heavy-handed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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heavy-handed [Brit ˌhɛvɪˈhandɪd, Am ˈˌhɛvi ˈˌhændəd] ADJ

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

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IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

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1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:
venir
come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:
arriver
the letter came on Monday
la lettre est arrivée lundi
your turn will come
ton tour arrivera
to come after sb (chase)
poursuivre qn
to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane
prendre
I came on foot/by bike
je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette
to come down stairs, street
descendre
to come up stairs, street
monter
to come down from Scotland/from Alaska
venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska
to come from airport, hospital
venir de
to come into house, room
entrer dans
the train came into the station
le train est entré en gare
to come past car, person:
passer
to come through person: town centre, tunnel
passer par
to come through water, object: window etc
traverser
to come to school, telephone
venir à
to come to the door
venir ouvrir
to come to the surface
remonter à la surface
to come to the company as apprentice, consultant
entrer dans l'entreprise comme
to come to do
venir faire
to come running
arriver en courant
to come limping down the street
descendre la rue en boitant
to come crashing to the ground structure:
s'écraser au sol
to come streaming through the window light:
entrer à flots par la fenêtre
lunch is ready, come and get it!
le déjeuner est prêt, à table!
when the time comes
lorsque le moment sera venu
the time has come to do
le moment est venu de faire
I'm coming!
j'arrive!
come to mummy
viens voir maman
to come and go
aller et venir
you can come and go as you please
tu es libre de tes mouvements
fashions come and go
les modes vont et viennent
come next week/year
la semaine/l'année prochaine
come Christmas/Summer
à Noël/en été
there may come a time or day when you regret it
tu pourrais le regretter un jour
for some time to come
encore quelque temps
there's still the meal/speech to come
il y a encore le repas/discours

12. come (be situated):

come
venir
to come after
suivre, venir après
to come before (in time, list, queue)
précéder
to come before (in importance)
passer avant
to come within terms
faire partie de
to come first/last athlete, horse:
arriver premier/dernier
where did you come?
tu es arrivé combien? inf
where did you come?
tu es arrivé à quelle place?
my family comes first
ma famille passe avant tout
nothing can come between us
rien ne peut nous séparer
don't let this come between us
on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça
to try to come between two people
essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes
nothing comes between me and my football!
pour moi le foot c'est sacré!
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Translations for heavy-handed in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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doigté [dwate] N m

délicatesse [delikatɛs] N f

I.épais (épaisse) [epɛ, ɛs] ADJ

II.épais (épaisse) [epɛ, ɛs] ADV

III.au plus épais de PREP

rôle [ʀol] N m

2. rôle (fonction):

rôle (gén)
role
rôle (d'organe, de cœur, rein)
function, role
réduire le rôle de l'État
to reduce the role of the state
renverser les rôles
to reverse roles
le rôle de l'adverbe/de la ponctuation dans la phrase
the role of the adverb/of punctuation marks in the sentence
le rôle de qn dans une affaire
sb's role ou part in an affair
le comité/l'organisme a pour rôle de faire
the role of the committee/the organization is to do
jouer un grand rôle ou un rôle important dans
to play a large ou major part ou role in
les membres de l'organisation auront un rôle d'observateurs
the members of the organization will act as observers
faire qc à tour de rôle
to take it in turns to do sth, to do sth in turn
faire la vaisselle à tour de rôle
to take it in turns to do the dishes

I.lourd (lourde) [luʀ, luʀd] ADJ

II.lourd (lourde) [luʀ, luʀd] ADV

III.lourde N f

IV.lourd (lourde) [luʀ, luʀd]

heavy-handed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for heavy-handed in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for heavy-handed in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

I.lourd(e) [luʀ, luʀd] ADJ

II.lourd(e) [luʀ, luʀd] ADV

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This action was perceived by many as heavy-handed and achieved little.
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Considering how heavy-handed this routine exploitation crime drama comes across, the final result is not bad for such a rotten film.
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The term is also used as an insult to imply that the ruling party is too heavy-handed in certain actions.
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The protesters alleged that the police had been heavy-handed.
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The government's reaction to confrontations was seen to be one-sided and heavy-handed in favour of unionists.
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In 2001, the heavy-handed nature of the band's internal songwriting process created some dramatic lineup changes.
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Protestors were said to be angry at the use of what they considered heavy-handed police tactics.
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His time was riddled with industrial relations problems much of which was considered to be provoked by heavy-handed management techniques.
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Sharp-tongued with a fiery temper, he was appointed to fight corruption, but observers thought he was too heavy-handed about it.
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Independent collective action without involving the state and its more heavy-handed compulsions may be more effective than aggressive policing that alienates local opinion.
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