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loud/heavy/strong
Message de lethidee posté le 22-04-2005 à 20:19:26 (S | E | F | I)
Hello everybody

Can we use loud, heavy or strong for the same meaning ?
I think I can say : my voice is loud or this noise is loud.
But heavy and strong are more confused for me in their meaning.
I need your help.
Thanks a lot

Réponse: loud/heavy/strong de aimen7, postée le 23-04-2005 à 18:19:34 (S | E)
Hello, to make the use of these three adjectives sound less confusing to you, I suggest the following phrases:

1) Heavy(lourd)-
-a heavy rain
-a heavy traffic(un traffic dense)
-a heavy suitcase
-a heavy cold(un gros rhume)
-a heavy meal(un repas copieux), contraire: a light meal.
-a heavy sea(une grosse mer)
-heavy casualties(de nombreuses victimes)...

2)strong=fort( puissance, intensité, force physique, santé...)
-a strong person
-his strong points(ses points forts)
-to have strong nerves(avoir les nerfs solides)
-strong feelings...

3)loud=fort(un son, une voix, une musique...)-a loud voice
-a loud noise
-a loud music
-to speak out loud(parler tout haut)
-We could hear it loud and clear(nous l'entendions clairement)...

Their comparative and superlative:

-loud--louder/loudest.
-heavy--heavier/heaviest.
-strong--stronger/strongest.

The noun and adverb we can build:-loud --loudness(N), loudly(adv).
-heavy--?!?!?/heavily(adv).
-strong--strength(N)/strongly(adv).

I hope I've helped you to make the dinstinction between the three.

Réponse: loud/heavy/strong de liz66, postée le 23-04-2005 à 20:32:36 (S | E)
heaviness(noun)

Réponse: loud/heavy/strong de aimen7, postée le 23-04-2005 à 20:45:03 (S | E)
Thanks liz66, I wasn't sure of it.

Réponse: loud/heavy/strong de lethidee, postée le 23-04-2005 à 21:12:04 (S | E)
Hello
Thanks a lot for your help.
Can we say : the atmosphere is heavy
or
the climate is heavy (when it's too hot or to electric because there is a big storm in the country).

Réponse: loud/heavy/strong de aimen7, postée le 23-04-2005 à 21:22:35 (S | E)
En effet, on peut dire "the athmosphere is heavy", par contre pour dire:"il fait lourd "en parlant du temps qu'il fait, on dit "the weather is close".

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