Usage examples of "lourd" in French with translation to English

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Ce livre est très lourd. This book is very heavy.
Il fait moins lourd aujourd'hui qu'hier. It is less muggy today than it was yesterday.
Que ce sac est lourd ! What a heavy bag!
Il faisait trop lourd pour que je m'endorme la nuit dernière. It was too muggy for me to get to sleep last night.
L'air est devenu très lourd. The air has become really heavy.
Ce prêt portera un intérêt très lourd. This loan will carry very heavy interest.
C'est aussi lourd que du plomb. This is as heavy as lead.
Qu'est-ce que tu es lourd ! How heavy you are!
Lequel est le plus lourd des deux ? Which is the heavier of the two?
L'or est plus lourd que l'argent. Gold is heavier than silver.
L'or est plus lourd que le fer. Gold is heavier than iron.
Je portai le lourd sac sur le dos. I carried the heavy bag on my back.
Tu es dix fois plus lourd que moi. You're ten times heavier than I am.
Il est deux fois plus lourd que sa femme. He is twice as heavy as his wife.
Laissez-moi vous aider. Votre sac semble très lourd. Let me help you. Your bag looks very heavy.
L'or est beaucoup plus lourd que l'eau. Gold is far heavier than water.
Le cerf est trois fois plus lourd que Jane. The deer is three times as heavy as Jane.
C'est bien, là ; ni trop lourd ni trop léger. It's good now; neither too heavy nor too light.
Tom est plus lourd que Jack par 4,5 kilos. Tom is heavier than Jack by ten pounds.
Le garçon essaya en vain de déplacer le lourd sofa. The boy tried to move the heavy sofa in vain.
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