Essensgeruch hing schwer in der Luft; his voice was heavy with sarcasm → seine Stimme triefte von or vor Sarkasmus
blow, gunfire, casualties, fog, book, meal, defeat, losses → schwer; rain, traffic, drinker, smoker, period → stark; expenses, taxes → hoch; buying → groß; line → dick; sleep → tief; landing, fall → hart; heavy buyer → Großabnehmer m; heavy type (Typ) → Fettdruck m; heavy breathing → schweres Atmen; to be heavy on petrol (Brit) or gas (US) → viel Benzin brauchen; to be heavy on the stomach → schwer im Magen liegen; to be heavy with child (liter) → schweren Leibes sein (geh)
(= heavy-handed) manner, style, sense of humour → schwerfällig
(= difficult) task, work, day → schwer; the going was heavy → wir kamen nur schwer voran; she can be heavy going → sie kann ziemlich anstrengend sein; the conversation was heavy going → die Unterhaltung war mühsam; this book is very heavy going → das Buch liest sich schwer
n
(Brit inf: = thug) → Schlägertyp m
(Theat, = villain) → Schurke m
(Scot: = beer) dunkleres, obergäriges Bier
heavy:
heavy artillery
n (Mil) → schwere Artillerie
heavy-duty
adj clothes, tyres etc → strapazierfähig; plastic, flex → dick; heavy machine → Hochleistungsmaschine f
heavy-footed
adj → schwerfällig
heavy goods vehicle
n → Lastkraftwagen m
heavy-handed
adj → schwerfällig, ungeschickt
heavy hitter
n (US) → sehr wichtige or einflussreiche Persönlichkeit
heavy industry
n → Schwerindustrie f
heavy metal
n
→ Schwermetall nt
(Mus) → Heavymetal m
heavy water reactor
n → Schwerwasserreaktor m
heavy [ˈhɛvɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) (fig) → pesante; (sigh) → profondo/a; (sleep) → profondo/a, pesante; (blow, rain, taxation) → forte; (sea) → grosso/a (after n); (expense, casualties) → ingente; (traffic) → intenso/a; (atmosphere) → opprimente; (crop) → abbondante (Mil) (fighting) → accanito/a; (fire) → nutrito/a, fitto/a; (loss) → grave; (smoker) → accanito/a
how heavy are you? → quanto pesi?
to have a heavy cold → avere un forte raffreddore
it's a heavy burden for her to bear → è un peso troppo grande per lei
with a heavy heart → col cuore gonfio
air heavy with scent → aria carica di profumo
to be a heavy drinker → essere un(a) forte bevitore/trice
my car is heavy on petrol → la mia macchina consuma troppo
to be a heavy sleeper → avere il sonno duro or pesante
it's heavy going → è una gran fatica
heavy [ˈhɛvɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) (fig) → pesante; (sigh) → profondo/a; (sleep) → profondo/a, pesante; (blow, rain, taxation) → forte; (sea) → grosso/a (after n); (expense, casualties) → ingente; (traffic) → intenso/a; (atmosphere) → opprimente; (crop) → abbondante (Mil) (fighting) → accanito/a; (fire) → nutrito/a, fitto/a; (loss) → grave; (smoker) → accanito/a
how heavy are you? → quanto pesi?
to have a heavy cold → avere un forte raffreddore
it's a heavy burden for her to bear → è un peso troppo grande per lei
with a heavy heart → col cuore gonfio
air heavy with scent → aria carica di profumo
to be a heavy drinker → essere un(a) forte bevitore/trice
my car is heavy on petrol → la mia macchina consuma troppo
to be a heavy sleeper → avere il sonno duro or pesante
it's heavy going → è una gran fatica
how heavy are you? → quanto pesi?
to have a heavy cold → avere un forte raffreddore
it's a heavy burden for her to bear → è un peso troppo grande per lei
with a heavy heart → col cuore gonfio
air heavy with scent → aria carica di profumo
to be a heavy drinker → essere un(a) forte bevitore/trice
my car is heavy on petrol → la mia macchina consuma troppo
to be a heavy sleeper → avere il sonno duro or pesante
it's heavy going → è una gran fatica
heavy [ˈhɛvɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) (fig) → pesante; (sigh) → profondo/a; (sleep) → profondo/a, pesante; (blow, rain, taxation) → forte; (sea) → grosso/a (after n); (expense, casualties) → ingente; (traffic) → intenso/a; (atmosphere) → opprimente; (crop) → abbondante (Mil) (fighting) → accanito/a; (fire) → nutrito/a, fitto/a; (loss) → grave; (smoker) → accanito/a
how heavy are you? → quanto pesi?
to have a heavy cold → avere un forte raffreddore
it's a heavy burden for her to bear → è un peso troppo grande per lei
with a heavy heart → col cuore gonfio
air heavy with scent → aria carica di profumo
to be a heavy drinker → essere un(a) forte bevitore/trice
my car is heavy on petrol → la mia macchina consuma troppo
to be a heavy sleeper → avere il sonno duro or pesante
it's heavy going → è una gran fatica
adj heavy [ˈhevi]
1 having great weight; difficult to lift or carry a heavy parcel. swaar ثَقيل тежък těžký tung schwer βαρύς pesado raske سنگين raskas lourd כָּבֵד भारी težak nehéz berat þungur pesante 重い 무거운 sunkus smags berat zwaar tung, solid, massiv ciężki pesado greu тяжёлый ťažký težek težak tung หนัก ağır 沉重的 важкий وزنی، ثقیل nặng nề 重型的
2 having a particular weight I wonder how heavy our little baby is. swaar يَزِن тежък těžký tung schwer που έχει συγκεκριμένο βάρος pesado raske وزن داشتن painava lourd מִשקָל वजनदार težak súlyos, nehéz berat þungur pesante ～の重さの 무게가 있는 (kokio) svorio smags berat zwaar tung ciężki greu тяжёлый ťažký težek težak tung หนัก ağır 重的 важкий کسی مخصوص وزن کا nặng 重的
3 of very great amount, force etc heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes. swaar, hooglopend ثَقيل، غَزير، شَديد، قَوي силен hustý; ostrý; rozbouřený; tíživý stærk; voldsom; tung schwer,stark δυνατός, μεγάλος fuerte, abundante kõva, tormine, ränk بسار زیاد؛ سنگین raskas gros, lourd כָּבֵד मात्रा या परिमाण में बहुत ज्यादा snažan (kiša), uzburkan (more), težak (udarac) erős, súlyos; viharos (tenger) lebat, keras mikill, þungur, forte; violento 激しい 양이 많은 smarkus, didelis stiprs; spēcīgs; (par cenu, nodokļiem) augsts lebat; bergelora; banyak jumlahnya zwaar, heftig kraftig, tung, solid silny, wzburzony, wysoki forte mare; tare сильный; высокий hustý; silný; rozbúrený; ťaživý obilen, težek, razburkan snažan kraftig, hård มาก büyük, yoğun, şiddetli 數量大的，力量大的 великий زيادہ مقدار یا ضخامت والا lượng lớn 大量的
4 doing something to a great extent He's a heavy smoker/drinker. kwaai ثَقيل، إلى حد عَظيم голям těžký stor- stark μανιώδης empedernido kõva افراطی tehdä jtn hyvin paljon gros כֵּבד कोई चीज बहुत ज्यादा करना težak erős berat stórtækur, stór- grande, accanito はなはだしい 심한 didelis (par smēķētāju, dzērāju) kaislīgs; liels kaki zwaar stor- intensywny, nałogowy excessivo mare заядлый veľký strasten okoreli stor- อย่างหนัก fazla, aşırı 程度大的 затятий حد سے زيادہ nặng 多的
5 dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy a heavy sky/atmosphere. bewolk, drukkend مُنْذِر بالمَطَر والعَواصِف мрачен zatažený; dusný mørk trübe βαρύς (π.χ. για καιρό) cargado sünge ابری raskas lourd כָּבֵד अंधेरा जिससे तूफान के आने की आशंका हो tmuran, naoblacen viharos mendung þungbúinn pesante 重苦しい 음산한 niūrus, slogus, apsiniaukęs drūms; apmācies mendung zwaar (storm)tung pochmurny, ponury pesado apăsător; înnorat мрачный zamračený; dusný preteč, mračen tmuran mörk, laddad ที่หนาแน่นมาก kasvetli, sıkıntılı 陰沉的 вкритий хмарами, похмурий سیاح اور افسردہ âm u 阴沉的
6 difficult to read, do, understand etc Books on philosophy are too heavy for me. moeilik صَعْبٌ للقِراءَه тежък těžký svær schwer βαρύς, δύσκολος, ακατανόητος pesado, denso; difícil raske ثقيل raskas difficile קָשֶה पढ़ना या समझने में मुश्किल naporan, težak nehéz sulit erfiður pesante むずかしい 난해한 sunkus grūti saprotams berat zwaar, moeilijk tung, vanskelig, trettende trudny difícil greu, dificil трудный ťažký težek težak svår ยาก zor, ağır 難懂的 тяжкий سمجھنے یا پڑھنے میں مشکل khó hiểu 难懂的
7 (of food) hard to digest rather heavy pastry. onverteerbaar صَعْبٌ للهَضْم трудносмилаем těžký tung schwer βαρύς, δύσπεπτος pesado raske دير هضم raskas lourd “אוֹכֵל כָּבֵד” देर से पचने वाली कोई चीज neprobavljiv nehéz berat þungur pesante もたれる 소화가 안되는 sunkiai virškinamas (par ēdienu) grūti gremojams sukar untuk dihadamkan zwaar op de maag tung(tfordøyelig) ciężkostrawny pesado greu тяжёлый ťažký težko prebavljiv težak mäktig ที่ย่อยยาก ağır 難消化的 важкий مشکل سے ہضم ہونے والا khó tiêu 难消化的
8 noisy and clumsy heavy footsteps. swaar مُتَثاقِل шумен těžký tung schwer βαρύς, αδέξιος pesado raske سنگين raskas lourd, pesant כָּבֵד हंगामेदार bucan, nespretan súlyos berat þunglamalegur, hávær pesante 重々しい 서투른 sunkus (par kustībām) smags; neveikls bising dan cemerkap zwaar tung, grov, klosset ciężki pesado greu, apăsat тяжёлый ťažký, ťažkopádny težek glasan tung เสียงหนักแน่น kaba, paldır küldür 大聲且笨重的 тяжкий بے ڈھب اور شور شرابے والا vụng về 笨重的
adv heavily
swaar, hewig بِتَثاقُل، بِصورَة ثقيلَه тежко těžce tungt; stærkt; voldsomt; stort; svært schwer βαριά pesadamente raskelt به سنگينی raskaasti lourdement בִּכבֵדוּת भार सहित/ज्यादा teško, jako, intenzivno erősen, nagyon; nehezen dengan berat þunglega pesantemente 重く 무겁게 sunkiai smagi; grūti dengan banyaknya zwaar tungt, grovt ciężko pesadamente cu greu(tate) тяжело; сильно ťažko težko teško tungt อย่างหนัก şiddetle; ağır; sıkıcı bir şekilde 重重地 тяжко, важко زیادتی سے một cách nặng nề 重重地
n heaviness
swaarte, gewig ثِقَل тежина tíha tyngde; voldsomhed die Schwere βάρος, βαρύτητα pesadez raskus سنگينی raskaus, paino lourdeur כְּבֵדוּת भारीपन težina, tromost nehézség bobot þyngsli pesantezza 重いこと 무거움 sunkumas smagums; grūtums keberatan zwaarte tyngde, tretthet, vanskelighet ciężar peso greutate тяжесть váha teža težina tyngd ความหนัก ağırlık, güçlük, şiddet 重 важкість, тяжкість بھاری پن sự nặng nề 重
adj heavy-ˈduty
made to stand up to very hard wear or use heavy-duty tyres. vir swaar diens, swaardiens- سَميك، يتحمَّل الإستِعْمال предназначен за тежък peжим trvanlivý svær; robust Hochleistungs-... μεγάλης αντοχής fuerte, resistente vastupidav سخت كار raskaaseen käyttöön sopiva à grand rendement לְשִימוּש מְמוּשָך וְקָשֶה मजबूत बनी हुई cvrst, otporan, izdržljiv nagy teherbírású, strapabíró kuat slitþolinn, sterkur robusto 丈夫な 강력한, 튼튼한 didelio atsparumo ļoti izturīgs (par materiālu, mašīnām u.tml.) tugas berat zeer bestendig ekstra kraftig, slitasjesterk o podwyższonej/zwiększonej odporności na zużycie para serviços pesados care rezistă mult сверхпрочный trvanlivý odporen otporan slitstark, tålig ทนทาน dayanıklı, sağlam 耐磨損的，耐用的 зверхміцний سخت یا مشکل کاموں کے لیے ساختہ rất mạnh 经得起损耗的
heavy industry
industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products. swaar industrie صِناعَة ثَقيلَه тежка промишленост těžký průmysl sværindustri die Schwerindustrie βαριά βιομηχανία industria pesada rasketööstus صنايع سنگين raskas teollisuus industrie lourde תַעֲשִייה כְּבֵדָה भारी उद्योग teška industrija nehézipar industri berat þungaiðnaður industria pesante 重工業 중공업 sunkioji pramonė smagā rūpniecība industri berat zware industrie tungindustri przemysł ciężki indústria pesada industrie grea тяжёлая промышленность ťažký priemysel težka industrija teška industrija tung industri อุตสาหกรรมขนาดใหญ่ ağır sanayi 重工業 важка промисловість دھاتوں کے بھاری اشیا بنانے یا بڑي مشینیں بنانے والا کارخانہ công nghiệp nặng 重工业
adj / n heavyweight
(a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight a heavyweight boxer. swaargewig وَزن ثَقيل тежка категория v těžké váze sværvægter; sværvægts- das Schwergewicht βαρέων βαρών peso pesado raskekaallane, raskekaalu سنگين وزن raskaan sarjan poids lourd מִשקָל כַּבֵד कई प्रतियोगिताओं में एक विशेष खंड boksac teške kategorije, teškaš nehézsúlyú kelas berat þungaviktar- peso massimo ヘビー級の (選手) (권투 선수, 시합이) 헤비급의 sunkiasvoris smagsvars; smagsvara- heavyweight zwaargewicht tungvekts-; tungvekter waga ciężka pesado(s) categorie grea тяжёлого веса; тяжеловес v ťažkej váhe; ťažká váha (tekmovalec) težke kategorije teška kategorija tungvikt, tungviktare; tungvikts- นักมวยอาชีพที่มีน้ำหนักมากกว่า 79.5 กิโลกรัม หรือ 175 ปอนด์ ağır siklet 重量級的；重量級運動員 важкоатлет کھلاڑیوں کے وزن کے لحاظ سے ان کی درجہ بندی hạng nặng 重量级运动员,最重量级拳击手(或摔交手)
heavy going
difficult to make any progress with I found this book very heavy going. swaar, moeilik (boek) شاق، عَسير، صَعْب التقدُّم فيه труден těžkopádný tung die Schinderei βαρύς κι ασήκωτος, που δύσκολα προχωράει pesado, lento raskesti minev بد قلق raskassoutuinen difficile à (...) מַטָלָה קָשָה अत्यधिक कठिन पाना zahtjevan, težak nehezen lehet haladni vmivel sulit erfiður (yfirferðar) pesante, noioso はかどらない 진척이 잘 되지 않다 sunkus (par darbu) grūti paveicams; lielu piepūli prasošs susah zwaar om door te komen arbeidskrevende, vanskelig ciężki duro de roer greoi, dificil труднопреодолимый ťažkopádny težek težak za razumevanje tung[], tung[], tung[] ยากที่จะกระทำหรือเข้าใจ zor ilerleyen 難以有所進展 непролазний دھیمی، دشوار ترقی tẻ nhạt 困难的
a heavy heart
a feeling of sadness He obeyed with a heavy heart. bedroef, swaarmoedig كئيب، مُفعَم بالغَم тъга (s) těžkým srdcem tungt hjerte schweren Herzens βαριά καρδιά pesar, abatimiento raske südamega اندوهگين raskain sydämin coeur gros מְדוּכדַך उदास teška srca szomorú szív sedih dapur malincuore 重い心 침울하게 sunkia širdimi smaga sirds dgn berat hati zwaarmoedig (med) tungt hjerte ciężkie serce (de) coração pesado trist грусть s ťažkým srdcom s težkim srcem tužna srca tungt hjärta ใจแข็ง üzüntü, keder 心情沉重的 сум افسردگی đau buồn 心情沉重的
make heavy weather of
to find surprising difficulty in doing He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it. opdraand kry met iets, swaar kry met iets يجد صُعوبة غير متوقَّعَه оказвам се труден pořádně se zapotit gøre et stort nummer ud af viel Wind machen um συναντώ αδικαιολόγητες δυσκολίες σε κτ. costar mucho trabajo hacer algo (millegi kallal) koperdama با مشکل غیر منتظره ای روبرو شدن joutua yllättäviin hankaluuksiin s'en tirer avec peine לְהִיתָקֵל בְּקוֹשִׁי רַב खराब मौसम muciti se s necim nehéznek talál vmit, küszködik vmivel menganggap berat lenda í óvæntum erfiðleikum (fare più difficile di quello che è) 四苦八苦する 너무 심각하게 생각하다 (kam kas) sunkiai sektis sarežģīt darbu/problēmu terkejut kerana sesuatu itu lebih sukar drpd yg disangka problemen maken over synes at noe er vanskelig mieć niespodziewane kłopoty fazer muita água a se chinui mai mult decât se aştepta раздувать трудности poriadne sa zapotiť težko izpeljati preuveličati göra mycket väsen av อากาศแย่ beklemediği şekilde zorlanmak 發覺(某事)做起來意外地困難 несподівано виявлятися важким کسی چیز کو ضرورت سے زیادہ مشکل بتانا làm cho nhiệm vụ trở nên khó khăn hơn là trong thực tế 极其困难的
heavy → ثقيل těžký tung schwer βαρύς pesado painava lourd težak pesante 重い 무거운 zwaar tung ciężki pesado тяжелый tung หนัก ağır nặng 笨重地
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