heavily

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

Translation

adv. betydelig eller vesentlig; kraftig

Phrases & Collocations

heavily burdened

starkt belastet

heavily influenced

starkt påvirket

heavily contaminated

starkt forurenset

heavily populated

starkt befolket

heavily armed

starkt våpenbevæpnet

heavily guarded

starkt eskorte

heavily debated

starkt debattert

heavily invested

starkt investert

heavily regulated

starkt regulert

Example Sentences

the area was heavily mined.

Området var kraftig utsatt for gruvedrift.

she was heavily sedated.

hun var sterkt sedert.

a heavily built boxer.

en sterkt bygget boksere.

the firm is heavily in debt .

firmaet er dypt i gjeld.

the whole town was heavily fortified.

hele byen var sterkt forsvaret.

invest heavily in an enterprise

investere sterkt i en virksomhet

a tree heavily laden with fruit

en tre sterkt belastet med frukt

a heavily brocaded blanket.

en tykt brokadert kappe.

an economy heavily dependent on oil exports.

en økonomi som er sterkt avhengig av oljeeksport.

walking heavily through the snow.

å gå sterkt gjennom snøen.

a heavily loaded freight train.

en tungt lastet lastebil.

her hair was heavily oiled.

hennes hår var sterkt oljet.

the staff are heavily overloaded with casework.

ansatte er sterkt overbelast med sakarbeid.

it's not snowing so heavily now.

det snør ikke så sterkt nå.

a stick of heavily armed guards.

en stokk av sterkt våpenholdende eskorte.

Real-world Examples

It was snowing quite heavily last night.

Det snøfalt ganske sterkt i går kveld.

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

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

"Jeg visste det," sa mister Weasley med tyngde.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

HR will be patrolling both spots heavily.

HR vil patruljere begge stedene sterkt.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Then he turned and limped off heavily.

Så snudde han seg og gikk bort med en tyngre gang.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

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

Triceratops er sterkt våpenet og sterkt rustet og kan drepe deg.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

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

'Åh, men jeg sover mer sterkt enn deg.'

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

We are investing very heavily in classified defense projects.

Vi investerer veldig sterkt i klassifiserte forsvarssaker.

Source: Technology Trends

Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily.

Ausable gikk til en stol og satte seg ned med tyngde.

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

She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily.

Hun lå i sin fremste hage og ble såret veldig sterkt.

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

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

Det betyr at det regner veldig sterkt.

Source: Weather on the Go

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