heavily

heavily
heavily [{{t}}'hevɪlɪ]
adverb
(a) (fall, land) lourdement, pesamment; (walk) d'un pas lourd ou pesant, lourdement;
∎ she leaned heavily on my arm elle s'appuya de tout son poids sur mon bras;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} time hangs heavily on her elle trouve le temps long, le temps lui pèse;
∎ it weighed heavily on my conscience cela me pesait sur la conscience
(b) (laboriously → move) avec difficulté, péniblement; (→ breathe) péniblement, bruyamment
(c) (deeply → sleep) profondément;
∎ she left the room, sighing heavily en poussant un énorme ou gros soupir, elle a quitté la pièce
(d) (as intensifier) (drink, smoke, gamble) beaucoup; (fine, load, tax) lourdement; (stress) fortement, lourdement;
∎ it was raining heavily il pleuvait des cordes;
∎ it was snowing heavily il neigeait très fort ou dru ou à gros flocons;
∎ they lost heavily (team) ils se sont fait écraser; (gamblers) ils ont perdu gros;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} they're heavily into yoga ils donnent à fond dans le yoga;
∎ the secret service was heavily involved in training guerillas les services secrets étaient lourdement impliqués dans la formation des guérilleros;
∎ they're heavily dependent on foreign trade ils sont fortement tributaires du commerce extérieur;
∎ heavily populated très peuplé, à forte densité de population;
∎ heavily wooded très boisé

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