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I.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] ADJ

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4. heavy (weighty, ponderous) fig:

heavy movement, step

pesante, appesantito

heavy irony, humour, responsibility

my legs feel heavy

mi sento le gambe pesanti

his eyelids began to get heavy

le palpebre cominciarono a farglisi pesanti

with a heavy heart

con il cuore gonfio or a malincuore

to be a heavy sleeper

avere il sonno pesante

a heavy thud

a heavy blow

un colpo pesante

“you told me, ” he said with heavy emphasis

“sei stato tu a dirmelo”, disse con grande enfasi

the going is heavy

si procede a fatica also fig

the interview was heavy going (slow, hard work)

il colloquio procedeva a rilento

5. heavy (abundant):

heavy traffic, gunfire

heavy bleeding

heavy period

heavy charge, investment

pesante, importante

to be a heavy drinker, smoker

essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore

security was heavy

le misure di sicurezza erano molto strette

heavy trading on the stock market

transazioni intense in borsa valori

to have a heavy workload

avere un pesante carico di lavoro

to be heavy on (use a lot of) person: ingredient, perfume

andarci pesante con or avere la mano pesante con

to be heavy on machine: fuel

consumare una grande quantità di

to be heavy on (contain a lot of) humour, ingredient

essere ricco di

7. heavy (strong):

heavy perfume, scent, concentration

heavy accent

pronunciato, forte

9. heavy FOOD:

heavy meal, food, pastry

10. heavy (busy, packed):

heavy day, month, timetable, programme

11. heavy (difficult, serious):

heavy book, paper, film, lecture

pesante, impegnativo

his article is or makes heavy reading

il suo articolo è pesante da leggere

II.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] ADV

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III.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] N inf

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1. heavy:

heavy (person)

energumeno m / energumena f

heavy (bodyguard, escort)

2. heavy Brit (newspaper):

giornale m serio

IV.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi]

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I.going [Brit ˈɡəʊɪŋ, Am ˈɡoʊɪŋ] N

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1. going (departure):

coming and going

va e vieni, viavai

3. going (condition of ground):

going (for riding, walking)

(condizioni del) terreno m

the going was hard or rough, it was hard or rough going (in horseracing)

il terreno era difficile

4. going (conditions, circumstances) fig:

when the going gets tough

quando il gioco si fa duro

she finds her new job hard going

trova che il suo nuovo lavoro sia duro

they got out while the going was good

se ne andarono prima che fosse troppo tardi

II.going [Brit ˈɡəʊɪŋ, Am ˈɡoʊɪŋ] ADJ

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III.-going COMP

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the theatre-going, cinema-going public

gli amanti del teatro, del cinema

I.go <3ª persona sing pres. goes, pt went, pp gone> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB intr

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1. go (move, travel):

andare (from da; to a, in)

to go to London, Milan

andare a Londra, a Milano

to go to the States, to Ireland, to California

andare negli Stati Uniti, in Irlanda, in California

to go to town, to the country

andare in città, in campagna

they went home

sono andati a casa

she's gone to Paris

è andata a Parigi

to go up, down, across

salire, scendere, attraversare

I went into the room

sono entrato nella stanza

to go by bus, train, plane

andare or viaggiare in autobus, treno, aereo

we went there by bus

ci siamo andati in autobus

to go by or past person, vehicle:

passare or superare

that car's going very fast!

quella macchina sta andando molto veloce!

there he goes again! (that's him again)

there he goes again! (he's starting again) fig

eccolo che ricomincia!

who goes there? MIL

where do we go from here? fig

e adesso cosa facciamo?

2. go (on specific errand, activity):

to go shopping

andare a fare spese

to go swimming (in sea, river)

andare a fare il bagno

to go swimming (in pool)

andare in piscina

to go for a walk

andare a fare una passeggiata

to go on a journey

andare a fare un viaggio

to go on holiday

andare in vacanza

to go for a drink

andare a bere qualcosa

he's gone to get some wine

è andato a prendere il vino

go and answer the phone

va a rispondere al telefono

go and tell her that…

va a dirle che…

go after him!

4. go (used as auxiliary with present participle):

she went running up the stairs

ha salito le scale di corsa

she went complaining to the principal

è andata a lamentarsi dal direttore

11. go (be, remain):

the people went hungry

la gente soffriva la fame or non aveva niente da mangiare

we went for two days without food

siamo stati digiuni per due giorni or due giorni senza mangiare

to go unnoticed

passare inosservato

to go unpunished

restare impunito or cavarsela

the question went unanswered

la domanda è rimasta senza risposta

to go naked

andare in giro nudo

he was allowed to go free

è stato rimesso in libertà

15. go (operate, function):

go vehicle, machine, clock:

andare, funzionare

to set sth going

mettere in funzione or moto qc

to get going engine, machine:

mettersi in moto

to get going fig business:

avviarsi or decollare

to get the fire going

accendere il fuoco

to keep going

to keep going person:

to keep going machine:

continuare a funzionare

to keep going business:

continuare ad andare bene

we have several projects going at the moment

abbiamo diversi progetti in corso al momento

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

the roots of the plant go very deep

le radici della pianta vanno molto profondo

these habits go very deep

queste usanze hanno radici profonde

as far as that goes

quanto a questo

it's true as far as it goes

è vero fino a un certo punto

she'll go far!

farà strada or andrà lontano

this time he's gone too far!

questa volta ha esagerato!

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days

al giorno d'oggi con cento sterline non si fa molto

one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people

non basta mica un cosciotto di agnello per dodici persone

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude

questo contribuisce molto a spiegare il suo atteggiamento

you can make go a long way

si possono fare molte cose con 5 sterline

23. go (be about to):

to be going to do

it's going to snow

nevicherà or sta per nevicare

I was just going to phone you

stavo proprio per telefonarti

I'm going to phone him right now

gli telefono subito or immediatamente

I'm not going to be treated like that!

non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così!

we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans

volevamo andare in Italia, ma abbiamo cambiato i nostri piani

25. go (be on average):

it's old, as Australian towns go

per essere una città australiana, è vecchia

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go

non è stata una brutta festa rispetto alla media

26. go (be sold):

the house went for over £100, 000

la casa è andata or stata venduta per oltre 100.000 sterline

we won't let the house go for less than £100, 000

non venderemo la casa per meno di 100.000 sterline

those rugs are going cheap

li vendono a poco quei tappeti

the house will go to the highest bidder

la casa verrà aggiudicata or andrà al miglior offerente

“going, going, gone!” (at auction)

“centomila, un milione, ecc. e uno, centomila, un milione, ecc. e due, centomila, un milione, ecc. e tre, aggiudicato!”

30. go (emphatic use):

she's gone and told everybody!

è andata a dirlo a tutti!

why did he go and spoil it?

perché è andato a rovinare tutto?

you've gone and ruined everything!

sei riuscito a rovinare tutto!

he went and won the competition!

si è dato una mossa e ha vinto il concorso!

you've really gone and done it now!

questa volta l'hai davvero fatta grossa!

then he had to go and lose his wallet

come se non bastasse, ha anche perso il portafoglio

33. go (resort to, have recourse to):

to go to war country:

entrare in guerra

to go to war soldier:

andare in guerra

to go to law Brit or to the law Am

ricorrere alla giustizia

36. go (take one's turn):

you go next

dopo tocca a te

you go first

prima tu or dopo di te

38. go (relieve oneself):

go inf, euph

andare di corpo

39. go Am (in takeaway):

two hamburgers to go!

due hamburger da portare via!

II.go <3ª persona sing pres. goes, pt went, pp gone> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans

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III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

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1. go Brit:

go (person's turn)

it's your go (in game)

è il tuo turno or tocca a te

whose go is it?

you've had two goes (in game)

hai già giocato due volte

you've had two goes (two attempts at mending sth)

hai già fatto due tentativi

to have a go at sth

provare, tentare (a fare) qc

have another go!

fai un altro tentativo! provaci ancora!

she had several goes at the exam

ha tentato l'esame diverse volte

I had to have several goes before passing

ho dovuto fare diversi tentativi prima di passare

3. go Brit inf:

go (bout) (of illness)

4. go (board game):

go m

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

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all systems are go! AVIAT

tutto pronto al lancio!

V.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ]

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to go one better than sb

superare or fare meglio di qn

to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf

andare completamente fuori di testa

to go off on one Brit inf

andare fuori di testa

that's how it goes! that's the way it goes!

così va il mondo! così è la vita!

there you go! inf

don't (even) go there inf

(e) fermiamoci qui

to have a go at sb

prendersela con qn

to make a go of sth

fare un successo di qc

she's always on the go

è sempre in movimento or non si ferma mai

he's all go! inf

non si ferma mai!

it's all the go! inf

sta facendo furore!

we have several different projects on the go at the moment

abbiamo vari progetti in corso or in cantiere in questo momento

(it's) no go!

(è) impossibile! (non c'è) niente da fare!

from the word go

that was a near go! inf

c'è mancato poco! l'ho scampata bella!

in un colpo solo or in una volta

Translations for heavy going in the English»Italian Dictionary

heavy going ADJ

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heavy going

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I.going [ˈgoʊ·ɪŋ] N

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1. going (departure):

2. going (conditions):

(condizioni f pl del) terreno m

while the going is good

finché le cose vanno bene

3. going (progress):

it's hard/heavy going

è difficile/pesante

Phrases:

when the going gets tough (the tough get going)

quando il gioco si fa duro (i duri entrano in gioco)

II.going [ˈgoʊ·ɪŋ] ADJ

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1. going (available):

in circolazione

2. going (in action):

to get sth going

mettere in moto qc

3. going (current):

going price

prezzo m di mercato

III.going [ˈgoʊ·ɪŋ] VB intr aux

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I.heavy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhe·vi] ADJ

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1. heavy (weighing a lot):

3. heavy (strong):

heavy fall a. ECON

4. heavy:

heavy (not delicate, coarse)

poco delicato, -a

heavy (features)

7. heavy (excessive):

heavy drinker, smoker

8. heavy (thick):

heavy beard

II.heavy <-ies> [ˈhe·vi] N inf

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I.go¹ <went, gone> [goʊ] VB intr

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3. go (adopt position):

when I go like this, my back hurts

quando faccio così mi duole la schiena

7. go + adj or n (become):

to go senile

to go bankrupt

fare fallimento

to go public

rendere pubblico

to go communist

diventare comunista

to go adrift

andare alla deriva

diventare calvo

to go haywire

to go to sleep

to go wrong

11. go (begin):

ready, set, go

pronti, attenti, via

12. go (fail):

to go downhill

andare peggiorando

13. go (belong):

where does this go?

dove va questo?

20. go (be told):

as the saying goes

come dice il proverbio

21. go GAMES:

22. go inf (use the toilet):

do any of the kids have to go?

qualcuno dei bambini deve andare al bagno?

23. go (express annoyance):

go climb a rock! inf

vai al diavolo!

II.go¹ <went, gone> [goʊ] VB trans

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2. go (make):

to go it alone

III.go¹ <-es> [goʊ] N

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IV.go¹ [goʊ] ADJ AVIAT

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go² [goʊ] N (game)

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go m

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I think after a few weeks of heavy going they will see how out of touch they are. www.stuff.co.nz

They did immigration and family and criminal work: it was quite heavy going. www.thelawyer.com

One of them particularly said he thought it was heavy going. www.rte.ie

These are all lower in excess saturated fat that can take a while to breakdown and be heavy going in delicate guts. www.nzherald.co.nz

They all sound worthy but rather heavy going. www.smh.com.au

This is an academic work, and heavy going at times, but full of balanced judgments and tragic dilemmas. www.standard.co.uk

Father is clearing off the motorised sledge, and finding it heavy going. en.wikipedia.org

The actor took himself seriously, and the interview was heavy going. www.independent.ie

Despite the heavy going, we eventually reach a stile and cross over close to some houses. www.ft.com

However, despite a runtime of over three-hours, this isn't a heavy going affair -- there's plenty of gallows humour too. www.breakingnews.ie

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