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heavily

1. adverb to a large degree2. adverb in large amounts, intensely3. adverb severely4. adverb with force, weight5. adverb walk, breathe, etc6. adverb weightily, uncomfortably
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1 adverb to a large degreego mór  c m uhe's heavily supported by them tá siad ag tacú go láidir leis, tá siad ag tabhairt an-tacaíocht dóit relies heavily on volunteers tá sé ag brath go mór ar oibrithe deonachahis work is heavily influenced by the area tá an-tionchar ag an gceantar ar a shaotharshe's heavily in debt tá sí go domhain i bhfiacha, tá fiacha troma uirthiit's heavily advertised tá go leor fógraíochta déanta airshe's heavily pregnant tá sí trom ar pháiste 2 adverb in large amounts, intenselyshe drinks heavily bíonn sí ag ól go trom, tá sí trom ar an ólhe spent heavily chaith sé an t-uafáshe was bleeding heavily bhí sé ag cur fola go trom, bhí sé ag cur fola go frasit's raining heavily tá sé ag cur go trom, tá sé ag stealladh báistíhe was heavily armed bhí go leor arm ar iompar aigeit's heavily guarded tá garda trom cosanta airit's heavily laden tá sé faoi ualach tromthe area is heavily populated tá daonra mór sa cheantar, tá cuid mhór daoine ina gcónaí sa cheantar
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3 adverb severelyhe was heavily criticised rinneadh cáineadh géar airthey lost heavily buaileadh go trom iad, buaileadh go dona iad, buaileadh an cac astu very informalthe river is heavily polluted tá an-truailliú san abhainn, tá an abhainn truaillithe go dona 4 adverb with force, weightgo trom  c m uthe rain was falling heavily bhí sé ag cur báistí go tromshe pressed heavily on it luigh sí go trom airhe's heavily built tá sé téagartha, tá sé toirtiúil, tá an-téagar ann 5 adverb walk, breathe, etcgo trom  c m ugo mall  c m ushe walked out heavily shiúil sí amach go mall, shiúil sí amach go malltriallach, shiúil sí amach go támáiltehe sighed heavily lig sé osna throm asI was breathing heavily bhí mé ag análú go trom, bhí mé ar gearranáil, bhí anáil mhaslach agam 6 adverb weightily, uncomfortablythe decision weighed heavily on them ghoill an cinneadh go mór orthu
phrases

to be heavily into sth

informalhe's heavily into drugs tá sé an-ghafa le drugaí, tá sé fiáin chun drugaíshe got heavily into music chuir sí an-suim sa cheol, d'éirigh sí an-tógtha leis an gceol

to come down heavily on sb

(also

to crack down heavily on sb

) bheith an-dian ar dhuinethey came down heavily on drug pushers bhí siad an-dian ar mhangairí drugaí

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