lourd

From Middle French lourd, from Old French lorz, lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, lordus, from Frankish *lort, *lurt.

• IPA^(key): /luʁ/

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• Rhymes: -uʁ
• Homophone: loure

lourd (feminine lourde, masculine plural lourds, feminine plural lourdes)

1. heavy
2. clumsy, oafish
3. (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

4. (weather) sultry, humid
5. (boxing) heavyweight

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• “lourd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.