heavily

heavily
heavily [ˈhevɪlɪ]
adverb
   a. [rely on, influence, censor, subsidize] fortement ; [rain, snow] très fort ; [bleed] abondamment ; [smoke, drink] beaucoup ; [gamble] gros ; [criticize] vivement ; [tax] lourdement
• heavily in debt fortement endetté
• to be heavily disguised avoir un déguisement très élaboré
• heavily fined condamné à une lourde amende
• heavily involved in [+ politics, interest group] très engagé dans ; [+ drugs, illegal business] fortement impliqué dans
• heavily made-up eyes yeux mpl très maquillés
• heavily outnumbered très inférieur en nombre
• she's heavily pregnant elle est bientôt à terme
• heavily weighted in sb's favour fortement favorable à qn
• to borrow heavily emprunter de grosses sommes
• to invest heavily beaucoup investir
   b. to be heavily into (inf) [+ sport, music, computers] être un(e) mordu(e) de (inf)
• he's heavily into drugs il se drogue beaucoup
• they're heavily into health foods ils ne jurent que par les produits bio
   c. ( = deeply) [breathe, pant] bruyamment ; [sleep, sigh] profondément
   d. ( = clumsily) lourdement
   e. ( = solidly) heavily built solidement bâti
• her attacker is described as aged 30-40 and heavily built son agresseur aurait entre 30 et 40 ans et serait de forte carrure
   f. [embroidered] richement
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['hevɪlɪ]
adverb
1) [lean, fall, move, weigh] lourdement; [sleep, sigh] profondément; [breathe] (noisily) bruyamment; (with difficulty) péniblement

heavily built — solidement bâti

heavily underlined — souligné d'un gros trait

2) (abundantly) [rain] très fort; [snow, invest, smoke, drink, rely] beaucoup; [bleed] abondamment; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortement

to be heavily subsidized — bénéficier de beaucoup de subventions

heavily made-up — très maquillé

to be heavily fined — avoir une forte amende

to lose heavily — (financially) perdre beaucoup; (in game) se faire écraser

to be heavily into something — (colloq) s'adonner à quelque chose


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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