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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French lourd, from Old French lorz, lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, lordus, probably from Latin lūridus (“sallow”), possibly influenced by Frankish *lort (“crooked, clumsy”); related to Old English lort (“crooked”).
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Adjective
lourd (feminine lourde, masculine plural lourds, feminine plural lourdes)
- heavy
- clumsy, oafish
- (informal) annoying, a drag
- Synonyms: pénible, chiant, relou
- 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.
- (weather) sultry, humid
- (boxing) heavyweight
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