heavy

heavy [ˈhevɪ]

1. adjective

lourd ; [payments, charges] important ; [crop] abondant ; [rain, shower] fort before n ; ( = tedious) indigeste ; [fighting, shelling] intensif ; [traffic] dense ; [sigh, work] gros (grosse f) before n

• to make heavier alourdir

• how heavy is it? combien ça pèse ?

• to be a heavy drinker être un gros buveur

• to be a heavy sleeper avoir le sommeil lourd

• his voice was heavy with sarcasm son ton était très sarcastique

• eyes heavy with sleep yeux mpl lourds de sommeil

• my car is heavy on petrol ma voiture consomme beaucoup (d'essence)

• I've had a heavy day j'ai eu une journée chargée

• heavy gunfire feu m nourri

• heavy blow coup m violent ; (figurative) rude coup m

• a man of heavy build un homme de forte carrure

• there were heavy casualties il y a eu de nombreuses victimes

• a heavy concentration of ... une forte concentration de ...

• a heavy cold un gros rhume

• heavy periods règles fpl abondantes

• heavy features traits mpl épais

• this book is very heavy going ce livre est très indigeste

• with a heavy heart le cœur gros

• heavy sea grosse mer f

• it's heavy stuff (inf) ( = not superficial) ça a de la substance ; ( = difficult, tedious) c'est indigeste

• he made heavy weather of it il en a vraiment rajouté (inf)

• he did all the heavy work c'est lui qui a fait le gros travail

2. adverb

lourdement

• to weigh heavy on peser lourdement sur

3. compounds

► heavy-duty adjective [carpet, equipment] à usage intensif

► heavy goods vehicle noun poids m lourd

► heavy-handed adjective

• to be heavy-handed être maladroit ► heavy industry noun industrie f lourde

► heavy metal noun ( = music) heavy metal m

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['hevɪ] 1.

(colloq) noun (person) grosse brute f

2.

adjective

1) [person, load, bag] lourd; Military, Industry [machinery] gros/grosse (before n), lourd; [artillery] lourd

to make something heavier — alourdir quelque chose

he's 5 kg heavier than me — il pèse 5 kilos de plus que moi

2) [fabric, coat] lourd; [shoes, frame] gros/grosse (before n); [line, features] épais/épaisse; [movement, step] pesant, lourd; [blow] violent; [perfume, accent] fort; [irony, responsibility, sigh] lourd

with a heavy heart — le cœur gros

to be a heavy sleeper — avoir le sommeil lourd

a heavy thud — un bruit sourd

the interview was heavy going — l'interview a été laborieuse

3) (abundant) [traffic] dense; [gunfire] nourri; [bleeding] abondant

to be a heavy drinker/smoker — boire/fumer beaucoup

4) (severe) [loss, debt] lourd; [attack] intense; [sentence, fine] sévère; [criticism] fort (before n); [cold] gros/grosse (before n)

heavy fighting — de violents combats

5) Meteorology [rain, frost] fort; [fog] épais/épaisse; [snow] abondant; [sky] chargé

it's very heavy today — il fait très lourd aujourd'hui

in heavy seas — par grosse mer

6) Culinary [meal, food] lourd

7) (busy) [timetable] chargé

8) [book, film, lecture] ardu

this book makes heavy reading — ce livre n'est pas d'une lecture facile

3.

adverb

time hung heavy on her hands — le temps lui pesait

English-French dictionary. 2013.