bur·den 1 (bûr dn)n. 1. Something that is carried. 2. a. Something that is emotionally difficult to bear. b. A source of great worry or stress; weight: The burden of economic sacrifice rests on the workers of the plant. 3. A responsibility or duty: The burden of organizing the campaign fell to me. 4. Nautical a. The amount of cargo that a vessel can carry. b. The weight of the cargo carried by a vessel at one time. 5. The amount of a disease-causing entity present in an organism. tr.v. bur·dened, bur·den·ing, bur·dens 1. To weigh down; oppress. 2. To load or overload. [Middle English, from Old English byrthen; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: burden1, affliction, cross, trial, tribulation These nouns denote something onerous or troublesome: the burden of a guilty conscience; indebtedness that is an affliction; a temper that is her cross; a troublemaker who is a trial to the teacher; suffered many tribulations in rising from poverty. See Also Synonyms at substance. |
| bur·den 2 (bûrdn) n. 1. A principal or recurring idea; a theme: "The burden of what he said was to defend enthusiastically the conservative aristocracy" (J.A. Froude). See Synonyms at substance. 2. Music a. The chorus or refrain of a composition, especially of a 15th-century carol. b. A drone, as of a bagpipe or pedal point. c. Archaic The bass accompaniment to a song. [Variant of bourdon.] |
burden1
n
1. something that is carried; load
2. something that is exacting, oppressive, or difficult to bear the burden of responsibility Related adjective onerous
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical
a. the cargo capacity of a ship
b. the weight of a ship's cargo
vb (tr)
1. (sometimes foll by up) to put or impose a burden on; load
2. to weigh down; oppress the old woman was burdened with cares
[Old English byrthen; related to beran to bear1, Old Frisian berthene burden, Old High German burdin]
burden2
n
1. (Music, other) a line of words recurring at the end of each verse of a ballad or similar song; chorus or refrain
2. (Literature / Rhetoric) the principal or recurrent theme of a speech, book, etc.
3. (Music, other) another word for bourdon
[from Old French bourdon bass horn, droning sound, of imitative origin]
Burden a fixed quantity of a commodity; a heavy load; the chorus of a song. See also charge, load, trust.
Examples: burden of armour, 1595; of brass [debts], 1601; of corn, 1523; of despair, 1812; of gold, 1440; of rushes, 1560; of sin, 1303; of sorrows, 1374; of steel [120 lb.]; of thorns, 1449; of verse, 1598; of weeds, 1527.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  burden - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"headache, worry, vexation, concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" dead weight - an oppressive encumbrance fardel - a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) imposition - an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition" pill - something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take" |
| 2. |  burden - weight to be borne or conveyed burthen - a variant of `burden' dead load - a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself millstone - any load that is difficult to carry overburden, overload - an excessive burden overload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power weight - an artifact that is heavy | |
| 3. | burden - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" | |
| 4. | burden - the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse | |
| Verb | 1. |  burden - weight down with a load overburden - load with excessive weight plumb - weight with lead charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility" |
| 2. | burden - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" overburden - burden with too much work or responsibility bear down - exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" adjure - command solemnly |
burden
noun
1. trouble, care, worry, trial, weight, responsibility, stress, strain, anxiety, sorrow, grievance, affliction, onus, albatross, millstone, encumbrance Her illness will be an impossible burden on him.
2. load, weight, pack, bundle, cargo, freight, bale, consignment, encumbrance, charge She heaved her burden into the back.
verb
Related words
adjective onerous
adjective onerous
Translations
burden [ˈbɜːdn]
A. N
2. (fig) [of taxes, years] → peso m, carga f
the burden of proof lies with him → él lleva la carga de la prueba
to be a burden to sb → ser una carga para algn
he carries a heavy burden → tiene que cargar con una gran responsabilidad
to make sb's life a burden → amargar la vida a algn
the burden of proof lies with him → él lleva la carga de la prueba
to be a burden to sb → ser una carga para algn
he carries a heavy burden → tiene que cargar con una gran responsabilidad
to make sb's life a burden → amargar la vida a algn
3. (Naut) → arqueo m
5. (= chorus) [of song] → estribillo m
B. VT → cargar (with con) to be burdened with → tener que cargar con
don't burden me with your troubles → no me vengas con tus problemas
don't burden me with your troubles → no me vengas con tus problemas
burden [ˈbɜːrdən]
n
vt
to burden sb with sth [+ problem, news] → accabler qn de qch
to burden sb with sth [+ problem, news] → accabler qn de qch
burden1
burden2
n
(lit) → Last f; it puts too much of a burden on him/the engine → das überlastet ihn/den Motor; beast of burden → Lasttier nt
(fig) → Belastung f → (on, to für); he has such a burden of responsibility → er hat eine schwere Last an Verantwortung zu tragen; burden of taxation → steuerliche Belastung, Steuerlast f; I don’t want to be a burden to you → ich möchte Ihnen nicht zur Last fallen; the burden of proof is on him → er muss den Beweis dafür erbringen or liefern; (Jur) → er trägt die Beweislast
(Naut) → Tragfähigkeit f, → Tragkraft f
burden2
n
(of speech, essay etc) → Grundgedanke m
burden [ˈbɜːdn]
burden [ˈbɜːdn]
1. n (load) → carico, peso (fig) (of years, responsibility) → peso; (of taxes, payment) → onere m
the burden of proof lies with him → spetta a lui l'onere della prova
to be a burden to sb → essere di peso a qn
the burden of proof lies with him → spetta a lui l'onere della prova
to be a burden to sb → essere di peso a qn
burden [ˈbɜːdn]
n burden [ˈbəːdn]
1 something to be carried He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things). las, vrag حِمْلٌ товар břemeno byrde die Last φορτίο carga kandam بار؛ محموله taakka fardeau מַשָׂא बोझ teret teher beban byrði carico, soma 荷 짐 našta nastu nesējs dzīvnieks beban last, vracht bør, byrde, last ciężar fardo povară ноша, тяжесть bremeno tovor teret börda, last สิ่งที่ต้องแบกขึ้นเขา yük 擔子 вага; ноша بوجھ، وزن ، بار gánh nặng 担子
2 something difficult to carry or withstand the burden of taxation. las عِب ء бреме břímě, tíha byrde die Bürde βάρος, άχθος carga koorem بار غصه یا مسئولیت taakka poids écrasant נֶטֶל बोझ opterećenje teher beban byrði fardello, carico 重荷 부담 našta slogs; nasta beban cukai last, druk byrde brzemię fardo sarcină бремя bremeno, ťarcha breme teret börda ภาระ yük 重擔 тягар ناگوار چیز gánh nặng (thuế) 负担
v
to put a responsibility etc on (someone) burdened with cares. belas يُثْقِلُ عَلى، يُرْهِقُ товаря zatěžovat, obtěžovat bebyrde belasten φορτώνω, επιβαρύνω με cargar a alguien koormama بار مسئولیتی بر دوش کسی نهادن sälyttää vastuu charger de לְהַעֲמִיס עַל लादना opteretiti megterhel membebankan íþyngja caricare 重荷を負わせる 부담을 지우다 apsunkinti, apkrauti uzkraut; apgrūtināt; uzvelt nastu membebani belasten tynge på, legge byrde på obciążyć sobrecarregar a împovăra (cu) обременять zaťažiť obremeniti, naprtiti opteretiti betunga รับภาระ ağır yük altına sokmak, yüklemek 賦予重任 обтяжувати ذمہ داری ڈالنا đè nặng lên 使负重担
burden → عبء břemeno byrde Last φορτίο carga taakka fardeau teret fardello 荷物 짐 last byrde ciężar carga ноша börda ภาระ yük gánh nặng 负担
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