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1 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (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).) nastu nesējs dzīvnieks2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) slogs; nasta2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) uzkraut; apgrūtināt; uzvelt nastu* * *nasta, krava; piedziedājums; galvenā doma, būtība; slogs, nasta; tonnāža; uzkraut; uzvelt nastu, apgrūtināt -
2 burden of care
rūpju nasta -
3 burden of proofs
pierādījumu smagums -
4 beast of burden
nastu nesējs dzīvnieks -
5 massive
['mæsiv](huge or heavy: a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.) masīvs; smags- massiveness* * *masīvs, smags; viengabala, monolīts; masveida -
6 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) dzirnakmens2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.)* * *dzirnakmens; smaga nasta -
7 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) atvieglot2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) nomainīt (darbā)3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) atbrīvot no darba, atlaist4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) atslogot; palīdzēt/aizstāt5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) pārraut aplenkumu* * *atvieglot; padarīt reljefu; būt reljefam, izcelties; atbrīvot; atslogot; sniegt palīdzību; nomainīt; atlaist; radīt pārmaiņu, dažādot; izbeigt aplenkumu -
8 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) nodoklis2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) nasta; slodze; spriedze2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) aplikt ar nodokli2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) uzlikt nastu/slodzi•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with* * *nodoklis; apgrūtinājums, nasta; biedru nauda; aplikt ar nodokli; notaksēt, novērtēt; apgrūtināt; aizrādīt; prasīt cenu; ņemt biedra naudu; noteikt apmērus -
9 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) []svērt2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) svērt3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) apkraut; nokraut; nospiest (ar smagumu)•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) uzlikt svaru; noslogot2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) pielikt atsvarus; noslogot•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up* * *nosvērt; svērt; apdomāt, apsvērt; būt svarīgam -
10 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) svars2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) atsvars; svaru bumba3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) svaru bumba/stienis4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) nasta; smagums5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) svars; ietekme* * *smagums, svars; atsvars, svaru bumba; slogs, nasta; nozīme, ietekme; svara kategorija; uzlikt atsvaru; noslogot; nomākt, apgrūtināt; novērtēt -
11 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) uzdot (nepatīkamu uzdevumu)
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burden — bur·den n 1: something that is a duty, obligation, or responsibility the prosecution has the burden of proving every element of the offense the statute imposes undue burden s burden of pleading the necessary elements 2 … Law dictionary
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Burden — Bur den (b[^u] d n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[ o]rda, G. b[ u]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[ u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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burden — burden1 [bʉrd′ n] n. [ME birthen < OE byrthen, akin to ON byrthr, a load: for IE base see BEAR1] 1. anything that is carried; load 2. anything one has to bear or put up with; heavy load, as of work, duty, responsibility, or sorrow 3. the… … English World dictionary
Burden — Bur den (b[^u]r d n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Bourdon}.] 1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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