heavy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for heavy in the English»French Dictionary

I.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] N inf

1. heavy (person):

heavy (gen)

grosse brute f

heavy (bodyguard, escort)

gorille m inf

2. heavy Brit (newspaper):

heavy

grand journal m

heavy

journal m sérieux

II.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] ADJ

1. heavy PHYS:

heavy (gen) (having weight) weight, person, load, bag, parcel

lourd

to be too heavy to lift

être trop lourd à soulever or pour qu'on puisse le soulever

to make sth heavier

alourdir qc

he's 5 kg heavier than me

il pèse 5 kilos de plus que moi

how heavy are you?

combien pèses-tu?

to be heavy with young animal:

être pleine

2. heavy (thick):

heavy fabric, coat

lourd

heavy shoes, frame

gros/grosse

heavy attr line, feature, face

épais/épaisse

in heavy type

en caractères gras

of heavy build

solidement bâti, de forte carrure

to wear heavy make-up

se maquiller beaucoup, être très maquillé

3. heavy (large) attr:

heavy machinery

gros/grosse

heavy machinery

lourd

heavy MIL artillery

lourd

‘heavy plant crossing’

‘traversée d'engins’

4. heavy (weighty, ponderous) fig:

heavy movement, step

pesant, lourd

heavy irony, humour, responsibility, sigh

lourd

my legs feel heavy

j'ai les jambes lourdes

his eyelids began to get heavy

ses paupières devenaient lourdes

with a heavy heart

le cœur gros

to be a heavy sleeper

avoir le sommeil lourd

a heavy thud

un bruit sourd

a heavy blow

un coup violent

‘you told me, ’ he said with heavy emphasis

‘c'est toi qui me l'a dit, ’ dit-il en insistant lourdement

the going is heavy

le terrain est lourd

the interview was heavy going (slow, hard work)

l'interview était laborieuse

5. heavy (abundant):

heavy traffic

dense

heavy gunfire

nourri

heavy bleeding, period

abondant

heavy charge, investment

important

to be a heavy drinker/smoker

boire/fumer beaucoup

security was heavy

d'importantes mesures de sécurité avaient été prises

heavy trading on the stock market

beaucoup de transactions à la Bourse

to have a heavy workload

avoir beaucoup de travail

to be heavy on (use a lot of) person: ingredient, perfume

avoir la main lourde sur

to be heavy on machine: fuel

consommer beaucoup de

to be heavy on (contain a lot of) humour, ingredient

comporter beaucoup de

6. heavy (severe):

heavy defeat, loss, debt

lourd

heavy attack, bombing

intense

heavy prison sentence, penalty, fine

sévère

heavy cuts, criticism

fort

heavy attr cold

gros/grosse

heavy casualties

un nombre élevé de victimes

heavy fighting

de violents combats

7. heavy (strong):

heavy perfume, scent, concentration

fort

heavy accent

prononcé

8. heavy METEO:

heavy rain, frost

fort

heavy fog, mist

épais/épaisse

heavy snow, dew

abondant

heavy cloud

lourd

heavy sky

chargé, lourd

it's very heavy today

il fait très lourd aujourd'hui

to capsize in heavy seas

chavirer par grosse mer

9. heavy FOOD:

heavy meal, food, pastry

lourd

heavy wine

corsé

10. heavy (busy, packed):

heavy day, month, timetable, programme

chargé

11. heavy (difficult, serious):

heavy book, paper, film, lecture

ardu

this article is or makes heavy reading

cet article n'est pas d'une lecture facile

Phrases:

to be heavy with (be loaded with) air, branch, atmosphere: perfume, flowers, resentment

être chargé de

a remark heavy with meaning

une remarque lourde de sens

III.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] ADV

heavy weigh:

heavy

lourdement

time hung heavy on her hands

le temps lui pesait

IV.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi]

things started to get heavy inf (threatening)

ça a commencé à mal tourner

things started to get heavy (serious, intellectual)

ça a commencé à devenir un peu ardu

things started to get heavy (sexual)

ça a commencé à devenir lourd inf

heavy crude, heavy crude oil N

heavy crude

pétrole m brut lourd

heavy artillery N U

heavy artillery

artillerie f lourde

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

1. heavy-handed (clumsy):

heavy-handed person, remark, compliment, approach

maladroit

2. heavy-handed (authoritarian):

heavy-handed person, policy, treatment

autoritaire

heavy-hearted [Am ˌhɛviˈhɑrdəd] ADJ

to be heavy-hearted

avoir le cœur gros

heavy machinery N U

heavy machinery

machines fpl lourdes

heavy petting N inf

heavy petting

pelotage m inf

heavy petting

attouchements mpl

heavy industry N

heavy industry

industrie f lourde

heavy metal N MUS

heavy metal

hard rock m

heavy water N

heavy water

eau f lourde

heavy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for heavy in the English»French Dictionary

I.heavy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhevi] ADJ

1. heavy (weighing a lot):

heavy object, food

lourd(e)

to do heavy lifting/carrying

porter des choses lourdes

how heavy is it?

combien ça pèse?

2. heavy (hard, difficult):

heavy work, breathing

pénible

heavy schedule, day

chargé(e)

heavy book, film

difficile

heavy pitch

lourd(e)

3. heavy (intense, strong):

heavy rainfall, accent

fort(e)

heavy blow

violent(e)

heavy cold

gros(se)

heavy sleep

profond(e)

4. heavy (abundant):

heavy applause, frost, gale

fort(e)

heavy crop, investment

gros(se)

heavy period

abondant(e)

to be heavy on fuel

consommer beaucoup

to be heavy with sth

être rempli de qc

5. heavy (not delicate, coarse):

heavy features

grossier(-ère)

heavy step, style

lourd(e)

6. heavy (severe):

heavy fine, sea

gros(se)

heavy casualties, losses

lourd(e)

7. heavy (oppressive):

heavy responsibility, sky, perfume

lourd(e)

heavy smell

fort(e)

8. heavy (excessive):

heavy drinker, smoker

gros(se)

to be a heavy sleeper

avoir le sommeil lourd

9. heavy (large, thick):

heavy beard, clouds, shoes

gros(se)

10. heavy vulg (threatening):

heavy

difficile

to get heavy with sb

devenir agressif avec qn

Phrases:

to do sth with a heavy hand

faire qc en utilisant la manière forte

things got really heavy

les choses se sont gâtées

to make heavy weather of sth

faire tout un plat de qc

to be heavy on sb

être dur avec qn

II.heavy [ˈhevi] ADV

to weigh heavy

peser lourd

to be heavy-going

être ardu

III.heavy <-ies> [ˈhevi] N inf

heavy

dur m

top-heavy ADJ pej (too heavy at the top)

top-heavy

mal équilibré(e)

heavy water N

heavy water

eau f lourde

heavy-handed ADJ

heavy-handed style, reaction:

heavy-handed

musclé(e)

heavy metal N

1. heavy metal (lead, cadmium):

heavy metal

métal m lourd

2. heavy metal (rock 'n roll):

heavy metal

heavy metal m

heavy-hearted ADJ

to be heavy-hearted

avoir le cœur gros

heavy-going ADJ

heavy-going

ardu(e)

heavy industry N

heavy industry

industrie f lourde

heavy-duty ADJ

heavy-duty boots

solide

heavy-duty tyre, machine

robuste

heavy-duty clothes

de travail

heavy-duty gardening

gros(se)

heavy-duty vehicle

utilitaire lourd

heavy goods vehicle N

heavy goods vehicle

poids m lourd

heavy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do heavy lifting/carrying

porter des choses lourdes

to be heavy on fuel

consommer beaucoup

to be a heavy sleeper

avoir le sommeil lourd

to do sth with a heavy hand

faire qc en utilisant la manière forte

to make heavy weather of sth

faire tout un plat de qc

a heavy/light load of work

beaucoup/peu de travail

to be a heavy/light sleeper

avoir un sommeil profond/léger

to be a heavy weight for sb

être un grand poids pour qn

the roads take a heavy toll

le tribut payé à la route est très lourd

to do sth with a heavy heart

faire qc la mort dans l'âme

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.

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They have heavy shells, fluted with 4 to 6 folds.

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Father is clearing off the motorised sledge, and finding it heavy going.

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The water has almost no dissolved oxygen, and instead there are traces of heavy metals like copper, besides sewage and sludge.

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The existence of the heavy armament was verified by reputable travelers who had visited the island within the two or three years before 1898.

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The earlier parts of the castle constructions are characterised by heavy granite boulder constructions, but with ever more refined details in later periods.

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His piano style is characterised by heavy basses or vamping chords in the left hand and tremolos with his right.

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A general outbreak of fighting followed and there was heavy shelling of the town that night by Croat artillery.

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Later, a stationary rainband from the typhoon dropped heavy precipitation on Guam during its dry season.

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Apart from lead and zinc it also produced silver, manganese and heavy metals such as cadmium, vanadium, and titanium in smaller quantities.

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