light (leicht) vs heavy
heavy
Definitions
adjective
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- full and loud and deep
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
adverb
- slowly as if burdened by much weight
noun
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
Examples
Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy.
She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
