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heavy ['hevɪ]lourd ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (i), 1 (k), 1 (m)-(o), 1 (r), 1 (t), 2 chargé ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (k) important ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (p) gros ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (e)-(h) grave ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (r) pénible ⇒ 1 (k) rôle tragique ⇒ 3 (a) dur ⇒ 3 (b)∎ how heavy is he? combien pèse-t-il?;∎ how heavy is it? est-ce que c'est lourd?;∎ it's too heavy for me to lift je ne peux pas le soulever, c'est ou ça pèse trop lourd;∎ heavy luggage gros bagages mpl, bagages mpl lourds(b) (burdened, laden) chargé, lourd;∎ the branches were heavy with fruit les branches étaient chargées ou lourdes de fruits;∎ her eyes were heavy with sleep elle avait les yeux lourds de sommeil;∎ Zoology heavy with young gravide, grosse(c) (in quantity → expenses, payments) important, considérable; (→ fine, losses) gros (grosse), lourd; (→ taxes) lourd; (→ casualties, damages) énorme, important; (→ crop) abondant, gros (grosse); (→ dew) abondant; (→ user) gros (grosse);∎ she has a heavy cold elle a un gros rhume, elle est fortement enrhumée;∎ to have heavy periods avoir des règles abondantes;∎ there's a heavy demand for teachers il y a une forte ou grosse demande d'enseignants;∎ her students make heavy demands on her ses étudiants sont très exigeants avec elle ou exigent beaucoup d'elle;∎ heavy rain forte pluie f;∎ heavy seas grosse mer f;∎ heavy showers grosses ou fortes averses fpl;∎ heavy sleep sommeil m profond ou lourd;∎ to be a heavy sleeper avoir le sommeil profond ou lourd;∎ heavy snow neige f abondante, fortes chutes fpl de neige;∎ they expect heavy trading on the Stock Exchange ils s'attendent à ce que le marché soit très actif;∎ heavy traffic circulation f dense, grosse circulation f∎ he's a heavy drinker/smoker il boit/fume beaucoup, c'est un grand buveur/fumeur;∎ a heavy gambler un(une) flambeur(euse);∎ familiar you've been a bit heavy on the pepper tu as eu la main un peu lourde avec le poivre(e) (laborious → movement) lourd; (→ step) pesant, lourd; (→ sigh) gros (grosse), profond; (→ thud) gros (grosse);∎ he was dealt a heavy blow (hit) il a reçu un coup violent; (from fate) ça a été un rude coup ou un gros choc pour lui;∎ heavy breathing (from effort, illness) respiration f pénible; (from excitement) respiration f haletante;∎ heavy fighting is reported in the Gulf on signale des combats acharnés dans le Golfe;∎ to rule with a heavy hand gouverner de façon très autoritaire;∎ we could hear his heavy tread on the stairs nous l'entendions monter l'escalier d'un pas lourd;∎ a heavy landing un atterrissage brutal∎ a man of heavy build un homme solidement bâti∎ heavy features gros traits mpl, traits mpl épais ou lourds∎ familiar things got a bit heavy les choses ont mal tourné(j) (depressed → mood, spirits) abattu, déprimé;∎ with a heavy heart, heavy at heart le cœur gros∎ I've got a heavy day ahead of me j'ai une journée chargée devant moi;∎ heavy going (in horseracing) terrain m lourd;∎ figurative they found it heavy going ils ont trouvé cela pénible ou difficile;∎ the rain made the trip heavy going la pluie a rendu le voyage pénible;∎ it was heavy going getting them to agree j'ai eu du mal à le leur faire accepter;∎ I found his last novel very heavy going j'ai trouvé son dernier roman très indigeste∎ the report makes for heavy reading le rapport n'est pas d'une lecture facile ou est ardu∎ these scones are a bit on the heavy side ces scones sont un peu lourds ou indigestes(o) (ominous, oppressive → air, cloud, weather) lourd; (→ sky) couvert, chargé, lourd; (→ silence) lourd, pesant, profond; (→ smell, perfume) lourd, fort; familiar (→ situation) difficile□, menaçant□ ;∎ to make heavy weather of doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch;∎ familiar to get heavy with sb devenir agressif avec qn□∎ to have a heavy date avoir un rendez-vous galant∎ the market is heavy le marché est lourd ou orienté vers la baisse2 adverb(a) (lie, weigh) lourd, lourdement;∎ the lie weighed heavy on her conscience le mensonge pesait lourd sur sa conscience;∎ time hangs heavy on his hands il trouve le temps long∎ to come on heavy with sb être dur avec qn3 noun∎ he usually plays the heavy d'habitude il joue des rôles de traître∎ he sent round the heavies il a envoyé les brutes ou les casseurs;∎ don't come the heavy with me ne joue pas au dur avec moi∎ the heavies = les quotidiens de qualité►► Military heavy artillery artillerie f lourde ou de gros calibre;familiar heavy breather auteur m de coups de téléphone obscènes□ ;Military heavy fire feu m nourri, feu m intense;American heavy hitter (in baseball) = joueur qui frappe fort et marque beaucoup de points; figurative homme m influent, gros bonnet m;Chemistry heavy hydrogen hydrogène m lourd, deutérium m;Industry heavy industry industrie f lourde;heavy machinery matériel m lourd;Stock Exchange heavy market marché m lourd;familiar the heavy mob les casseurs mpl, les durs mpl;heavy oil huile f lourde;heavy petting (UNCOUNT) caresses fpl très poussées;Typography heavy type caractères mpl gras;Physics heavy water eau f lourde -
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wear [wεər]1. noun• there is still some wear left in it (garment, shoe, carpet, tyre) cela fera encore de l'usage• to show signs of wear [clothes, shoes] commencer à être défraîchi ; [carpet, tyres] commencer à être usé ; [machine] commencer à être fatiguéa. ( = have on) porter ; [+ beard, moustache] avoir• he was wearing nothing but a pair of socks il n'avait pour tout vêtement qu'une paire de chaussettes• what shall I wear? qu'est-ce que je vais mettre ?b. [+ smile] arborer ; [+ look] afficher• the committee won't wear another £100 on your expenses vous ne ferez jamais avaler au comité 100 livres de plus pour vos frais (inf)a. ( = deteriorate with use) [garment, fabric, stone, wood] s'user• that excuse has worn thin! cette excuse ne prend plus !• that joke is starting to wear a bit thin! cette plaisanterie commence à être éculée !b. ( = last) a theory/friendship that has worn well une théorie/amitié qui a résisté à l'épreuve du tempsc. to wear to its end or to a close [day, year, sb's life] tirer à sa fin[heels, pencil] s'user ; [resistance, courage] s'épuiser[+ materials, patience, strength] user ; [+ courage, resistance] miner• the unions managed to wear the employers down les syndicats ont réussi à faire céder les employeurs[colour, design, inscription] s'effacer ; [pain] disparaître ; [anger, excitement] passer ; [effects, anaesthetic, magic] se dissiper[day, year, winter] avancer ; [battle, war, discussions] se poursuivre[clothes, material, machinery] s'user ; [patience, enthusiasm] s'épuisera. [+ shoes, clothes] user ; [+ one's strength, reserves, materials, patience] épuiserb. ( = exhaust) [+ person, horse] épuiser* * *[weə(r)] 1.noun [U]1) ( clothing) vêtements mplsports wear — tenue f de sport
2) ( use)3) ( damage) usure f (on de)wear and tear — usure f
to look the worse for wear — ( damaged) être abîmé
2.to be somewhat the worse for wear — ( drunk) être ivre; ( tired) être épuisé
1) ( be dressed in) porter2) (put on, use) mettre3) ( display)his face ou he wore a puzzled frown — il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe
4) ( damage by use) user5) (colloq) ( accept) tolérer [behaviour]; accepter [excuse]3.1) ( become damaged) s'user2) ( withstand use)he's worn very well — fig il est encore bien pour son âge
•Phrasal Verbs:- wear off- wear on- wear out
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