heavy1

adj (-vier, -viest)

• 1 a (weighty) [load/suitcase/weight] pesado; [fabric/garment] grueso, pesado; [saucepan] de fondo grueso; [boots] fuerte; [work] pesado it's very heavy = es muy pesado, pesa mucho b (large-scale) (before n) [artillery/machinery] pesado

• 2 a (ponderous) [tread/footstep/fall] pesado; [thud] sordo b [features] tosco; [irony] poco sutil

• 3 a (oppressive) [clouds/sky] pesado b (loud) [sigh] profundo

• 4 a (bigger than usual) [expenditure] cuantioso b (intense) [book] pesado, denso; [rain] fuerte; [traffic] denso; [schedule] apretado to be a heavy drinker/smoker = beber/fumar mucho c (severe) [sentence] severo; [casualties] numeroso; [blow] duro, fuerte