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heavy [ˈhevɪ]1. adjectivelourd ; [payments, charges] important ; [crop] abondant ; [rain, shower] fort before n ; ( = tedious) indigeste ; [fighting, shelling] intensif ; [traffic] dense ; [sigh, work] gros ( grosse f) before n• how heavy is it? combien ça pèse ?• a heavy concentration of... une forte concentration de...• heavy sea grosse mer f• it's heavy stuff (inf) ( = not superficial) ça a de la substance ; ( = difficult, tedious) c'est indigeste2. adverb3. compounds* * *['hevɪ] 1.(colloq) noun ( person) grosse brute f2.1) [person, load, bag] lourd; Military, Industry [machinery] gros/grosse (before n), lourd; [artillery] lourd2) [fabric, coat] lourd; [shoes, frame] gros/grosse (before n); [line, features] épais/épaisse; [movement, step] pesant, lourd; [blow] violent; [perfume, accent] fort; [irony, responsibility, sigh] lourd3) ( abundant) [traffic] dense; [gunfire] nourri; [bleeding] abondantto be a heavy drinker/smoker — boire/fumer beaucoup
4) ( severe) [loss, debt] lourd; [attack] intense; [sentence, fine] sévère; [criticism] fort (before n); [cold] gros/grosse (before n)5) Meteorology [rain, frost] fort; [fog] épais/épaisse; [snow] abondant; [sky] chargé6) Culinary [meal, food] lourd7) ( busy) [timetable] chargé8) [book, film, lecture] ardu3.
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