heavyweight

poids lourd

Catégorie des boxeurs les plus lourds, ou boxeur appartenant à cette catégorie.

En anglais simple : The boxing group for the heaviest fighters, or a fighter in that group.

• He fights as a heavyweight.
• Two heavyweights will compete for the title tonight.
• She moved up to heavyweight after gaining weight.

Expressions courantes : world heavyweight, heavyweight champion, heavyweight division

poids lourd

Personne très corpulente ou dotée d’une grande force, influence ou compétence.

En anglais simple : A person who is very large or has great strength, influence, or ability.

• He is a political heavyweight.
• Several intellectual heavyweights spoke at the conference.
• The doorman was a heavyweight who towered over us.

Comment l'utiliser : a heavyweight in something (She is a heavyweight in the publishing industry.)

Synonymes : major figure, powerhouse

Expressions courantes : intellectual heavyweight, political heavyweight, industry heavyweight

poids lourd

Catégorie des sportifs les plus lourds, ou sportif de cette catégorie, notamment en lutte ou en haltérophilie.

En anglais simple : A sports group for heavier players, or a player in that group, especially in wrestling or weightlifting.

• The heavyweight won gold in judo.
• Two heavyweights reached the wrestling final.
• He competes at heavyweight in local weightlifting events.

Expressions courantes : judo heavyweight, heavyweight wrestler, heavyweight category

de poids lourd

Qui appartient à la catégorie des combattants ou sportifs les plus lourds.

En anglais simple : Belonging to a sports group for the heaviest fighters or players.

• He is a heavyweight boxer.
• She won the heavyweight title last year.
• The heavyweight wrestling final starts at six.

Expressions courantes : heavyweight boxer, heavyweight title, heavyweight bout

épais, lourd

Plus lourd ou plus épais que des matériaux ou objets semblables.

En anglais simple : Heavier or thicker than similar things.

• Use heavyweight paper for the cards.
• This jacket is made from heavyweight cotton.
• The heavyweight fabric keeps out the cold.

Synonymes : heavy, thick

Contraires : lightweight

Expressions courantes : heavyweight paper, heavyweight cotton, heavyweight fabric

influent, de premier plan

Qui a une grande influence ou beaucoup de succès dans un domaine professionnel.

En anglais simple : Having great influence or success in a particular kind of work.

• They hired a heavyweight lawyer.
• Several heavyweight academics supported her research.
• A heavyweight investor joined the company board.

Synonymes : leading, influential, prominent

Expressions courantes : heavyweight politician, heavyweight lawyer, heavyweight academic

important, de poids

Très important, sérieux ou impressionnant.

En anglais simple : Very important, serious, or impressive.

• The book offers heavyweight analysis.
• We listened to a heavyweight debate about education.
• This is a heavyweight report with major policy implications.

Synonymes : important, substantial, impressive

Contraires : trivial

Expressions courantes : heavyweight analysis, heavyweight debate, heavyweight research