What does pesada in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word pesada in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pesada in Portuguese.

The word pesada in Portuguese means pesada, carga pesada, mão pesada, mão pesada, mão pesada, indústria pesada, carga pesada, carga pesada, comida pesada, chuva pesada, forte, passada pesada, água pesada, com a mão pesada, desastrado, desajeitado, com a mão pesada, HGV, LGV, comida pesada, neve pesada. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pesada

pesada

adjective (large, hard to carry) (difícil de carregar)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Rachel arrastou a maleta pesada pela sala.
Rachel dragged the cumbersome suitcase across the room.

carga pesada

noun (cargo of excessive weight or size) (veículo)

You need special permission to drive a vehicle carrying an abnormal load.

mão pesada

noun (figurative (lack of tact or subtlety) (figurado: falta de tato, de sutileza)

O diretor acusou a professora de ter mão pesada na correção dos seus alunos.
The principal accused the teacher of using a heavy hand in correcting her students.

mão pesada

noun (lack of delicacy or gentleness) (figurativo: falta de gentileza)

mão pesada

noun (figurative (oppressive force) (força opressiva)

The state responded to the protests with a heavy hand, swiftly imprisoning thousands of people.

indústria pesada

noun (bulk materials manufacturing)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

carga pesada

noun ([sth] that weighs a lot) (algo que pesa muito)

These lorries can carry extremely heavy loads.

carga pesada

noun (figurative (burden) (figurativo)

Bringing up three children on her own was a heavy load for Helen.

comida pesada

noun (large or rich meal that is hard to digest)

That heavy meal kept me up all night with indigestion.

chuva pesada, forte

noun (torrential rainfall)

Heavy rain is forecast for the next few days, and there is a risk of severe flooding.

passada pesada

noun (loud footfall)

água pesada

noun (in nuclear reactors) (Quim: enriquecida com deutério)

Heavy water is an ingredient used in reactors to convert uranium into plutonium.

com a mão pesada

adjective (too forceful) (figurado, uso excessivo)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
I was heavy-handed opening the lid of the box, and I broke the hinges.

desastrado, desajeitado

adjective (figurative (clumsy)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
This essay was nothing but a heavy-handed critique of a complex issue.

com a mão pesada

adverb (figurative (in a severe, oppressive way) (figurado)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
The teacher was known for punishing his students heavy-handedly.

HGV, LGV

noun (UK, initialism (heavy goods vehicle) (POR: veículo de carga pesada)

comida pesada

noun (starchy or heavy food)

neve pesada

noun (mainly US (weather conditions: snowing heavily)

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