heftig
violent; intense; heavy
English translations
- 01
heavily
- 02
fiercely
- 03
vigorously
- 04
strongly
- 05
intensely
Word details
- German meaning
- Stark, intensiv oder gewaltsam.
- English meaning
- Violent, intense
- Synonym
- stark, gewaltig
- German example
- Es gab ein heftiges Gewitter in der Nacht.
- English example
- There was a violent thunderstorm last night.
- Comparative
- heftigerSuperlative: am heftigsten
Related words
- Heftigkeit
Intensity, vehemence
- foudroyant
Foudroyant means sudden and devastating, like a lightning strike.
- krass
Extreme, intense, blatant
- hochreaktiv
Highly reactive
- sachte
Gently
- unsanft
Rough means coarse or not gentle.
- wutentbrannt
Enraged, furious
- Zorn
Wrath
- Detonation
A detonation is an extremely rapid combustion that propagates at supersonic speed, producing a shock wave.
- Eruption
Eruption
- Vehemenz
Vehemence
- Paroxysmus
Paroxysm
- Intensität
Intensity
- Regenschauer
Rain shower
- Invektive
An invective is a vehement or violent denunciation, condemnation, or insult.
- Avantgarde-Kunst
Avant-garde art
- Spat
A spat is a brief, heated argument or disagreement.
- Siliciumtetrachlorid
Silicon tetrachloride
- Titantetrachlorid
Titanium tetrachloride
- Böe
Gust
- Erschütterung
Shock
- Ingrimm
Resentment
- Schlammschlacht
Mud fight; a fierce, often discrediting argument or conflict.
- Hagelschauer
Hail shower
- ausschütteln
To shake out
- Explosiv
Explosive
- Windstoß
Gust of wind
- Sturzflut
flash flood
- branden
To blaze, to break (waves)
- beben
Tremble
- bersten
To burst
- niesen
To sneeze
- wüten
to rage
- echauffieren
To get worked up
- gewittern
To thunder, to storm
- jappen
to be greedy for something
- rütteln
To shake
- erbeben
To tremble means that something shakes violently and uncontrollably, often due to fear, shock, or strong emotion.
- heranbrechen
To 'heranbrechen' means that something begins suddenly and violently, often in a negative sense, like a storm or a conflict.
- zerfleischen
To tear to pieces, to savage
- fuchteln
To gesticulate wildly
- pfeffern
to pepper; to criticize sharply
- zerwerfen
to smash, to shatter
- wettern
To rant
- detonieren
To detonate
- aufschütteln
To shake up, to agitate
- geißeln
To castigate
- akut
Acute
- umkämpft
contested
Example sentences with “heftig”
Es gab heftigen Regen. (There was heavy rain.)
Frequently asked questions
Usage?
Used for intensity of emotions or weather.