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Тяжёлый - translation, pronunciation and examples

тяжёлый
[tʲɪˈʐolɨj]

heavy

🇷🇺 Russian
[tʲɪˈʐolɨj]
Meaning of тяжёлый

having much weight

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation[tʲɪˈʐolɨj]
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How important is this wordvery often
heavy

When to use тяжёлый

heavy box

тяжёлая коробка

heavy bag

тяжёлая сумка

heavy load

тяжёлый груз

heavy stone

тяжёлый камень

heavy suitcase

тяжёлый чемодан

тяжёлый usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The toolbox is heavy; use both hands.

Ящик с инструментами тяжёлый; держи двумя руками.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Those crates are heavy; hire a mover.

Эти ящики тяжёлые; наймите грузчика.

Similar words

тяжёлый

general word for something that has a lot of weight

тяжеловатый

a bit heavy; somewhat heavy (milder than 'тяжёлый')

тяжкий

literary/archaic; means very heavy or burdensome (often figurative)

массивный

large, dense and heavy (emphasizes size and solidity)

громоздкий

bulky and awkward to move (negative connotation)

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тяжёлыйheavy
тонкийthin
лёгкийlight
твёрдыйhard
мягкийsoft
крошечныйtiny
высокийtall

тяжёлый synonyms

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What's the difference between тяжёлый / тяжеловатый / тяжкий / массивный / громоздкий / увесистый

🇷🇺Russian
тяжёлый

general word for something that has a lot of weight

A1Very Often

This suitcase is very heavy.

Этот чемодан очень тяжёлый.

Т
🇷🇺Russian
тяжеловатый

a bit heavy; somewhat heavy (milder than 'тяжёлый')

A2Often

The bag is a bit heavy for me.

Сумка для меня тяжеловатая.

Т
🇷🇺Russian
тяжкий

literary/archaic; means very heavy or burdensome (often figurative)

B2Rarely

A grievous burden lay on his soul.

Тяжкий крест лежал на его душе.

М
🇷🇺Russian
массивный

large, dense and heavy (emphasizes size and solidity)

B1Often

A massive table occupied the entire corner.

Массивный стол занимал весь угол.

🇷🇺Russian

bulky and awkward to move (negative connotation)

B1Often

The bulky TV was hard to move.

Громоздкий телевизор трудно было переставить.

У
🇷🇺Russian
увесистый

having a noticeable weight; often neutral or slightly positive (e.g., 'hefty')

B2Rarely

He put a hefty folder on the table.

Он поставил увесистую папку на стол.

Т
🇷🇺Russian
тяжеловесный

formal; very heavy or 'weighty' figuratively (e.g., a heavyweight person or organization)

B2Rarely

This politician is a heavyweight player on the stage.

Этот политик — тяжеловесный игрок на сцене.

В
🇷🇺Russian
весомый

having significant weight or importance; often used figuratively

B1Often

He had convincing (weighty) evidence.

У него было весомое доказательство.

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тяжёлый translation: heavy. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce тяжёлый

[tʲɪˈʐolɨj]

тяжёлый translation

heavy

тяжёлый examples

Der Koffer ist schwer.

тяжёлый transcription

[tʲɪˈʐolɨj], хэви

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тяжёлый meaning: what does it mean?

имеющий большой вес, трудно поднимаемый

тяжёлый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

тяжёлый is pronounced as [tʲɪˈʐolɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

тяжёлый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Der Koffer ist schwer. Translation: Чемодан тяжёлый.

Is тяжёлый part of Adjectives vocabulary?

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