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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPesadez
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peh-sah-dez
"La pesadez de la caja la hacía difícil de levantar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being heavy; the state of having a great weight.
"The heaviness of the box made it difficult for her to lift." - 2
A feeling of weight or burden, often used metaphorically.
"He felt a heaviness in his heart after hearing the sad news."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'heaviness' originates from the Old English 'hæfness', which is derived from the root 'heave', meaning to lift or raise. The term has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its association with weight and density, reflecting both physical and metaphorical senses of burden or seriousness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heaviness" is said worldwide
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Lourdeur
Transliteration: loor-dur
"La lourdeur de la boîte la rend difficile à soulever."
Schwere
Transliteration: shve-reh
"Die Schwere des Koffers machte es schwer zu tragen."
Pesantezza
Transliteration: peh-zan-teh-tsa
"La pesantezza della scatola la rende difficile da sollevare."
Pesadez
Transliteration: peh-sah-dez
"La pesadez de la caja la hacía difícil de levantar."
Pesadez
Transliteration: peh-sah-dez
"A pesadez da caixa tornava difícil levantá-la."
भारीपन
Transliteration: Bharipan
"बॉक्स का भारीपन उसे उठाने में कठिनाई पैदा करता है।"
沉重
Transliteration: chén zhòng
"箱子的沉重让她很难抬起。"
무거움
Transliteration: mu-geo-um
"상자의 무거움 때문에 그녀는 들기 힘들었다."
重さ
Transliteration: omosa
"箱の重さは彼女が持ち上げるのを難しくした。"
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