heavy

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pesado

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heavy
[ˈhevɪ]
adjetivo
1pesado(a) (in weight); pesado(a) (food)
  • how heavy is it? -> ¿cúanto pesa?
  • a heavy blow -> un golpe fuerte
  • heavy goods vehicle -> vehículo (m) pesado (británico)
  • heavy industry -> industria (f) pesada
  • heavy metal -> metal (m) pesado; (química) rock (m) duro, heavy metal (m) (music)
2grueso(a) (large, thick) (coat, shoes)
3enconado(a) (intense) (fighting); fuerte (rain, showers); empedernido(a) (drinker, smoker)
  • heavy losses -> grandes pérdidas
  • a heavy cold -> un fuerte resfriado or (illness) resfrío (RP)
  • to be a heavy sleeper -> dormir profundamente
  • to come under heavy fire (sentido figurado) -> recibir una lluvia de críticas
  • the traffic was very heavy -> había mucho tráfico
4fuerte (oppressive) (smell); cargado(a), plomizo(a) (sky); duro(a) (fine, sentence)
  • heavy responsibility -> gran responsabilidad
5duro(a) (hard) (work, day); pesado(a) (breathing)
  • the book was heavy going -> el libro era muy denso
  • heavy seas -> mar (f) gruesa
6complicado(a) (familiar) (threatening) (situation), chungo(a) (español de España), gocho(a) (español de México), fulero(a) (RP)
sustantivo
7gorila (m) matón (m) (familiar) (thug)

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heavy [je-vi]
adjetivo
1Grave, pesado, ponderoso.
2Grande, fuerte, poderoso, muy vivo, violento.
3Duro, opresivo, importuno, penoso, molesto.
4Pesaroso, triste, melancólico.
5Considerable, importante; que compra o vende en grandes cantidades.
6Frío, falto de espíritu; tarde, lento, soñoliento, lerdo, estúpido.
7Pesado, difícil de digerirse.
8Denso, espeso; fuerte; arcilloso.
  • Heavy beer, liquor -> cerveza, licor fuerte
  • Heavy road -> camino pesado o arcilloso
adverbio
9HEAVILY.

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heavy [ˈhevɪ]
adjective
heavier (comparative)heaviest (superlative)
1 (weighty) pesado
you mustn't lift heavy weights no debes levantar cargas pesadas
the mud stuck to her boots, making her feet heavy and her legs tired protons are nearly 2000 times as heavy as electrons
to be heavy pesar mucho; is it heavy? ¿pesa mucho?; how heavy are you? ¿cuánto pesas?
this suitcase is heavy he was twenty kilos heavier than me
he has his father's heavy buildbuild tiene la misma corpulencia de su padre
his eyes were heavy (with sleep)eyes los párpados le pesaban de sueño
my arms felt so heavyfelt me pesaban tanto los brazos
the mayor's heavy mobmob (informal) los gorilas del alcalde
heavier [than] air to be heavy with child
the trees were heavy with fruitwith los árboles estaban cargados de fruta
eyes heavy [with] sleep
2 (considerable) [+traffic] denso; [+rain, shower] fuerte; [+crop] abundante; [+loss] considerable; cuantioso; [+fine] fuerte
they are about to run out because of the heavy demand influenza vaccine makers say heavy demand has nearly depleted supply
 [+defeat] aplastante
in the wake of England's heavy defeat at Old Trafford Top Republican predicts heavy defeat for Bob Dole Communist victories follow heavy defeats in Yugoslavia's four other republics
 [+irony, symbolism] enorme; [+fighting, fire] intenso
there had been a heavy fall of snow había caído una fuerte nevada
the news came as a heavy blowblow la noticia fue un duro golpe
there were heavy [casualties] we are heavy users of paper
a heavy concentration of troopsconcentration una gran concentración de tropas
heavy demand has depleted suppliesdemand una intensa enorme demanda ha reducido las existencias;or
to be a heavy drinkerdrinker beber mucho
there had been a heavy dew heavy rain caused flooding yesterday farmers suffered heavy crop losses we've never had such a heavy crop lengthy jail sentences and heavy fines the Dow Jones average is down three points in heavy trading there is a heavy concentration of spices in their diet traffic was heavy Labour is known as the party of heavy taxation
the school places heavy emphasis on languagesemphasis la escuela da mucha importancia a los idiomas
to be heavy on sth: the car is heavy on petrolon el coche consume mucha gasolina
you've been a bit heavy on the butter se te ha ido un poco la mano con la mantequilla
tanks are heavy on fuel, destructive to roads and difficult to park Linda, a platinum blonde, heavy on the lipstick salads heavy on carrots
he is under heavy pressure to resignpressure le están presionando enormemente para que dimita
the heavy scent of honeysucklescent el intenso fuerte olor a madreselva;or
to be a heavy smokersmoker fumar mucho
heavy [taxation] has caused many small businesses to fold the book has a lot of heavy symbolism the heavy irony of this remark was not lost on her the pound came under heavy pressure on Japanese markets today its aromatic, heavy scent hangs in the air like honeysuckle does in summer there was a heavy scent of roses she was warm, with the heavy scent of sleep still on her Hungary was heading for a heavy defeat after its first round match the election results show a heavy defeat for Labour he suffered heavy blows on the head you sustained a heavy blow on the back of the skull the Democratic victory in Florida was a heavy blow for the Republicans he took a heavy fall at the third jump
casualty price
3 (thick, solid) [+cloth, coat, line] grueso; [+features] tosco; [+meal, food] fuerte; pesado; [+soil] arcilloso; [+fog, mist] espeso; denso
the going was heavy because of the rain el terreno estaba muy blando debido a la lluvia
I packed all my heavy winter clothes away after a particularly heavy meal I tend to fall asleep on the sofa it is not advisable to eat heavy food after a major operation the soil here is heavy and won't drain very easily his jockey said he couldn't pick up speed on the heavy ground and did well to finish second his well-tailored clothes seemed to conceal a heavy build his heavy build may count against him
heavy crude (oil) crudo denso pesado; (m)or
4 (oppressive, gloomy) [+atmosphere] cargado; [+sky] encapotado; [+burden, responsibility] pesado
the air was heavy and sultry she started to move about and talk, as if to air the heavy atmosphere a little heavy skies that threatened storms despite /the biting cold and heavy sky/, they packed the square for more than 10 hours he had a heavy feeling in his stomach it was necessary to rest for a moment until the heavy feeling in his head eased off there may be a heavy feeling after midday sleep period don't make the burden I bear even heavier the state fails to recognize the heavy responsibility that parents take on
I found this talk of marriage a bit heavy esa conversación sobre el matrimonio me resultaba algo pesada
with a heavy heartheart apesadumbrado; acongojado
the air was heavy with scentwith el aire estaba cargado de perfume
5 (deep) [+sigh, sleep, silence] profundo
heavy breatherbreather (on telephone) maníaco telefónico; (m)
your article about obscene phone calls reminded me about a friend who was being plagued by a heavy breather
heavy breathingbreathing (from exertion) jadeos; (m) resoplidos; (m)
his heavy breathing kept me awake respiraba tan fuerte que no me dejaba dormir; sus jadeos no me dejaban dormir
Jane Birkin's notorious heavy-breathing hit "Je T'aime" During the final ascent our chatter peters out, replaced by heavy breathing, the crunch of sneakers on packed earth creepy movies on TV, where you hear heavy breathing and footsteps crunching on fallen leaves and then somebody gets knifed
to be a heavy sleepersleeper tener el sueño profundo
6 (arduous) [+task, work] pesado; [+schedule] apretado
I've had a heavy day he tenido un día muy liado ajetreado;or
I've got a pretty heavy schedule hopefully, Max would be able to spend a few days with them, depending on his heavy schedule chopping logs in the yard was one of the heavy tasks I didn't look forward to he did all the heavy work
weather
7 (boring, laboured) [+book, film, humour] denso; pesado
not many people appreciated his heavy humour his latest novel/film is pretty heavy (stuff)
to be heavy goinggoing [+book, film] ser muy denso
the conversation was heavy going era difícil encontrar temas de conversación
her novels are a bit heavy going to start with, but once you get into them they're brilliant she's heavy going, isn't she? - she's so intense, somehow, hanging on your every word
his new album/book is pretty heavy stuffstuff su nuevo álbum es bastante fuerte
it is heavy [stuff] "that girl even had to testify at her father's trial," says Kristofferson - "it was pretty heavy stuff" we will try to pack together the conventional and the hidden faces of marketing information in considering how to develop new ways of looking at the world - /this is heavy stuff/ what I'm trying to do is work with other realities, inner workings of the human mind and heavy stuff like that
8 (bad)
to have a heavy coldcold estar muy resfriado acatarrado;or
he had had a heavy fallfall había tenido una mala caída
She suffered a heavy fall he was concussed after a heavy fall
to get heavyget
things got a bit heavy (nasty) la cosa se puso fea
9 (rough) [+sea] grueso
a heavy sea was running heavy seas meant that we had to return to port in a heavy sea the little boat was being tossed around in a heavy sea
noun
1 (informal) (thug) matón; (informal) (m) gorila; (informal) (m)
they had employed heavies to evict shop squatters from neighbouring sites the shop was entered by four heavies carrying automatic weapons
2 (informal) (eminent person) peso pesado; (m)
an early psychedelic fantasy involving such heavies from the New York literary underground as Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and William Burroughs the industry heavies show up because they know that anyone who counts will be there
3 (informal) (newspaper) periódico serio; (m)
the literary and travel pages of the heavies turning the pile face down, he started on the previous Sunday's heavies first they are more likely to read the popular tabloids than the heavies
4 (Scot) (beer) cerveza tostada; (f)
adverb
time hung heavy (on our hands)hung las horas/los días etc se nos hacían interminables;etc
free time can hang heavy when you are unemployed time hung heavy enough for me to be able to do some light work in the garden unspoken, the thought hung heavy in the air between them thoughts of the war hang heavy in the minds of people here to hang heavy ([over] sth/sb)
the shadow of war hung heavy over the city la sombra de la guerra pesaba sobre la ciudad
the threat of malpractice suits hangs heavy over all doctors to hang heavy [with] sth the air hangs heavy with the combination of chlorine and thick heat to [weigh] heavy gold weighs heavy, but takes up remarkably little space she felt her heart lying heavy as a stone his hand lay heavy in mine to weigh lie heavy ([on]/[over] sth/sb)
his son's troubles weighed heavy on his mindweighed los problemas de su hijo le preocupaban mucho
despair and fear lay heavy over the troops at the time the decision did not lie heavy upon his mind the board meeting's cancellation weighed heavy on his mind
modifier
heavy artillery (n) artillería pesada; (f)
heavy cream (n) (US) nata para montar; (f) (Esp) nata enriquecida; (f)
crema $ doble
one heavy cruiser, six light cruisers, and thirty-four destroyers the heavy cruiser Blucher would join the fleet that same September
heavy goods (n) artículos pesados; (m)
heavy goods could be brought up-river in barges in Holland heavy goods travelling more than 125 miles had to go by rail do not waste time trying to lift heavy goods
heavy goods vehicle (n) vehículo pesado; (m)
you will need a heavy goods vehicle licence
heavy guns (n)
heavy artillery See culture box in entry heavy.
heavy industry (n) industria pesada; (f)
the policy of redirecting investment to heavy industries like steel and energy
heavy metal (n) (Chem) (Ind) metal pesado; (m)
high levels of heavy metals, including cadmium
(Mús) heavy (metal); (m)
a heavy metal band he was a big fan of heavy metal
heavy type (n) negrita; (f)
heavy water (n) (Fís) agua pesada; (f)
the hydrogen in water molecules, or the heavy hydrogen in heavy water, are the most effective for doing this

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heavy [ˈxeβi] heavies, heavys (plural)
adjetivo
1 [+música, grupo] heavy metal
2 (muy_familiar) (duro) heavy; (muy_familiar)
es un poco heavy los que han tenido paciencia son los que se han tragado mis mensajes porque -lo reconozco # eran un poco # heavy" eso de # viva Fraga" resulta un poco heavy ella se ha hecho un poquitín la estrecha, la remolona, porque esto de venir a pasar bañadores en televisión es un poco heavy
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
heavy metal fan
Pueden gustar a los seguidores del grunge, a los [heavis,] a los roqueros tradicionales e incluso a los que se mullen entre baladas acústicas. Los [heavy metaleros] metálicos están de enhorabuena.
sustantivo:masculino
(música) heavy metal

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