"heavy" meaning in German

See heavy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛvi/ Audio: De-heavy.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: heavyer [masculine, nominative, singular, strong]
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  1. (predicative, colloquial, probably slightly dated) heavy; intense; serious; shocking (extraordinary, especially in a bad way) Tags: colloquial, not-comparable, predicative Synonyms: heftig, krass, nicht ohne, ein starkes Stück
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