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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 involve
[ɪn'vɒlv] 1.there is a lot of work involved — implica o richiede molto lavoro
2) (cause to participate) coinvolgere; (implicate) implicare [person, group]to be involved in — (positive) partecipare a, occuparsi di [business, project]; (negative) essere coinvolto o implicato in [scandal, robbery]
not to get involved in o with sth. restare fuori da qcs., non farsi coinvolgere in qcs.; it will involve them in heavy expenditure — comporterà una spesa ingente per loro
to get involved in — farsi prendere o coinvolgere da [film, book, work]
2.to get involved with — legarsi o affezionarsi a [patient, client]; (romantically) essere (sentimentalmente) legato a [ person]
to involve oneself in o with — partecipare a [ project]; impegnarsi in [ task]
* * *[in'volv]1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) implicare, comportare2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) implicare, impegnarsi•- involved- involvement* * *[ɪn'vɒlv] 1.there is a lot of work involved — implica o richiede molto lavoro
2) (cause to participate) coinvolgere; (implicate) implicare [person, group]to be involved in — (positive) partecipare a, occuparsi di [business, project]; (negative) essere coinvolto o implicato in [scandal, robbery]
not to get involved in o with sth. restare fuori da qcs., non farsi coinvolgere in qcs.; it will involve them in heavy expenditure — comporterà una spesa ingente per loro
to get involved in — farsi prendere o coinvolgere da [film, book, work]
2.to get involved with — legarsi o affezionarsi a [patient, client]; (romantically) essere (sentimentalmente) legato a [ person]
to involve oneself in o with — partecipare a [ project]; impegnarsi in [ task]
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3 massive
['mæsɪv]aggettivo [object, amount, explosion] enorme; [ error] madornale; [majority, victory] schiacciante; [ campaign] intenso; [ task] gravoso; [ attack] massiccio; [ haemorrhage] grave* * *['mæsiv](huge or heavy: a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.) massiccio- massiveness* * *['mæsɪv] -
4 relieve
[rɪ'liːv]1) (alleviate) alleviare, attenuare [pain, tension]; scacciare, ingannare [ boredom]; ridurre [poverty, famine]; alleggerire [ debt]; rompere [ monotony]to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare
2) (take away)to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]
to relieve sb. of a post — sollevare qcn. da un incarico
3) (help) venire in aiuto di, soccorrere [troops, population]4) (take over from) dare il cambio a, rilevare [worker, sentry]5) mil. liberare dall'assedio [ town]* * *[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) alleviare2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) sostituire3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) sollevare, rimuovere4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) alleggerire5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) liberare, soccorrere* * *[rɪ'liːv]1) (alleviate) alleviare, attenuare [pain, tension]; scacciare, ingannare [ boredom]; ridurre [poverty, famine]; alleggerire [ debt]; rompere [ monotony]to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare
2) (take away)to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]
to relieve sb. of a post — sollevare qcn. da un incarico
3) (help) venire in aiuto di, soccorrere [troops, population]4) (take over from) dare il cambio a, rilevare [worker, sentry]5) mil. liberare dall'assedio [ town]
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