heavily

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heavily
[ˈhevɪlɪ]
adverbio
1pesadamente (to fall, walk, sleep)
  • to drink/smoke heavily -> beber or tomar/fumar mucho (Am)
  • it was raining heavily -> llovía a cántaros, llovía con fuerza
  • to rely or depend heavily on something -> depender mucho de algo
  • heavily built -> corpulento(a)
  • to be heavily defeated -> perder estrepitosamente
  • to be heavily taxed -> estar sometido(a) a fuertes impuestos

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heavily [je-vi-li]
adverbio
1Pesadamente, lentamente; melancólicamente, tristemente.
  • To complain heavily -> quejarse amargamente

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heavily [ˈhevɪlɪ]
adverb
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 en exceso;or she drinks heavily/more heavily when she's depressed bebe mucho/mucho más cuando está deprimida
drinking or smoking heavily while pregnant can harm your baby The price of bread is heavily subsidised he was drinking quite heavily at that time
he spoke in heavily accented Englishaccented hablaba inglés con un acento muy fuerte
he had to borrow heavilyborrow tuvo que pedir grandes cantidades de mucho dinero prestado;or
to be heavily in debtdebt tener muchísimas deudas; estar muy endeudado
to be heavily defeateddefeated (in election, war) sufrir una derrota aplastante
to [depend] heavily on sb/sth to [draw] heavily on sth
the book draws heavily on Marxismdraws el libro se inspira en gran medida en las teorías marxistas
he was fined heavily by the Football Associationfined la Asociación de Fútbol le puso una multa muy severa
to be heavily influenced by sb/sthinfluenced estar muy influido por algn/algo
other tracks are heavily influenced by Bach he was heavily influenced by his dad to be heavily [into] sth
he's heavily into jazz/footballinto (informal) le ha dado fuerte por el jazz/el fútbol
He's heavily into grunge at the moment she's heavvily into alternative living/health foods he's heavily into sports
he's heavily into drugs (informal) está muy metido en las drogas
he invested heavily in commoditiesinvested invirtió grandes cantidades de dinero invirtió mucho en materias primas;or
to be heavily involved in with sthinvolvedor estar muy metido en algo; (informal)
to lose heavilylose (gambling) perder grandes cantidades de dinero; perder muchísimo dinero; (in election, vote, match) sufrir una derrota aplastante
she was heavily made upmade up llevaba muchísimo maquillaje
a heavily made-up woman
a heavily populated areapopulated una zona densamente poblada
the area is heavily [populated] by Ukrainians to be heavily [pregnant]
she was heavily pregnantpregnant le quedaba poco para dar a luz; se encontraba en avanzado estado de gestación; (formal)
to [rely] heavily on sb/sth
heavily scentedscented con un fuerte olor
heavily spicedspiced con muchas especias; muy condimentado
each word was heavily underlinedunderlined cada palabra estaba subrayada con trazo grueso
to be heavily weighted against sb/in sb's favourweighted desfavorecer/favorecer en gran medida a algn
2 (well, strongly) [+armed] fuertemente; [+guarded, fortified] muy bien
3 (deeply) [+sleep] profundamente
he slept heavily until after daybreak
to breathe heavilybreathe (from exertion) resoplar; jadear
she sank back on the pillow and closed her eyes, breathing heavily as if asleep or again unconscious
he breathed heavily as he slept respiraba muy fuerte mientras dormía
his face was heavily linedlined su cara estaba muy marcada de arrugas
Bernard sighed heavilysighed Bernard exhaló un profundo suspiro
4 (weightily) [+tread] con paso pesado; [+move, walk] pesadamente
She moved heavily, refusing his arm, leaning on her cane, guiding them towards the other end of the room
 [+say] con gran pesar
I'm leaving the force," King said heavily "'Betrayal' is a nasty word, Max," he said heavily
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
he landed heavily
heavily builtbuilt corpulento; fornido
it weighs heavily on himweighs le pesa mucho

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