🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Pesante

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Pesante

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heavy/ˈhɛv.i/
adjectivenounadverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #140 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La scatola era troppo pesante per lei da portare."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

    "The box was too heavy for her to carry alone."
  2. 2

    Having a great amount or degree; intense.

    "He felt a heavy sadness after hearing the news."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'hefig' meaning heavy, weighty, burdensome, or serious, originating from the Proto-Germanic '*habīgaz'. Over centuries, the term evolved from strictly physical weight to metaphorical applications encompassing gravity, intensity, and sadness.

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