heavily

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

Translation

adv. de maneira significativa ou substancial; com força

Phrases & Collocations

heavily burdened

severamente sobrecarregado

heavily influenced

severamente influenciado

heavily contaminated

severamente contaminado

heavily populated

severamente povoado

heavily armed

severamente armado

heavily guarded

severamente guardado

heavily debated

severamente debatido

heavily invested

severamente investido

heavily regulated

severamente regulamentado

Example Sentences

the area was heavily mined.

a área foi fortemente minerada.

she was heavily sedated.

ela estava fortemente sedada.

a heavily built boxer.

um boxeador de construção pesada.

the firm is heavily in debt .

a empresa está muito endividada.

the whole town was heavily fortified.

toda a cidade estava fortemente fortificada.

invest heavily in an enterprise

investir pesadamente em um empreendimento

a tree heavily laden with fruit

uma árvore carregada de frutos.

a heavily brocaded blanket.

um cobertor ricamente bordado.

an economy heavily dependent on oil exports.

uma economia fortemente dependente das exportações de petróleo.

walking heavily through the snow.

caminhando pesadamente pela neve.

a heavily loaded freight train.

um trem de carga fortemente carregado.

her hair was heavily oiled.

o cabelo dela estava fortemente oleado.

the staff are heavily overloaded with casework.

a equipe está sobrecarregada de trabalho.

it's not snowing so heavily now.

não está nevando tão forte agora.

a stick of heavily armed guards.

Um grupo de guardas fortemente armados.

Real-world Examples

It was snowing quite heavily last night.

Estava nevando bastante forte ontem à noite.

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

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

" Eu sabia, " disse Mr. Weasley pesadamente.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

HR will be patrolling both spots heavily.

A RH patrulhará ambos os locais fortemente.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Then he turned and limped off heavily.

Então ele se virou e mancando saiu pesadamente.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

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

Triceratops está fortemente armado e fortemente blindado e pode te matar.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

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

'Ah, mas eu durmo mais pesadamente do que você'.

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

We are investing very heavily in classified defense projects.

Estamos investindo muito fortemente em projetos de defesa classificados.

Source: Technology Trends

Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily.

Ausable se moveu para uma poltrona e sentou-se pesadamente.

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

She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily.

Ela estava deitada em seu jardim da frente sangrando muito fortemente.

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

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

Tudo isso significa que está chovendo muito forte.

Source: Weather on the Go

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