| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| heavy | adj | (of great weight) | lourd adj |
| Don't try to lift the box. It is heavy. |
| N'essaie pas de soulever le carton. Il est lourd. |
| heavy | adj | (intense) | abondant adj |
| That was a heavy rain we had last night. |
| On a eu une pluie abondante hier soir. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| heavy | adj | (dense) | épais adj |
| In this recipe, we use heavy cream. |
| Dans cette recette, on utilise de la crème épaisse. |
| heavy | adj | (powerful) | lourd adj |
| To destroy the enemy, the army used the heavy artillery. |
| Pour détruire l'ennemi, l'armée eut recours à l'artillerie lourde. |
| heavy | adj | (sea: very choppy) | gros adj |
| The boat sank in heavy seas. |
| Le bateau coula dans une grosse mer. |
| heavy | adj | (excessive) | grand adj |
| He was a heavy drug user. |
| C'était un grand drogué. |
| heavy | adj | (strict) | dur, strict adj |
| My mother used to get really heavy with me when I misbehaved. |
| Ma mère était très dure (or: stricte) avec moi quand je n'étais pas sage. |
| heavy | adj | (profound) | profond adj |
| That is a really heavy thought, man. |
| C'est une pensée très profonde. |
| heavy | adj | (gloomy) | difficile adj |
| The death in the family led to a discussion of some heavy issues. |
| Le décès amena la famille à aborder certains sujets difficiles. |
| heavy | adj | dated (pregnant) | engrossé adj |
| She was heavy with child. |
| Elle était engrossée. |
| heavy | adj | (onerous) | pénible adj |
| The heavy demands of his father caused him to leave home. |
| Les demandes pénibles de son père furent la cause de son départ. |
| heavy | adj | (bread: not fully raised) | dense adj |
| This bread is heavy because you did not use enough yeast. |
| Le pain est trop dense parce que tu n'as pas utilisé assez de levure. |
| heavy | adj | (rich, difficult to digest) | lourd adj |
| The dense meat made for a heavy meal that you really felt in your stomach. |
| La viande dense était un repas lourd qui pesait sur l'estomac. |
| heavy | n | (role as sb mean) | dur nm |
| John played the role of the heavy in the play, so he had to yell a lot. |
| John joua le rôle du dur dans la pièce, donc il dut crier beaucoup. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| be heavy | | | être lourd |
| heavy artillery | | | artillerie lourde |
| heavy blow | n | literal (forceful punch or strike) | coup violent nm |
| The boxer fell after taking a heavy blow from his opponent. |
| Le boxeur lui a asséné un coup violent qui l'a envoyé au tapis. |
| heavy blow | n | figurative (emotional setback) fig | coup dur nm |
| Not getting into her school of choice was a heavy blow. |
| Ne pas être admise dans l'école de son choix fut un coup dur. |
| | | grand choc nm |
| heavy bomber | | | bombardier lourd nm |
| heavy casualties | npl | (many people killed or injured) | lourdes pertes (humaines) nfpl |
| France suffered heavy casualties in the Second World War. |
| Ce conflit armé a entraîné de lourdes pertes au sein de la population civile. |
| heavy crude | | | brut lourd nm |
| heavy cruiser | | | croiseur lourd |
| heavy demand | n | (popular need or desire) | forte demande nf |
| There's a heavy demand for these smaller cars, sir. |
| heavy drinker | n | (alcoholic) fam | gros buveur nm |
| He was a heavy drinker before he joined Alcoholics Anonymous. |
| C'était un gros buveur avant qu'il rejoigne les Alcooliques Anonymes. |
| | | alcoolique nmf |
| heavy duty, heavy-duty | adj | (strong) | hautement, vraiment résistant adv + adj |
| These heavy duty plastic bags cannot be ripped or torn easily. |
| Morphine is a heavy-duty pain reliever. |
| * Nous avons choisi un parquet plus cher mais hautement résistant. |
| | | à toute épreuve adj |
| * Ce carrelage est à tout épreuve. |
| heavy equipment | n | (industrial machinery) | équipement lourd nm |
| Once the factory had been sold they removed the heavy equipment. |
| heavy goods vehicle | | camion | poids-lourd nm |
| heavy grazing | | surexploitation des pâtures | surpâturage nm |
| heavy hand | n | figurative (lack of tact or subtlety) fig | avoir la main lourde vtr |
| The principle accused the teacher of using a heavy hand in correcting her students. |
| Le principal a accusé le professeur d'avoir la main lourde quand elle corrigeait ses élèves. |
| | | ne pas y aller de main morte loc v |
| | fig, fam | ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère loc v |
| heavy hand | n | literal (lack of delicacy or gentleness) fam | y aller fort loc v |
| Le prof y est allé un peu fort en t'accusant de tricherie sans aucune preuve. |
| heavy hand | n | (oppressive force) | sévèrement adv |
| The state responded to the protests with a heavy hand, swiftly imprisoning thousands of people. |
| L'État a répondu aux protestations sévèrement en emprisonnant des milliers de personnes. |
| | | lourdement adv |
| heavy heart | n | (feeling of great sadness or regret) fig | cœur gros nm |
| She had a heavy heart as she stepped to the podium to deliver her best friend's eulogy. |
| J'ai le cœur gros à l'idée de vous quitter mais j'espère vous revoir bientôt. |
| | | cœur lourd nm |
| Quand je repense à cette période de ma vie, j'ai le cœur lourd. |
| heavy hitter | n | figurative (powerful person or company) | poids lourd nm |
| heavy industry | | | industrie lourde nf |
| heavy load | n | literal (sth that weighs a lot) | lourd chargement nm |
| These lorries can carry extremely heavy loads. |
| | | charge lourde nf |
| heavy meal | n | (large or rich meal that is hard to digest) | repas lourd nm |
| That heavy meal kept me up all night with indigestion. |
| heavy metal | n | (metal with high density) | métal lourd nm |
| Note: Heavy metals are also called toxic metals. |
| Heavy metals, like lead and mercury, are toxic and therefore are a frequent environmental problem. |
| heavy metal | n | (hard rock music) anglicisme | heavy metal nm |
| Note: aggressive and heavily amplified music |
| She was not pleased when her son's heavy metal band began practicing in the basement. |
| Il passe son temps à écouter du heavy metal : on ne dirait pas qu'il est également spécialiste de Chopin. |
| heavy object | | | objet lourd |
| heavy on | | | lourd sur adj |
| heavy petting | n | (cuddling and kissing) | caresses poussées nfpl |
| When we were teenagers we frequently engaged in heavy petting, but never actually had intercourse. |
| | | se peloter⇒ v pron |
| Quand on était adolescents, on se pelotait souvent, mais on ne couchait pas. |
| heavy rain | n | (torrential rainfall) | fortes pluies nfpl |
| Heavy rain is forecast for the next few days, and there is a risk of severe flooding. |
| De fortes pluies se sont abattues sur la région, causant des dégâts importants dans les cultures céréalières principalement. |
| heavy sea | | | grosse nf |
| heavy sea | | | mer grosse |
| heavy seas | npl | (nautical: stormy conditions) | mer agitée nf |
| The heavy seas forced them to turn the boat around and head back to shore. |
| En cas de mer agitée, les sorties en mer sont à reporter. |
| | | grosse mer nf |
| heavy sleeper | n | (sb who sleeps deeply) | gros dormeur nm |
| I've always been a heavy sleeper - I hardly ever wake up during the night. |
| J'ai toujours été un gros dormeur. |
| | | avoir un bon sommeil v |
| J'ai toujours eu un bon sommeil, je ne me réveille jamais pendant la nuit. |
| heavy smoker | n | (sb who smokes a lot) | gros fumeur nm |
| He died from lung cancer because he had been a heavy smoker all his life. |
| Elle est morte d'un cancer du poumon parce que c'était une grosse fumeuse. |
| heavy squall | n | (sudden strong wind) | bourrasque nf |
| Then we encountered a heavy squall that snapped the mast in two. |
| Une forte bourrasque a brisé le mât du bateau en deux. |
| heavy step | n | (loud footfall) | pas lourd nm |
| Il a le pas lourd, on l'entend arriver de loin. |
| heavy transport | n | (large haulage vehicles) | poids lourds nmpl |
| Heavy transport was banned from passing through the village, because the vibrations were undermining the older houses. |
| Les poids lourds ne peuvent plus circuler dans ce village parce que les vibrations endommageaient les vieilles maisons. |
| heavy usage | n | (extreme consumption or use) | consommation excessive nf |
| Heavy usage of alcohol has ruined his health. |
| La consommation excessive d'alcool lui a abîmé la santé. |
| heavy water | n | (dense water used in nuclear reactors) | eau lourde nf |
| Heavy water is an ingredient used in reactors to convert uranium into plutonium. |
| heavy weather | | | mauvais temps nm |
| heavy-bodied | | (Paint) Peinture | garnissant adj |
| heavy-duty | | | fort adj |
| heavy-handed | | (clumsy) | maladroit adj |
| heavy-handedness | | | manque de tact |
| heavy-head | | | grosse tête |
| heavy-laden | | | lourdement chargé |
| heavy-set | | solide, robuste, fort | costaud adj |
| make heavy | | rendre pesant | alourdir v |
| top-heavy | | | trop lourd du haut |
| top-heavy | | | déséquilibré adj |
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