English-French translations for heavyweight

• poids lourd
  On parle également de poids légers et de poids lourds. There is also talk of lightweights and heavyweights.
  Bien souvent, les poids lourds se transforment en poids légers du jour au lendemain. Many a heavyweight one day is a lightweight the next.
  C'est ainsi que je vois les choses: les poids légers d'aujourd'hui sont les poids lourds de demain, et vice versa. I see it like this: today's lightweights are tomorrow's heavyweights, and vice versa.

Definition of heavyweight

• A very large, heavy, or impressive person
• The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division
• Of the heavyweight boxing division
• Being a leader in one's field

Examples

• an intellectual heavyweight

Related words

• heavy
• heavy-hearted
• heavyness
• superheavy
• heavy-handed
• top-heavy
• heavyset
• heavy-duty
• heavyhanded