lourd
French
Etymology
From Middle French lourd, from Old French lorz, lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, lordus, from Frankish *lort, *lurt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luʁ/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -uʁ
- Homophone: loure
Adjective
lourd (feminine lourde, masculine plural lourds, feminine plural lourdes)
- heavy
- clumsy, oafish
- (informal) annoying, a drag
- Ce type est vraiment lourd, il arrête pas de me parler sans remarquer que je m'en fous. ― This guy is really annoying, he won’t stop talking to me and doesn’t notice that I don’t give a shit.
- Synonyms: pénible, chiant, relou
- (weather) sultry, humid
- (boxing) heavyweight
Derived terms
- artillerie lourde
- avoir la main lourde
- croiseur lourd
- eau lourde
- envoyer du lourd
- hyperlourd
- lourd de sens
- métal lourd
- poids lourd
- relou
- super-lourd
See also
- pesant
Further reading
- “lourd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.