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heav·i·ly

(hĕv′ə-lē)

adv.

1. With a great weight or burden: heavily laden.

2. Very slowly and with difficulty; laboriously: walking heavily through the snow.

3. Greatly or severely: heavily in debt.

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heav•i•ly

(ˈhɛv ə li)

adv.

1. with a great weight: heavily loaded.

2. ponderously; lumberingly: to walk heavily.

3. oppressively: Cares weigh heavily upon him.

4. severely; intensely: to suffer heavily.

5. densely; thickly: heavily wooded.

6. in large amounts: to rain heavily.

7. without animation or vigor; in a dull manner; sluggishly.

[before 900]

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Adv.	1.	heavily - to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data" to a great extent
	2.	heavily - in a heavy-footed manner; "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
	3.	heavily - with great force; "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
	4.	heavily - in a manner designed for heavy duty; "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"
	5.	heavily - slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands" heavy
	6.	heavily - in a labored manner; "he breathed heavily"
	7.	heavily - indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" intemperately, hard lightly - indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"

heavily

adverb

1. excessively, to excess, very much, a great deal, frequently, considerably, copiously, without restraint, immoderately, intemperately Her husband drank heavily and beat her.

2. densely, closely, thickly, compactly They can be found in grassy and heavily wooded areas.

3. with difficulty, laboriously, slowly, painfully, sluggishly She was breathing heavily with an occasional gasp for air.

4. hard, clumsily, awkwardly, weightily A man stumbled heavily against the car.

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heavily

adverb

With effort:

arduously, difficultly, hard, laboriously.

Translations

بِتَثاقُل، بِصورَة ثقيلَهكَثِير

hustětěžce

storttungt

schwer

βαριά

pesadamente profundamente fuertemente mucho muy

raskaasti

lourdement épais

obilno

òunglega

pesantemente profondamente copiosamente molto molto evidenziato

重く

무겁게

močnotežko

tungt

อย่างหนัก

ağır ağır bir şekildeşiddetlesıkıcı bir şekilde

nặng nề

沉重地

heavily

[ˈhevɪlɪ] ADV

1. (= very much) [rain, bleed, sweat] → mucho; [drink, smoke] → mucho, en exceso; [criticize] → duramente; [depend, rely] → en gran medida; [biased, laden] → muy
the dangers of drinking or smoking heavily → los peligros de beber o fumar mucho or en exceso
she drinks heavily/more heavily when she's depressed → bebe mucho/mucho más cuando está deprimida
he spoke in heavily accented English → hablaba inglés con un acento muy fuerte
he had to borrow heavily → tuvo que pedir grandes cantidades de or mucho dinero prestado
to be heavily in debt → tener muchísimas deudas, estar muy endeudado
to be heavily defeated (in election, war) → sufrir una derrota aplastante
the book draws heavily on Marxism → el libro se inspira en gran medida en las teorías marxistas
he was fined heavily by the Football Association → la Asociación de Fútbol le puso una multa muy severa
to be heavily influenced by sb/sth → estar muy influido por algn/algo
he's heavily into jazz/football → le ha dado fuerte por el jazz/el fútbol
he's heavily into drugs → está muy metido en las drogas
he invested heavily in commodities → invirtió grandes cantidades de dinero or invirtió mucho en materias primas
to be heavily involved in or with sth → estar muy metido en algo
to lose heavily (gambling) → perder grandes cantidades de dinero, perder muchísimo dinero; (in election, vote, match) → sufrir una derrota aplastante
she was heavily made up → llevaba muchísimo maquillaje
a heavily populated area → una zona densamente poblada
she was heavily pregnant → le quedaba poco para dar a luz, se encontraba en avanzado estado de gestación (frm)
heavily scented → con un fuerte olor
heavily spiced → con muchas especias, muy condimentado
each word was heavily underlined → cada palabra estaba subrayada con trazo grueso
to be heavily weighted against sb/in sb's favour → desfavorecer/favorecer en gran medida a algn

2. (= well, strongly) [armed] → fuertemente; [guarded, fortified] → muy bien

3. (= deeply) [sleep] → profundamente
to breathe heavily (from exertion) → resoplar, jadear
he breathed heavily as he slept → respiraba muy fuerte mientras dormía
his face was heavily lined → su cara estaba muy marcada de arrugas
Bernard sighed heavily → Bernard exhaló un profundo suspiro

4. (= weightily) [tread] → con paso pesado; [move, walk] → pesadamente; [say] → con gran pesar
he sat down heavily in his chair → se desplomó en la silla
he fell heavily and twisted his arm → tuvo una mala caída y se torció el brazo
heavily built → corpulento, fornido
it weighs heavily on him (fig) → le pesa mucho

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

heavily

[ˈhɛvɪli] adv

[loaded] → lourdement
The car was heavily loaded → La voiture était lourdement chargée.

[drink, smoke] → beaucoup
He drinks heavily → Il boit beaucoup.

[sleep, sigh] → profondément

[fall] → lourdement

(= very much) [rain] → à verse; [criticize] → vivement
to rely heavily on sb/sth → compter fortement sur qn/qch

[guarded] → fortement
heavily armed → lourdement armé(e)

heavily sedated → sous l'effet de fortes doses de calmants
to be heavily sedated → être sous l'effet de fortes doses de calmants

to be heavily made up → être très maquillé(e)

heavily pregnant → en fin de grossesse

to be heavily built → être solidement bâti(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

heavily

adv

(= a lot) → stark; populated, wooded → dicht; armed, fortified → schwer; guarded → streng; heavily underlined (word, passage) → dick unterstrichen; heavily accented (English, German etc) → mit starkem Akzent; to borrow heavily → hohe Kredite aufnehmen; (fig) → viele Anleihen machen (from bei); to gamble heavily → ein leidenschaftlicher Spieler sein; to gamble heavily on something → viel Geld auf etw (acc) → wetten; (fig) → sehr auf etw (acc) → bauen; his face was heavily bruised → sein Gesicht war voller blauer Flecken; their feet are heavily bandaged → ihre Füße sind dick verbunden; heavily disguised (lit, fig) → völlig unkenntlich gemacht; to lose heavily (in gambling, sport, election) → hoch verlieren; to be heavily reliant on somebody/something → stark auf jdn/etw angewiesen sein; to depend or rely heavily on somebody/something → stark von jdm/etw abhängen; to draw heavily on something → sich zum großen Teil auf etw (acc) → stützen; to be heavily involved in or with something → sehr viel mit etw zu tun haben; to be heavily involved in a party/movement → in einer Partei/Bewegung stark engagiert sein; to be heavily into something (inf) → voll auf etw (acc) → abfahren (inf); to be heavily in debt → stark verschuldet sein; to be heavily weighted in somebody’s favour (Brit) or favor (US) /against somebody → jdn stark begünstigen/benachteiligen; to be heavily fined → zu einer hohen Geldstrafe verurteilt werden; to be heavily outnumbered → zahlenmäßig stark unterlegen sein; to be heavily defeated → eine schwere Niederlage erleiden; to be heavily booked → fast ganz ausgebucht sein; heavily pregnant → hochschwanger

(= deeply) breathe → schwer; sigh → tief; pant → stark

(lit) land, lean, fall → schwer; (= clumsily) move, walk → schwerfällig; heavily laden → schwer beladen; heavily built → kräftig gebaut; she sat down heavily on the bed → sie setzte sich schwerfällig aufs Bett

(= slowly) say → schleppend

(= richly) carved, encrusted, embroidered, gilded → reich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

heavily

[ˈhɛvɪlɪ] adv (move) → con pesantezza; (tax) → fortemente; (rain, snow, gamble) → forte; (breathe) → con difficoltà; (sigh, sleep) → profondamente; (rely, drink, smoke, load) → molto
it weighs heavily on him → questo gli pesa molto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

heavy

(ˈhevi) adjective

1. having great weight; difficult to lift or carry. a heavy parcel.

2. having a particular weight. I wonder how heavy our little baby is.

3. of very great amount, force etc. heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.

4. doing something to a great extent. He's a heavy smoker/drinker.

5. dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy. a heavy sky/atmosphere.

6. difficult to read, do, understand etc. Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.

7. (of food) hard to digest. rather heavy pastry.

8. noisy and clumsy. heavy footsteps.

ˈheavily adverb

ˈheaviness noun

ˌheavy-ˈduty adjective

made to stand up to very hard wear or use. heavy-duty tyres.

heavy industry

industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products.

ˈheavyweight adjective, noun

(a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight. a heavyweight boxer.

heavy going

difficult to make any progress with. I found this book very heavy going.

a heavy heart

a feeling of sadness. He obeyed with a heavy heart.

make heavy weather of

to find surprising difficulty in doing. He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.

heavily

→ كَثِير hustě tungt schwer βαριά pesadamente raskaasti lourdement obilno pesantemente 重く 무겁게 zwaar tungt ciężko severamente сильно tungt อย่างหนัก ağır bir şekilde nặng nề 沉重地

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