heavily

[US]/'hevɪlɪ/
[UK]/'hɛvɪli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. på en væsentlig eller betydelig måde; kraftigt

Phrases & Collocations

heavily burdened

kraftigt belastet

heavily influenced

kraftigt påvirket

heavily contaminated

kraftigt forurenet

heavily populated

kraftigt befolket

heavily armed

kraftigt bevæbnet

heavily guarded

kraftigt bevogtet

heavily debated

kraftigt debatteret

heavily invested

kraftigt investeret

heavily regulated

kraftigt reguleret

Example Sentences

the area was heavily mined.

Området var stærkt minelagt.

she was heavily sedated.

hun var stærkt sederet.

a heavily built boxer.

en kraftigt bygget bokser.

the firm is heavily in debt .

virksomheden er stærkt forgældet.

the whole town was heavily fortified.

hele byen var stærkt befæstet.

invest heavily in an enterprise

investér kraftigt i en virksomhed

a tree heavily laden with fruit

et træ, der var stærkt fyldt med frugt

a heavily brocaded blanket.

et kraftigt broderet tæppe.

an economy heavily dependent on oil exports.

en økonomi, der i høj grad er afhængig af olieeksport.

walking heavily through the snow.

at gå tungt gennem sneen.

a heavily loaded freight train.

et tungt lastet godstog.

her hair was heavily oiled.

hendes hår var stærkt olieret.

the staff are heavily overloaded with casework.

personalet er stærkt overbelastet med sagsbehandling.

it's not snowing so heavily now.

det sneer ikke så kraftigt nu.

a stick of heavily armed guards.

En gruppe tungt bevæbnede vagter.

Real-world Examples

It was snowing quite heavily last night.

Det sneede ret kraftigt i går aftes.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

" I knew it, " said Mr. Weasley heavily.

" Jeg vidste det, " sagde Hr. Weasley tungt.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

HR will be patrolling both spots heavily.

HR vil patruljere begge steder kraftigt.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Then he turned and limped off heavily.

Så vendte han sig og slæbte tungt væk.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Triceratops is heavily armed and heavily armored and can kill you.

Triceratops er kraftigt bevæbnet og kraftigt pansret og kan dræbe dig.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

'Ah, but I sleep more heavily than you.'

’Åh, men jeg sover mere tungt end dig.’

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

We are investing very heavily in classified defense projects.

Vi investerer meget kraftigt i klassificerede forsvars projekter.

Source: Technology Trends

Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily.

Ausable flyttede til en lænestol og satte sig tungt.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily.

Hun lå i hendes forhave og havde det meget kraftigt med at bløde.

Source: New Curriculum Standard People's Education Press High School English (Compulsory 5)

All that means is that it's raining really heavily.

Det betyder bare, at det regner virkelig kraftigt.

Source: Weather on the Go

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