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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
The workers had to burden the truck with crates of goods for delivery to the distribution center.
Les travailleurs ont dû charger le camion avec des caisses de marchandises pour la livraison au centre de distribution.
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
The manager decided to burden the experienced team member with the challenging project.
Le manager a décidé de charger le membre expérimenté de l'équipe avec le projet difficile.
Parents sometimes unintentionally burden their children with high expectations.
Les parents chargent parfois involontairement leurs enfants de grandes attentes.
Burden
Exemples
The financial burden of student loans weighed heavily on her after graduation.
Le fardeau financier des prêts étudiants pesait lourdement sur elle après l'obtention de son diplôme.
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
The porter carried a heavy burden of luggage.
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
The burden of the essay was to explain climate change.
His speech carried the burden of national unity.
Arbre Lexical
burdened
disburden
overburden
burden
