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Meaning of heavy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈhɛv.i

Definitions

  1. A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
    slang
  2. Heavily: The snow is falling heavier tonight than last night.
  3. A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
    slang
  4. heavy with child, in a state of advanced pregnancy.
  5. A prominent figure; a "major player".
  6. Slang. A mean, worthless character in a story or play:villain.
  7. A newspaper of the quality press.
    in-plural, slang
  8. swaar, hewig بِتَثاقُل، بِصورَة ثقيلَه тежко pesadamente těžce schwer tungt; stærkt; voldsomt; stort; svært βαριάpesadamente raskelt به سنگينی raskaasti lourdementבכבדות भार सहित/ज्यादा teško, jako, intenzivno erősen, nagyon; nehezen dengan berat þunglega pesantemente 重く 무겁게 sunkiai smagi; grūti dengan banyaknya zwaartungt, grovtciężko په درنښت pesadamente cu greu(tate) тяжело; сильно ťažko težko teško tungt อย่างหนัก şiddetle; ağır; sıkıcı bir şekilde 沉重地 тяжко, важко زیادتی سے một cách nặng...
  9. A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
  10. swaarte, gewig ثِقَل тежина peso tíha die Schwere tyngde; voldsomhed βάρος, βαρύτηταpesadez raskus سنگينی raskaus lourdeurכבדות भारीपन težina, tromost nehézség bobot þyngsli pesantezza 重いこと 무거움 sunkumas smagums; grūtums keberatan zwaartetyngde, tretthet, vanskelighetciężar درنښت peso greutate тяжесть váha teža težina tyngd ความหนัก ağırlık, güçlük, şiddet 沉重 важкість, тяжкість بھاری پن sự nặng nề 沉重,重量
  11. A serious theatrical role.
    archaic, slang
  12. made to stand up to very hard wear or use. heavy-duty tyres. vir swaar diens, swaardiens- سَميك، يتحمَّل الإستِعْمال предназначен за тежък peжим para serviços pesados trvanlivý Hochleistungs-... svær; robust μεγάλης αντοχής fuerte, resistente vastupidav سخت كار raskaaseen käyttöön sopiva à grand rendement לְשִימוּש מְמוּשָך וְקָשֶה मजबूत बनी हुई cvrst, otporan, izdržljiv nagy teherbírású, strapabíró kuat slitþolinn, sterkur robusto 丈夫な 강력한, 튼튼한 didelio atsparumo ļoti izturīgs (par materiālu, ...
  13. A member of the heavy cavalry.
    historical
  14. industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products. swaar industrie صِناعَة ثَقيلَه тежка промишленост indústria pesada těžký průmysl die Schwerindustrie sværindustri βαριά βιομηχανία industria pesada rasketööstus صنايع سنگين raskas teollisuus industrie lourde תַעֲשִייה כְּבֵדָה भारी उद्योग teška industrija nehézipar industri berat þungaiðnaður industria pesante 重工業 중공업 sunkioji pramonė smagā rūpniecība in...
    etc
  15. (a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight. a heavyweight boxer. swaargewig وَزن ثَقيل тежка категория peso pesado v těžké váze das Schwergewicht sværvægter; sværvægts- βαρέων βαρών peso pesado raskekaallane, raskekaalu سنگين وزن raskaan sarjan poids lourd מִשקָל כַּבֵד कई प्रतियोगिताओं में एक विशेष खंड boksac teške kategorije, teškaš nehézsúlyú kelas berat þungaviktar- peso massimo ヘビ...
    eg
  16. difficult to make any progress with. I found this book very heavy going. swaar, moeilik (boek) شاق، عَسير، صَعْب التقدُّم فيه труден duro de roer těžkopádný die Schinderei tung βαρύς κι ασήκωτος, που δύσκολα προχωράει pesado, lento raskesti minev بد قلق raskassoutuinen difficile à (...) מַטָלָה קָשָה अत्यधिक कठिन पाना zahtjevan, težak nehezen lehet haladni vmivel sulit erfiður (yfirferðar) pesante, noioso はかどらない 진척이 잘 되지 않다 sunkus (par darbu) grūti paveicams; lielu piepūli prasošs susah zwaar...
  17. a feeling of sadness. He obeyed with a heavy heart. bedroef, swaarmoedig كئيب، مُفعَم بالغَم тъга (de) coração pesado (s) těžkým srdcem schweren Herzens tungt hjerte βαριά καρδιά pesar, abatimiento raske südamega اندوهگين raskain sydämin coeur gros מְדוּכדַך उदास teška srca szomorú szív sedih dapur malincuore 重い心 침울하게 sunkia širdimi smaga sirds dgn berat hati zwaarmoedigtungt hjerte ciężkie serce غمجن (de) coração pesado trist грусть s ťažkým srdcom s težkim srcem tužna srca tungt hjärta ความ...

Equivalents

العربية ثقيل
Azərbaycanca ciddi
Bosanski groš
Ελληνικά σοβαρός
Español pesada pesados
فارسی سنگین
Suomi kova kovis pahis painava vakava vuolas
Français grave gros heavy lourd pesant
Hrvatski groš
Bahasa Indonesia berat deras parang
한국어
Latina gravis
Македонски обилен тежок тешко
Nederlands serieus
Polski cielsko
پښتو دروند
Português grave malvado mormacento pesado sério
Română grav serios
Српски groš
Tagalog mabigat

Examples

“With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.”
“A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.”
“A collection of topical themes and love songs, featuring session work by women's music "heavies" Holly Near, Mary Watkins, Linda Tillery, Robin Flower, and others.”
“The comment may be offered here that the 'heavies' have been the Design Award's principal scorers, both in the overall bronze plaque days and, since, in the Daily/Sunday Class 1.”
“Reviewers in the heavies aim to impress with the depth of their knowledge and appreciation.”
“I read five heavies, maybe transports or tankers...could be bombers.”
“A 76 Squadron pilot who later completed a second tour on Mosquitoes said that his colleagues on the light bombers “simply could never understand how awful being on heavies was.””
“Payton boasted his range included "leading parts or genteel heavies, character old men, dialect parts, old women and, on occasion, soubrettes and leading ladies"; however, he was most at ease in light comedy roles.”
“Cavalry […] is divided into mediums, heavies, and light cavalry. The mediums consist of 13 regiments; the heavies of 2 regiments; and the light of 13.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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