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1 heavily
heavily [ˈhevɪlɪ]a. [rely on, influence, censor, subsidize] fortement ; [rain, snow] très fort ; [bleed] abondamment ; [smoke, drink] beaucoup ; [gamble] gros ; [criticize] vivement ; [tax] lourdement• heavily involved in [+ politics, interest group] très engagé dans ; [+ drugs, illegal business] fortement impliqué dansc. ( = deeply) [breathe, pant] bruyamment ; [sleep, sigh] profondémentd. ( = clumsily) lourdemente. ( = 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 carruref. [embroidered] richement* * *['hevɪlɪ]1) [lean, fall, move, weigh] lourdement; [sleep, sigh] profondément; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment; ( with difficulty) péniblement2) ( abundantly) [rain] très fort; [snow, invest, smoke, drink, rely] beaucoup; [bleed] abondamment; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortementto lose heavily — ( financially) perdre beaucoup; ( in game) se faire écraser
to be heavily into something — (colloq) s'adonner à quelque chose
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2 heavily
1 ( with weight) [lean, press, fall, move, load, weigh] lourdement ; [walk, tread] à pas pesants ; [sleep, sigh] profondément ; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment ; ( with difficulty) péniblement ; heavily built solidement bâti ; heavily underlined souligné d'un gros trait ; to come down heavily on sth ne pas tolérer qch ; to come down heavily on sb punir qn de manière exemplaire ;2 (considerably, abundantly) [rain] très fort ; [snow, spend, invest, smoke, drink, criticize, rely] beaucoup ; [bleed] abondamment ; [involved] grandement ; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortement ; to be too heavily dependent on compter beaucoup trop sur ; to be heavily subsidized bénéficier de beaucoup de subventions ; heavily sedated sous forte sédation ; 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 ○ s'adonner à [drug, music, sport].
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