there+had+been

heavy goods vehicle — vehículo m (de carga) de gran tonelaje

heavy work — trabajo m pesado

a heavy hint — una indirecta muy directa (hum)

a heavy silence — un silencio violento or embarazoso

heavy breathing — ( with exertion) resoplidos mpl; ( with passion) jadeos mpl

heavy losses — grandes or cuantiosas pérdidas fpl

to lie/hang/weigh heavy on somebody/something — (liter) pesar sobre alguien/algo (liter)

• he has his father's heavy build — tiene la misma corpulencia de su padre

• his eyes were heavy (with sleep) — los párpados le pesaban de sueño

• my arms felt so heavy — me pesaban tanto los brazos

• the mayor's heavy mob * — los gorilas del alcalde

• the trees were heavy with fruit — los árboles estaban cargados de fruta

• the news came as a heavy blow — la noticia fue un duro golpe

• a heavy concentration of troops — una gran concentración de tropas

• heavy demand has depleted supplies — una intensa or enorme demanda ha reducido las existencias

• to be a heavy drinker — beber mucho

• the school places heavy emphasis on languages — la escuela da mucha importancia a los idiomas

• to be heavy on sth: the car is heavy on petrol — el coche consume mucha gasolina

• he is under heavy pressure to resign — le están presionando enormemente para que dimita

• the heavy scent of honeysuckle — el intenso or fuerte olor a madreselva

• to be a heavy smoker — fumar mucho

heavy crude (oil) — crudo m denso or pesado

• with a heavy heart — apesadumbrado, acongojado

• the air was heavy with scent — el aire estaba cargado de perfume

• heavy breather — (on telephone) maníaco m telefónico

• heavy breathing — (from exertion) jadeos mpl, resoplidos mpl

• to be a heavy sleeper — tener el sueño profundo

I've had a heavy day — he tenido un día muy liado or ajetreado

• to be heavy going — [book, film] ser muy denso

• his new album/book is pretty heavy stuff — su nuevo álbum es bastante fuerte

• to have a heavy cold — estar muy resfriado or acatarrado

• he had had a heavy fall — había tenido una mala caída

• to get heavy, things got a bit heavy — (=nasty) la cosa se puso fea

• time hung heavy (on our hands) — las horas/los días etc se nos hacían interminables

• his son's troubles weighed heavy on his mind — los problemas de su hijo le preocupaban mucho

heavy artillery N — artillería f pesada

heavy cream N — (US) nata f para montar (Sp), nata f enriquecida

heavy goods NPL — artículos mpl pesados

heavy goods vehicle N — vehículo m pesado

heavy guns NPL — = heavy artillery

heavy industry N — industria f pesada

heavy metal N — (Chem, Ind) metal m pesado; (Mus) heavy m (metal)

heavy type N — negrita f

heavy water N — (Phys) agua f pesada

heavy goods vehicle — vehículo m (de carga) de gran tonelaje

heavy work — trabajo m pesado

a heavy hint — una indirecta muy directa (hum)

a heavy silence — un silencio violento or embarazoso

heavy breathing — ( with exertion) resoplidos mpl; ( with passion) jadeos mpl

heavy losses — grandes or cuantiosas pérdidas fpl

to lie/hang/weigh heavy on somebody/something — (liter) pesar sobre alguien/algo (liter)

play first/second fiddle — (fig.) die erste/zweite Geige spielen (ugs.)

play second fiddle to somebody — in jemandes Schatten (Dat.) stehen

it's all a fiddle — das ist alles Schiebung (ugs.)

be on the fiddle — krumme Dinger machen (ugs.)

to play second fiddle to sb (fig) — in jds Schatten (dat) stehen

he refuses to play second fiddle (fig) — er will immer die erste Geige spielen

there are so many fiddles going on — es wird so viel getrickst (inf) or manipuliert

the accountants were well aware there had been some sort of fiddle — die Buchprüfer wussten ganz genau, dass da irgendetwas manipuliert or frisiert (inf) worden war

tax fiddle — Steuermanipulation f

to be on the fiddle — faule Geschäfte or krumme Dinger machen (inf)

don't fiddle with the engine if you don't know what you're doing — spiel nicht am Motor herum, wenn du dich damit nicht auskennst

he sat there nervously fiddling with his tie/cigarette lighter — er saß da und spielte nervös an seinem Schlips herum/spielte mit seinem Feuerzeug herum

put that thing down and stop fiddling! — leg das Ding weg und hör endlich mit der Fummelei auf! (inf)

he fiddled it so that... — er hat es so hingebogen or getrickst (inf), dass...

play first/second fiddle — (fig.) die erste/zweite Geige spielen (ugs.)

play second fiddle to somebody — in jemandes Schatten (Dat.) stehen

it's all a fiddle — das ist alles Schiebung (ugs.)

be on the fiddle — krumme Dinger machen (ugs.)

‘Come, come, sir,’ said Mr. Glegg, putting out his hand. ‘Why, you're such a big man, you carry all before you, it seems.’ (G. Eliot, ‘The Mill on the Floss’, book VI, ch. XII) — - Пожалуйста, пожалуйста сюда, сэр! - сказал мистер Глегг, протягивая руку. - Вы теперь такой большой человек, что все перед вами склоняются.

A few days earlier there had been pigeon-shooting at Tablada... and Don Pedro had carried all before him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Point of Honour’) — Незадолго перед тем в Табладе состоялись соревнования по стрельбе... Дон Педро добился блестящих результатов.

Inevitably, there were dangerous moments, but I carried everything before me. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Song of Sixpence’, ch. XVI) — Были, разумеется, и опасные моменты, но я успешно преодолел все препятствия.

...Arthur's personality seemed thoroughly thrown out of gear. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Magician’, ch. XIII) —...казалось, Артур был совершенно выбит из колеи.

...there had been a hold-up in the cutting department, only of a minute or two, but long enough to throw the whole intricate organization out of gear. (J. B. Priestley, ‘They Walk in the City’, ch. I) —...произошла задержка в закройном цеху на одну-две минуты, но ее было достаточно, чтобы нарушить весь ход сложнейшего процесса.

It was in fact inconvenient for Mr. Parker to leave London... his plans for the day had been thrown out of gear. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Whose Body?’, ch. VI) — Отъезд из Лондона действительно не устраивал мистера Паркера... все его планы на этот день рушились.

- Теперешнее наступление Колчака на Волгу - ведётся оно без солидной подготовки, на фуфу. (А. Толстой, Хождение по мукам) — 'And Kolchak's present offensive on the Volga... - there had been no really serious preparations for it, everything had been done for effect.'

Кречинский. И кончено, и всё кончено! Свадьба пошла на фуфу... (А. Сухово-Кобылин, Свадьба Кречинского) — Krechinsky. That's the end. All is lost. The wedding's gone up in smoke.

la Reconquista — the Reconquest ( of Spain)