heavily

heavily
adjective
1) schwer
2) (to a great extent) stark; schwer [bewaffnet]; tief [schlafen]; dicht [bevölkert]

smoke/drink heavily — ein starker Raucher/Trinker sein

rely heavily on somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas [vollkommen] abhängig sein

3) (with great force)

it rained/snowed heavily — es regnete/schneite stark

fall heavily — hart fallen

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adverb schwer
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heavi·ly
[ˈhevɪli]
adv
1. (to great degree) stark
she's \heavily involved in the project sie ist sehr engagiert in dem Projekt
they rely \heavily on his advice sie verlassen sich total auf seinen Rat fam
he is \heavily in debt er ist stark verschuldet
they are \heavily into property sie haben viel Grundbesitz
\heavily armed/guarded schwer bewaffnet/bewacht
\heavily insured hoch versichert
\heavily populated dicht besiedelt
to be \heavily into sth (fam) auf etw akk voll abfahren fam
to be \heavily in debt stark verschuldet sein
to drink \heavily ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin sein
to gamble \heavily leidenschaftlich spielen
to invest \heavily groß investieren
to sleep \heavily tief schlafen
to tax sth \heavily hohe Steuern auf etw akk erheben
2. (with weight) schwer; move schwerfällig
\heavily built kräftig gebaut
to weigh \heavily on sb (fig) schwer auf jdm lasten, jdm sehr zu schaffen machen
3. (severely) schwer
to rain/snow \heavily stark regnen/schneien
4. (with difficulty) schwer
to breathe \heavily schwer atmen
to speak \heavily schleppend sprechen
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['hevIlɪ]
adv
1) (= a lot) stark; populated, wooded dicht; armed, fortified schwer; guarded streng

heavily underlined (word, passage) — dick unterstrichen

heavily accented (English, German etc) — mit starkem Akzent

to borrow heavily — hohe Kredite aufnehmen; (fig) viele Anleihen machen (from bei)

to gamble heavily — ein leidenschaftlicher Spieler sein

to gamble heavily on sth — viel Geld auf etw (acc) wetten; (fig) sehr auf etw (acc)

his face was heavily bruised — sein Gesicht war voller blauer Flecken

their feet are heavily bandaged — ihre Füße sind dick verbunden

heavily disguised (lit, fig) — völlig unkenntlich gemacht

to lose heavily (in gambling, sport, election) — hoch verlieren

to be heavily reliant on sb/sth — stark auf jdn/etw angewiesen sein

to depend or rely heavily on sb/sth — stark von jdm/etw abhängen

to draw heavily on sth — sich zum großen Teil auf etw (acc) stützen

to be heavily involved in or with sth — sehr viel mit etw zu tun haben

to be heavily involved in a party/movement — in einer Partei/Bewegung stark engagiert sein

to be heavily into sth (inf) — voll auf etw (acc) abfahren (inf)

to be heavily in debt — stark verschuldet sein

/against sb — jdn stark begünstigen/benachteiligen

to be heavily fined — zu einer hohen Geldstrafe verurteilt werden

to be heavily outnumbered — zahlenmäßig stark unterlegen sein

to be heavily defeated — eine schwere Niederlage erleiden

to be heavily booked — fast ganz ausgebucht sein

heavily pregnant — hochschwanger

2) (= deeply) breathe schwer; sigh tief; pant stark
3) (lit) land, lean, fall schwer; (= clumsily) move, walk schwerfällig

heavily laden — schwer beladen

heavily built — kräftig gebaut

she sat down heavily on the bed — sie setzte sich schwerfällig aufs Bett

4) (= slowly) say schleppend
5) (= richly) carved, encrusted, embroidered, gilded reich
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heavily [ˈhevılı] adv
1. schwer (etc → academic.ru/34187/heavy">heavy):
heavily armed (oder gunned) schwer bewaffnet;
bleed heavily stark bluten;
be defeated heavily eine schwere Niederlage erleiden;
heavily loaded (oder laden) schwer beladen;
heavily pregnant hochschwanger; ZOOL hochträchtig;
punish sb heavily jemanden schwer bestrafen;
suffer heavily schwere (finanzielle) Verluste erleiden;
tax sth heavily etwas hoch besteuern;
it weighs heavily (up)on me es bedrückt mich schwer, es lastet schwer auf mir; → breathe A 1
2. mit schwerer Stimme
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adjective
1) schwer
2) (to a great extent) stark; schwer [bewaffnet]; tief [schlafen]; dicht [bevölkert]

smoke/drink heavily — ein starker Raucher/Trinker sein

rely heavily on somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas [vollkommen] abhängig sein

3) (with great force)

it rained/snowed heavily — es regnete/schneite stark

fall heavily — hart fallen

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adv.
schwerlich adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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