heavy

lourd

Qui pèse beaucoup et est souvent difficile à soulever ou à déplacer.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : weighty

Contraires : light

Expressions courantes : heavy bag, heavy box, heavy furniture

lourd, pesant

Difficile à supporter parce que cela cause beaucoup de soucis ou demande beaucoup d’efforts.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : burdensome, oppressive, onerous

Contraires : light

Expressions courantes : heavy burden, heavy responsibility, heavy expenses

grave, sombre

Sérieux ou triste, au point de faire réfléchir profondément ou de mettre mal à l’aise.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : serious, somber

Contraires : lighthearted

Expressions courantes : heavy subject, heavy mood, heavy discussion

corpulent, gros

Qui a un corps massif et pèse plus que la moyenne.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : overweight, heavyset, stout

Contraires : thin

Expressions courantes : heavy build, heavy man, rather heavy

lourdement

Avec beaucoup de poids ou de pression, ou d’une manière triste et pénible.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : lie heavy on someone/something (The loss lay heavy on her heart.)

Synonymes : heavily, weightily

Contraires : lightly

Expressions courantes : hang heavy, lie heavy, heavy with sorrow

méchant

Personnage mauvais ou menaçant, surtout dans un film ou une pièce de théâtre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : villain, bad guy

Contraires : hero

Expressions courantes : play the heavy, movie heavy, cast as heavy

gros bras, garde du corps

Personne forte et imposante engagée pour protéger quelqu’un ou contrôler les autres, parfois par des menaces.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bouncer, bodyguard, enforcer

Expressions courantes : hired heavy, club heavy, send a heavy

alourdir

Faire peser quelque chose davantage.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : heavy something up (The extra tools heavied up his pack.)

Synonymes : weigh down, weight

Contraires : lighten

Expressions courantes : heavy something up, heavy up something