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lourd

heavy

adjective LOOR Less Common

Also means

serious, grave

Usage Note

Lourd agrees in gender and number: lourde (f), lourds (m pl), lourdes (f pl). Beyond physical weight, it describes something burdensome or oppressive — une lourde responsabilité means 'a heavy responsibility'. The adverb lourdement means 'heavily' or 'clumsily'.

Examples

"Ce sac est vraiment trop lourd."

Natural Translation

This bag is really too heavy.

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