heavily

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛvɪli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛvəli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hev′ə lē)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
heavily adv (very much)muy adv
 The heavily loaded truck slowly drove up the hill.
 El muy cargado camión subía la colina lentamente.
heavily adv (excessively)considerablemente adv
 After his mother died, Alex started drinking heavily.
 Después de que murió su madre, Alex empezó a beber considerablemente.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
heavily adv (walk) (andar)pesadamente adv
 Jane's upstairs neighbors always walked heavily at night and kept her up.
 Los vecinos de arriba de Jane siempre caminan pesadamente por las noches y no la dejan dormir.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
draw heavily on [sth] v expr (make great use of)apoyarse fuertemente en loc verb
  apoyarse mucho en loc verb
 The apprentice draws heavily on the works of the grand masters for inspiration.
 El aprendiz se apoya fuertemente en los trabajos de los grandes maestros para encontrar inspiración.
drink heavily vi + adv (consume excessive alcohol)beber mucho vi + adv
  (AmL)tomar mucho vi + adv
  beber en exceso vi + loc adv
  (AmL)tomar en exceso vi + loc adv
 Arthur started drinking heavily after he lost his job.
 Arthur empezó a beber mucho cuando perdió su trabajo.
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'heavily' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bear down on - beat down - belt down - big with child - blitz - bruiser - bucket down - chain smoker - chain smoking - chain-smoke - clomp - clump along - drag - give a kicking - heave a sigh - heavy-laden - heavyset - hefty - hemorrhage - huff - in torrents - it's pouring down - lash down - light - lumber - lumbering - panting - piss down - plump down - plunk - plunk down - ponderously - pour - pour down - pour sweat - press - rain cats and dogs - rain down - ready to drop - regressive - sleep like a log - snuffling - stamp on - stomp - strict discipline - stump - supercharge - take a kicking - thunder - tramp
Spanish:
abundantemente - armado hasta los dientes - grandullón - pesar como una losa - resollar - trapear

Collocations: fell heavily onto the [bed, chair, floor], fell heavily [on, onto] her [hip, side], fell heavily into debt (from), more...

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