heavy

pesado

Que pesa mucho y suele ser difícil de levantar o mover.

En inglés sencillo: Weighing a lot and often difficult to lift or move.

• This bag is heavy.
• We carried the heavy boxes upstairs.
• How heavy is your suitcase?

Sinónimos: weighty

Antónimos: light

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy bag, heavy box, heavy furniture

pesado, agobiante

Difícil de sobrellevar porque causa muchos problemas, preocupación o esfuerzo.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult to deal with because it causes great trouble, worry, or effort.

• The debt is a heavy burden.
• She carries a heavy responsibility at work.
• The family faced heavy expenses after the accident.

Sinónimos: burdensome, oppressive, onerous

Antónimos: light

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy burden, heavy responsibility, heavy expenses

serio, sombrío

Serio o triste, y capaz de hacer pensar mucho o causar malestar.

En inglés sencillo: Serious or sad, often making people think deeply or feel uncomfortable.

• That is a heavy subject.
• The film felt too heavy for a relaxing evening.
• Their conversation grew heavy as they discussed the war.

Sinónimos: serious, somber

Antónimos: lighthearted

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy subject, heavy mood, heavy discussion

corpulento, gordo

Que tiene un cuerpo grande y pesa más de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: Having a large body with more weight than usual.

• He is tall and heavy.
• She was rather heavy as a child.
• The heavy man struggled to fit into the narrow seat.

Sinónimos: overweight, heavyset, stout

Antónimos: thin

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy build, heavy man, rather heavy

pesadamente

Con mucho peso o presión, o de manera que provoca tristeza y resulta difícil de soportar.

En inglés sencillo: With great weight or pressure, or in a way that feels sad and difficult.

• The loss lay heavy on his heart.
• Time hung heavy in the silent house.
• Her guilt weighed heavy on her conscience.

Cómo se usa: lie heavy on someone/something (The loss lay heavy on her heart.)

Sinónimos: heavily, weightily

Antónimos: lightly

Expresiones frecuentes: hang heavy, lie heavy, heavy with sorrow

villano, malo

Personaje malvado o amenazador, especialmente en una película o una obra de teatro.

En inglés sencillo: A bad or threatening character, especially in a film or play.

• He plays the heavy in this film.
• The director cast her as the heavy.
• Several famous heavies appeared in the crime drama.

Sinónimos: villain, bad guy

Antónimos: hero

Expresiones frecuentes: play the heavy, movie heavy, cast as heavy

matón, gorila

Persona grande y fuerte contratada para proteger a alguien o controlar a otros, a veces mediante amenazas.

En inglés sencillo: A large, strong person hired to guard someone or control people, sometimes through threats.

• A heavy stood by the door.
• The club hired two heavies to stop fights.
• His heavies followed him into the crowded bar.

Sinónimos: bouncer, bodyguard, enforcer

Expresiones frecuentes: hired heavy, club heavy, send a heavy

hacer más pesado, lastrar

Hacer que algo pese más.

En inglés sencillo: To make something weigh more.

• The wet cloth heavied up the bag.
• They heavied the load with extra supplies.
• Adding stones will heavy up the base.

Cómo se usa: heavy something up (The extra tools heavied up his pack.)

Sinónimos: weigh down, weight

Antónimos: lighten

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy something up, heavy up something