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 build tiene la misma corpulencia de su padre
his eyes were heavy (with sleep) los párpados le pesaban de sueño
my arms felt so heavy me pesaban tanto los brazos
the mayor's heavy mob los gorilas del alcalde heavier [than] air to be heavy with child
the trees were heavy with fruit 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 blow la noticia fue un duro golpe there were heavy [casualties] we are heavy users of paper
a heavy concentration of troops una gran concentración de tropas
heavy demand has depleted supplies una intensa or enorme demanda ha reducido las existencias
to be a heavy drinker 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 languages la escuela da mucha importancia a los idiomas
to be heavy on sth: the car is heavy on petrol 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 resign le están presionando enormemente para que dimita
the heavy scent of honeysuckle el intenso or fuerte olor a madreselva
to be a heavy smoker 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
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 (m) denso or pesado
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 heart apesadumbrado; acongojado
the air was heavy with scent el aire estaba cargado de perfume
5 (deep) [+sigh, sleep, silence] profundoheavy breather (on telephone) maníaco (m) telefónico your article about obscene phone calls reminded me about a friend who was being plagued by a heavy breather
heavy breathing (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 sleeper tener el sueño profundo
6 (arduous) [+task, work] pesado; [+schedule] apretado I've had a heavy day he tenido un día muy liado or ajetreado
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
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 going [+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 stuff 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 cold estar muy resfriado or acatarrado
he had had a heavy fall había tenido una mala caída She suffered a heavy fall he was concussed after a heavy fall
to get heavy 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
