Betekenis van heavy In het Nederlands

• 0 weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift:

  • heavy equipment

  • heavy work/lifting

  • How heavy is that box? (= How much does it weigh?)

• 1 (especially of something unpleasant) of very or especially great force, amount, or degree:

  • a heavy blow to the head

  • heavy fighting

  • heavy traffic

  • heavy rain/snow

  • a heavy smoker/drinker

  • a heavy sleeper

• 2 thick, strong, solid, or strongly made:

  • a heavy winter coat

  • a heavy meal (= a large amount of solid food)

  • a big man with heavy features

  • The sun disappeared behind heavy clouds.

• 3 Heavy machines or vehicles that are very large and powerful:

  • heavy artillery/machinery

• 4 used to describe something such as a situation that is dangerous or unpleasant:

  • Then the police arrived and things got really heavy.

• 5 a large strong man employed to protect someone else or to frighten other people:

  • Frank always took a couple of heavies along with him when he went collecting his debts.

• 6 weighing a lot:

  • The piano’s much too heavy for one person to lift.

  • Bob’s much heavier than the last time I saw him.

• 7 thick, strong, solid, or looking that way:

  • heavy clouds

  • heavy cream

  • It’s too hot today for a heavy meal (= a large, cooked meal that is hard to digest).

• 8 of great amount, or degree, or force:

  • heavy snow/rain/fog

  • heavy traffic

  • a heavy workload

  • a heavy sleeper

  • heavy fighting

• 9 larger in number or amount than usual:

  • heavy taxes/fines/subsidies Those found to be violating the law could face heavy fines.

  • Salaries and bonuses of directors have been cut by a third after heavy criticism of 'fat-cat' payments.

  • There are worries that the dollar will come under heavy pressure later in the year.

  • a heavy burden/debt/loss

  • heavy demand/selling/investment

• 10 involving a lot of work and effort:

  • a heavy workload/schedule

• 11 having a lot of something:

  • Some faculty members have criticized the board as too heavy on business people and too light on educational experience.

• 12 to be in a very difficult situation because of a mistake or bad decision that has been made:

  • If we reject the deal, we will pay a heavy price in terms of trade, jobs, and investment.