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Translate ponderous from English to French

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ponderous:
- pontifiant; lourd comme du plomb; écrasant; acablant
Wiktionary:
- ponderous → pesant, maladroit, béotien, grossier, conformiste, lourd, écrasant, abrutissant, dogmatique

English

Detailed Translations for ponderous from English to French

ponderous:

ponderous adj

ponderous
pontifiant
- pontifiant adj
ponderous (heavy; leaden; weighty)
lourd comme du plomb; écrasant; acablant
- lourd comme du plomb adj
- écrasant adj
- acablant adj

Translation Matrix for ponderous:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	heavy; lumbering
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
acablant	heavy; leaden; ponderous; weighty
lourd comme du plomb	heavy; leaden; ponderous; weighty	heavy
pontifiant	ponderous	pedantic
écrasant	heavy; leaden; ponderous; weighty	awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; oppressing; oppressive; stiff; tough

Related Words for "ponderous":

ponderousness, ponderously

Synonyms for "ponderous":

heavy; lumbering; heavy-footed
heavy
uninteresting

Related Definitions for "ponderous":

having great mass and weight and unwieldiness¹
- a ponderous stone¹
- a ponderous burden¹
- ponderous weapons¹
slow and laborious because of weight¹
- ponderous prehistoric beasts¹
- a ponderous yawn¹
labored and dull¹
- a ponderous speech¹

Wiktionary Translations for ponderous:

ponderous

adjective

clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight
- ponderous → pesant; maladroit; béotien; grossier; conformiste
dull or boring
- ponderous → lourd; pesant; écrasant; abrutissant; dogmatique

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