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to burden
01
charger, accabler
to place a heavy load or weight on something or someone
Transitive: to burden sth with a load
Exemples
As the ship docked, the crew began to burden the cargo hold with containers filled with various products.
Alors que le navire accostait, l'équipage commença à charger la cale avec des conteneurs remplis de divers produits.
02
accabler
to give someone a responsibility or task that demands a great deal of effort or causes a lot of stress
Transitive: to burden sb with a task
Exemples
Parents sometimes unintentionally burden their children with high expectations.
Les parents chargent parfois involontairement leurs enfants de grandes attentes.
Burden
Exemples
Taking care of an elderly parent can be a significant emotional and financial burden.
Prendre soin d'un parent âgé peut être un fardeau émotionnel et financier important.
02
physical weight or load to be carried or transported
Exemples
Donkeys bore burdens of food and supplies up the mountain.
03
the main idea or theme of a speech, document, literary work, or discourse
Exemples
His speech carried the burden of national unity.
Arbre Lexical
burdened
disburden
overburden
burden
