heavily

Spanish translation: copiosamente

16:55 Nov 2, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: heavily
It was raining heavily at that night .
Asesh Ray
India
Local time: 14:43
Spanish translation:copiosamente
Explanation:
Fancier.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 03:13
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7copiosamente
Henry Hinds
5 +1Mucho
Dolores Vázquez
5 +1esa noche, llovia torrencialmente
oggui
5fuerte
Henri Barreiro Domingo
5Estaba lloviendo mucho
Refugio
5Torrencialmente
Adriana Torres


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fuerte


Explanation:
una fuerte lluvia.


Henri Barreiro Domingo
Spain
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 11
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Mucho


Explanation:
OK

Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lavinia Pirlog
3 hrs
  -> Gracias
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Estaba lloviendo mucho


Explanation:
A heavy rain means there was a lot of it, not necessarily a strong and driving rain associated with wind.

Refugio
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2313
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
copiosamente


Explanation:
Fancier.


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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16449

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María del Carmen Cerda
4 mins
  -> Gracias, Carmen.

agree  Andrea Bullrich
13 mins
  -> Gracias, Andrea.

agree  Matthew Rosencrance
45 mins
  -> Gracias, Rosenkranz.

agree  Monika Ellis (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Mogiba.

agree  EDLING (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Edling.

agree  Elías Sauza
2 hrs

agree  mirta
4 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
esa noche, llovia torrencialmente


Explanation:
Best wishes!

oggui
Local time: 06:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 47

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agree  Hazel Whiteley
16 days
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Torrencialmente


Explanation:
When you refer to water falling, "torrencialmente" is the word that gives the idea of intensive rain, like a torrent.

Adriana Torres
United States
Local time: 05:13
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 388
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