No. 14,230 in German
heftig
Intense, severe, or vehement.
In a sentence
Das Unwetter war gestern Nacht wirklich heftig.
The storm last night was really severe.
The word 'heftig' is used here to describe the intensity of the storm, signifying 'severe' or 'intense'.
Er reagierte heftig auf die Kritik und wurde laut.
He reacted intensely to the criticism and raised his voice.
In this context, 'heftig' describes the nature of the reaction, meaning 'intensely' or 'strongly'.
Die Diskussion wurde nach einer Weile sehr heftig.
The discussion became very heated after a while.
Here, 'heftig' conveys the emotional intensity of the discussion, interpreted as 'heated'.
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