heavy-going in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for heavy-going in the French»English Dictionary

lourdingue [luʀdɛ̃ɡ] ADJ inf

lourdingue personne

clumsy

lourdingue film, musique

heavy-going

lourdingue plaisanterie

unsubtle

lourdingue style

ungainly

digeste [diʒɛst] ADJ

digeste

easily digestible, easy to digest

les cours ne sont pas très digestes fig

the lectures are very heavy-going

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il est dur à supporter

he's heavy going

Translations for heavy-going in the English»French Dictionary

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the conversation was heavy going

la conversation était laborieuse

this book is heavy going

ce livre est difficile à lire or est d'une lecture laborieuse

the interview was heavy going (slow, hard work)

l'interview était laborieuse

heavy-going in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for heavy-going in the English»French Dictionary

heavy-going ADJ

heavy-going

ardu(e)

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