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1 ♦ heavy
♦ heavy /ˈhɛvɪ/A a.1 pesante ( anche fig.); grave; gravoso; noioso; opprimente; indigesto; greve per il sonno; assonnato: (fis. nucl.) heavy hydrogen, idrogeno pesante; (econ.) the heavy industry, l'industria pesante; (trasp.) heavy haulage, trasporti pesanti; a heavy fall, una grave (o brutta) caduta; a heavy responsibility, una grave responsabilità; heavy news, notizie gravi (o sgradevoli); a heavy task, un compito gravoso; heavy food, cibo pesante; a heavy style [meal], uno stile [un pasto] pesante; This novel is heavy reading, è un romanzo pesante (o di lettura faticosa); heavy eyelids, palpebre grevi per il sonno, assonnate2 grande; grosso; forte; violento; abbondante: a heavy blow, un forte colpo; a heavy smell, un forte odore; (autom.) heavy traffic, traffico intenso; heavy rain, forte pioggia; pioggia violenta; There's a heavy sea ( running), c'è il mare grosso; a heavy storm, una violenta tempesta; heavy fire, fuoco nutrito ( di fucileria, ecc.); to have a heavy accent, parlare stretto3 grande; forte; accanito: a heavy drinker [eater], un gran bevitore [mangiatore]; a heavy smoker, un fumatore accanito4 malinconico; triste; rattristato: a heavy fate, un triste fato; with a heavy heart, col cuore rattristato (o gonfio); a malincuore8 goffo; pesante; sgraziato; grossolano; massiccio; tozzo11 (mil.) pesante; di grosso calibro: heavy guns (o artillery) cannoni di grosso calibro; artiglieria pesanteB n.2 (teatr.) ruolo da cattivo3 (teatr.) (il) cattivo4 (mil.) pezzo d'artiglieria pesante5 (mil., naut.) grossa nave da guerra; corazzata; portaerei8 (pl.) (fam. ingl.) i giornali seri (e noiosi)9 (pl.) (fam.) droghe pesanti● (mil.) heavy-armed, munito d'armamento pesante □ (fig. fam.) the heavy artillery, i pezzi grossi □ (aeron.) heavy bomber, bombardiere pesante □ heavy breather, chi dorme russando; ( anche) chi telefona a una donna ansimando in modo osceno □ heavy breathing, respiro affannoso (o faticoso) □ (comm.) a heavy buyer, un grosso acquirente □ a heavy cake, una torta densa (o poco lievitata) □ (mil.) heavy calibre, grosso calibro □ a heavy cold, un forte raffreddore □ ( USA) heavy cream, panna grassa □ (naut.) heavy cruiser, incrociatore pesante □ heavy-duty, ( di materiale, oggetto) robusto; resistente; da lavoro; (fig. fam.) serio, importante, notevole, grave: heavy-duty scissors, forbici robuste; grosse forbici □ (fam. USA) heavy foot, uno che ha il piede pesante ( sull'acceleratore); uno che va a tavoletta □ (fam., anche sport) heavy-footed, lento, appesantito, pesante □ heavy-going, pesante; difficile □ heavy ground, terreno pesante; (ind. min.) terreno instabile □ heavy-handed, goffo, maldestro; oppressivo, tirannico; che ci va giù pesante (fam.) □ heavy-hearted, malinconico; triste; depresso □ ( USA) heavy hitter, ( baseball) bravo battitore; (fig.) pezzo grosso, pezzo da novanta □ heavy-laden, che porta un grosso carico; (fig.) oppresso □ heavy-legged, che si sente le gambe pesanti □ (fig.) heavy lifting, il grosso di un lavoro; lavoro duro: to do the heavy lifting, fare il grosso del lavoro □ heavy metal, (metall.) metallo pesante; (mus.) heavy metal □ (fam. GB) the heavy mob, gli sgherri (uomini violenti agli ordini di qc.) □ (chim.) heavy oil, olio pesante □ to be heavy on sb., essere severo con q. □ (mecc.) to be heavy on, consumare molto ( carburante, olio, ecc.) □ heavy petting, petting spinto □ heavy-pulling, che tira forte (o con grande forza) □ heavy-set, atticciato; tarchiato; tracagnotto □ a heavy sleeper una persona dal sonno pesante □ (chim.) heavy spar, barite, solfato di bario □ (chim.) heavy water, acqua pesante □ (fis. nucl.) heavy-water reactor, reattore ad acqua pesante □ (aeron.) heavier-than-air, più pesante dell'aria (rif. ad aereo, aliante, elicottero e sim.) □ to become heavy, appesantirsi; ingrassare □ to lie heavy on, pesare su (fig.), essere di peso a: Treason lies heavy on his conscience, il tradimento gli pesa sulla coscienza □ (fig.) to make heavy weather of st., fare (apparire) qc. più difficile di quello che è; dipingere qc. più brutto di come è □ Time hangs (o lies) heavy on sb. 's hands, il tempo passa lentamente; le ore si succedono monotone. -
2 heavy
['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3.* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) pesante2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) pesante3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) forte; violento4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) grande, accanito5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) pesante6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) pesante7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) pesante8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) pesante•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3. -
3 smoker
['sməʊkə(r)]1) (person) fumatore m. (-trice)2) (on train) scompartimento m. (per) fumatori* * *noun (a person who smokes cigarettes etc: When did you become a smoker?; He's a pipe-smoker.) fumatore, fumatrice* * *smoker /ˈsməʊkə(r)/n.● (med.) smoker's heart, tachicardia dei fumatori □ (market.) smoker's requisites, articoli per fumatori.* * *['sməʊkə(r)]1) (person) fumatore m. (-trice)2) (on train) scompartimento m. (per) fumatori -
4 heavy **** adj
['hɛvɪ]- ier comp - iest superl (gen) fig pesante, (sigh) profondo (-a), (sleep) profondo (-a), pesante, (blow, rain, taxation) forte, (sea) grosso (-a) (after n), (expense, casualties) ingente, (traffic) intenso (-a), (atmosphere) opprimente, (crop) abbondante, (Mil: fighting) accanito (-a), (fire) nutrito (-a), fitto (-a), (loss) grave, (smoker) accanito (-a)to be a heavy sleeper — avere il sonno duro or pesante
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