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1 heavily
heavily [ˈhevɪlɪ]a. [rely on, influence, censor, subsidize] fortement ; [rain, snow] très fort ; [bleed] abondamment ; [smoke, drink] beaucoup ; [gamble] gros ; [criticize] vivement ; [tax] lourdement• heavily involved in [+ politics, interest group] très engagé dans ; [+ drugs, illegal business] fortement impliqué dansc. ( = deeply) [breathe, pant] bruyamment ; [sleep, sigh] profondémentd. ( = clumsily) lourdemente. ( = solidly) heavily built solidement bâti• her attacker is described as aged 30-40 and heavily built son agresseur aurait entre 30 et 40 ans et serait de forte carruref. [embroidered] richement* * *['hevɪlɪ]1) [lean, fall, move, weigh] lourdement; [sleep, sigh] profondément; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment; ( with difficulty) péniblement2) ( abundantly) [rain] très fort; [snow, invest, smoke, drink, rely] beaucoup; [bleed] abondamment; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortementto lose heavily — ( financially) perdre beaucoup; ( in game) se faire écraser
to be heavily into something — (colloq) s'adonner à quelque chose
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2 heavily
heavily ['hevɪlɪ]∎ she leaned heavily on my arm elle s'appuya de tout son poids sur mon bras;∎ figurative time hangs heavily on her elle trouve le temps long, le temps lui pèse;∎ it weighed heavily on my conscience cela me pesait sur la conscience(c) (deeply → sleep) profondément;∎ she left the room, sighing heavily en poussant un énorme ou gros soupir, elle a quitté la pièce(d) (as intensifier) (drink, smoke, gamble) beaucoup; (fine, load, tax) lourdement; (stress) fortement, lourdement;∎ it was raining heavily il pleuvait des cordes;∎ it was snowing heavily il neigeait très fort ou dru ou à gros flocons;∎ familiar they're heavily into yoga ils donnent à fond dans le yoga;∎ the secret service was heavily involved in training guerillas les services secrets étaient lourdement impliqués dans la formation des guérilleros;∎ they're heavily dependent on foreign trade ils sont fortement tributaires du commerce extérieur;∎ heavily populated très peuplé, à forte densité de population;∎ heavily wooded très boisé -
3 heavily
1 ( with weight) [lean, press, fall, move, load, weigh] lourdement ; [walk, tread] à pas pesants ; [sleep, sigh] profondément ; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment ; ( with difficulty) péniblement ; heavily built solidement bâti ; heavily underlined souligné d'un gros trait ; to come down heavily on sth ne pas tolérer qch ; to come down heavily on sb punir qn de manière exemplaire ;2 (considerably, abundantly) [rain] très fort ; [snow, spend, invest, smoke, drink, criticize, rely] beaucoup ; [bleed] abondamment ; [involved] grandement ; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortement ; to be too heavily dependent on compter beaucoup trop sur ; to be heavily subsidized bénéficier de beaucoup de subventions ; heavily sedated sous forte sédation ; heavily made-up très maquillé ; to be heavily fined avoir une forte amende ; to lose heavily ( financially) perdre beaucoup ; ( in game) se faire écraser ; to be heavily into ○ s'adonner à [drug, music, sport]. -
4 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) dresser2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) lancer3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) tomber4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) tanguer5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) donner le ton2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) terrain2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) hauteur3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) degré4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) place5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lancer6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) tangage•- - pitched- pitcher - pitched battle - pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bitume- pitch-dark -
5 slump
1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) s'effondrer2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) s'effondrer brutalement2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) baisse soudaine2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) crise (économique) -
6 land
land [lænd]1. nouna. terre fb. ( = farmland) terre fd. ( = country) pays m• buying the house landed him in debt l'achat de la maison l'a mis financièrement dans le pétrin (inf)d. (British) (inf) to be landed with sth ( = left with) rester avec qch sur les bras ; ( = forced to take on) devoir se coltiner qch (inf)• now we're landed with all this extra work maintenant il faut qu'on se coltine tout ce boulot en plus (inf)a. [aircraft] atterrir• to land on sth [falling object] tomber sur qch ; [person or animal jumping] retomber sur qch ; [bird, insect] se poser sur qch4. compounds* * *[lænd] 1.1) (terrain, property) terrain m; ( very large) terres fplthe lie GB ou lay US of the land — lit le relief du terrain
to get the lie GB ou lay US of the land — fig savoir de quoi il retourne
private/public land — propriété f privée/publique
2) Agriculture ( farmland) terre f3) ( countryside) campagne f4) ( country) pays m5) ( not sea) terre f2.noun modifier [ clearance, drainage, prices] du terrain; [ purchase, sale] de terrain; [ deal, tax] foncier/-ière; [ law] agraire; [ battle, forces, animal] terrestre3.transitive verb1) Aviation [pilot] poser [aircraft]; faire atterrir [space capsule]2) ( in fishing) prendre [fish]3) (colloq) fig ( secure) décrocher (colloq) [job, contract, prize]4) (colloq) ( leave with problem)he landed me with washing the car — il m'a refilé (colloq) la voiture à laver
to be landed with somebody/something — se retrouver avec quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras
now you've really landed her in it! — tu l'as vraiment fichue (colloq) dans de beaux draps!
5) (colloq) ( deliver) flanquer (colloq) [blow, punch]4.1) Aviation [aircraft, passenger] atterrir2) Nautical [passenger] débarquer; [ship] accoster3) Sport, gen [person, animal, object] atterrir; [ball] toucher le sol5.to land oneself in — se mettre dans [situation]
to land oneself with — (colloq) se retrouver avec [task, problem]
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7 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) (s')affaler2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) flotter3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) faire un flop2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) chute2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) flop•- floppy- floppy disk -
8 pelt
[pelt]1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) lancer2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) courir à toutes jambes3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) tomber à seaux• -
9 sink
A n3 ( embed) enfoncer [post, pillar] (into dans) ; to sink one's teeth into mordre à pleines dents dans [sandwich etc] ; the dog sank its teeth into my arm le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras ; to sink a knife into enfoncer un couteau dans [cake] ;6 ( destroy) [scandal] faire couler [party] ; without capital/a leader we're sunk sans capital/chef nous sommes perdus ;7 Fin amortir [debt] ;1 ( fail to float) [ship, object, person] couler ; to sink without a trace fig [idea, project etc] tomber dans les oubliettes ;2 ( drop to lower level) [sun] baisser ; [cake] se dégonfler ; [pressure, temperature, water level] baisser ; the sun sinks in the West le soleil disparaît à l'ouest ; to sink to the floor s'effondrer ; to sink to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to sink into a chair s'affaler dans un fauteuil ; to sink into a deep sleep/coma sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma ;3 fig ( fall) [profits, production] baisser ; he has sunk in my estimation il a baissé dans mon estime ; my heart ou spirits sank j'ai eu un serrement de cœur ; I wouldn't sink so low as to beg from him je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent ;4 ( subside) [building, wall] s'effondrer ; to sink into [person, feet] s'enfoncer dans [mud] ; [country, person] sombrer dans [anarchy, apathy] ; [celebrity] sombrer dans [obscurity] ; to sink under the weight of [shelf] plier sous le poids de [boxes etc] ; [person, company] crouler sous le poids de [debt].to sink one's differences oublier ses différences.■ sink in1 [lotion, water] pénétrer ; let the lotion sink in laisse la crème pénétrer ;2 fig [news, announcement] faire son chemin ; it took several minutes for the good news/truth to sink in il m'a fallu plusieurs minutes pour réaliser la bonne nouvelle/accepter la vérité ; the result hasn't sunk in yet je n'ai encore pas réalisé les conséquences du résultat.
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