heavily

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

Translation

adv. de manière significative ou substantielle; de manière forcée

Phrases & Collocations

heavily burdened

lourdement chargé

heavily influenced

fortement influencé

heavily contaminated

fortement contaminé

heavily populated

densément peuplé

heavily armed

lourdement armé

heavily guarded

lourdement gardé

heavily debated

vivement débattu

heavily invested

lourdes investissements

heavily regulated

lourdement réglementé

Example Sentences

the area was heavily mined.

La zone était fortement minée.

she was heavily sedated.

Elle était fortement sédatée.

a heavily built boxer.

Un boxeur trapu.

the firm is heavily in debt .

L'entreprise est fortement endettée.

the whole town was heavily fortified.

Toute la ville était fortement fortifiée.

invest heavily in an enterprise

Investir massivement dans une entreprise

a tree heavily laden with fruit

Un arbre lourdement chargé de fruits

a heavily brocaded blanket.

une couverture brodée de motifs complexes.

an economy heavily dependent on oil exports.

une économie fortement dépendante des exportations de pétrole.

walking heavily through the snow.

Marchant lourdement dans la neige.

a heavily loaded freight train.

un train de marchandises fortement chargé.

her hair was heavily oiled.

Ses cheveux étaient fortement huilés.

the staff are heavily overloaded with casework.

Le personnel est fortement surchargé de dossiers.

it's not snowing so heavily now.

Il ne neige plus aussi fort maintenant.

a stick of heavily armed guards.

Un groupe de gardes lourdement armés.

Real-world Examples

It was snowing quite heavily last night.

Il neigeait abondamment hier soir.

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

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

" Je le savais, " dit M. Weasley, lourdement.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

HR will be patrolling both spots heavily.

Les RH patrouilleront lourdement dans les deux endroits.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Then he turned and limped off heavily.

Puis il se retourna et boitilla lourdement.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

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

Le Triceratops est fortement armé et fortement blindé et peut vous tuer.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

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

'Ah, mais je dors plus lourdement que toi.'

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

We are investing very heavily in classified defense projects.

Nous investissons très lourdement dans des projets de défense classifiés.

Source: Technology Trends

Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily.

Ausable se dirigea vers un fauteuil et s'assit lourdement.

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

She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily.

Elle était allongée dans son jardin devant, saignant abondamment.

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

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

Tout cela signifie qu'il pleut vraiment très fort.

Source: Weather on the Go

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