Grammatical class

Adverb

lourdement

heavily (to a large extent)

Details

Syllables

lour-de-ment

Phonetics

luʁ.də.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

3604

Freq. (movies)

12135

Freq. (news)

5168

Sentences

Tom est lourdement armé.

Tom is heavily armed.

A1

Toutes ces marchandises sont lourdement taxées.

All these goods are heavily taxed.

A2

Cela me pesait lourdement sur le cœur.

This weighed heavily on my mind.

B2

Ses pas tombèrent lourdement sur le plancher de bois.

Her footsteps fell ponderously on the wooden floor.

C1