/luʁ/
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Translation
heavy
Word origin
From Latin luridus ('pale yellow, sallow, ghastly'), which shifted in Vulgar Latin towards 'dull, heavy, clumsy' before reaching the modern sense 'heavy'. The same root gave English lurid.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- luridus
- English cognates
- lurid
Grammar
Femininelourde
Masc plurallourds
Fem plurallourdes
Examples
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This bag is too heavy for me.
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He has been carrying a heavy secret for a long time.
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The silence became heavy in the room.
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You have a heavy workload this week.
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This car is heavier than mine.
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