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overload vb [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd] (tr) to put too large a load on or in n [ˈəʊvəˌləʊd]
an excessive load ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
overload verb 1. weigh down, burden, encumber, overburden Don't overload the boat or it will sink. 2. strain, tax, burden, saddle, oppress, overwork, overcharge, weigh down, encumber, overtax, overburden, push to the limit an effective method that will not overload staff with more paperwork 3. excess, too much, overdose, overburden, overabundance, superabundance An overload of stress can hold you back in your career. Proverbs "It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back" Translations overload A. [ˈəʊvələʊd] N → sobrecarga f B. [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd] VT → sobrecargar (with de) to be overloaded with → estar sobrecargado de; (with work) → estar agobiado de overload [ˌəʊvərˈləʊd] vt [+ animal, vehicle] → surcharger [+ person] to overload sb with sth → surcharger qn de qch [ˈəʊvərləʊd] n [work] → surcharge f 57 per cent complained of work overload → 57 pour cent se plaignaient d'une surcharge de travail. information overload overload [ɐn ˈəʊvəˌləʊd; ɐvb ˌəʊvəˈləʊd] 1. n → sovraccarico 2. vt → sovraccaricare overload [ɐn ˈəʊvəˌləʊd; ɐvb ˌəʊvəˈləʊd] 1. n → sovraccarico 2. vt → sovraccaricare v overload [əuvəˈloud] to fill with too much of something The lorry overturned because it had been overloaded. oorlaai, te swaar laai يُحَمِّل فَوْقَ طاقَتِه претоварване přetížit overlæsse überladen υπερφορτώνω sobrecargar üle koormama بیش از ظرفیت پر کردن ylikuormittaa surcharger עוֹמֶס יֶתֶר बहुत लादना या भरना prenatrpati túlterhel mengisi terlalu banyak ofhlaða sovraccaricare 積み過ぎる 너무 짐을 많이 싣다 perkrauti pārslogot menyaratkan overbelasten overlesse, laste for tungt przeładować sobrecarregado a supraîncărca перегружать preťažiť preobremeniti preopteretiti överlasta, överbelasta บรรทุกเกินพิกัด çok fazla yük yüklemek 超載 перевантажувати, переобтяжувати زيادہ وزن لاد دينا quá tải 超载 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They put a stock of candle-ends into the lantern, hung the latter to the off-side of the load, and directed the horse onward, walking at his shoulder at first during the uphill parts of the way, in order not to overload an animal of so little vigour. Sevenpence-halfpenny's worth per week is a good round diet for a child; a great deal may be got for sevenpence-halfpenny, quite enough to overload its stomach, and make it uncomfortable. His note-books impair his memory; his libraries overload his wit; the insurance-office increases the number of accidents; and it may be a question whether machinery does not encumber; whether we have not lost by refinement some energy, by a Christianity entrenched in establishments and forms some vigor of wild virtue. |
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