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inundate ['ɪnʌndeɪt]also figurative inonder;∎ the whole area was inundated toute la région a été inondée;∎ we've been inundated with phone calls/letters nous avons été submergés de coups de fil/courrier;∎ I'm inundated with work just now pour l'instant, je suis débordé (de travail) ou je croule sous le travail -
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load [ləʊd]1. noun• supporting his brother's family was a heavy load for him c'était pour lui une lourde charge de faire vivre la famille de son frère• that's a load off my mind! c'est un poids en moins !• that's a load of rubbish! tout ça c'est de la blague ! (inf)• get a load of this! (inf!) ( = look) vise (inf !) un peu ça !► loads of > (inf) des tas de (inf)• I had problems loading the software onto my computer j'ai eu du mal à charger le logiciel sur mon ordinateurb. [+ dice] piper3. compounds[ship, lorry] se charger ; [person] charger* * *[ləʊd] 1.1) ( something carried) charge f; (on vehicle, animal) chargement m; (on ship, plane) cargaison f; fig fardeau m2) Technology ( weight) charge f (on sur)3) (shipment, batch) (of sand, gravel) cargaison f4) Electricity charge f5) fig ( amount of work) travail mto lighten/spread the load — alléger/répartir le travail
6) (colloq) ( a lot)a load ou a whole load of people — des tas (colloq) de gens
2.that's a load of nonsense — (colloq) c'est de la blague (colloq)
(colloq) loads plural nounloads of — ( plus plural nouns) des tas (colloq) de
loads of times — plein de or des tas (colloq) de fois
3.loads of work — un travail fou (colloq)
transitive verb2) Computing charger [program]4.to load somebody with — combler or couvrir quelqu'un de [presents, honours]
intransitive verb chargerPhrasal Verbs:••get a load of this! — (colloq) ( listen) écoute un peu ça! (colloq)
get a load of that! — (colloq) ( look) vise un peu ça! (colloq)
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A n1 ( sth carried) charge f ; (on vehicle, animal) chargement m ; (on ship, plane) cargaison f ; fig fardeau m ; a lorry shed its load on the motorway today aujourd'hui un camion a déversé tout son chargement sur l'autoroute ; to have a heavy load to bear fig avoir un lourd fardeau à porter ; to take a load off sb's mind soulager qn (d'un grand poids) ; it's a load off my mind je me sens soulagé ; a bus-load of children un autobus plein d'enfants ; a whole plane-load of passengers filled the departure lounge la salle d'embarquement de l'aéroport était remplie de passagers ;2 Tech, Mech ( weight) charge f (on sur) ; this beam has a load of 10 tons cette poutre a une charge limite de 10 tonnes ; do not exceed maximum load ne pas dépasser la charge maximum ;3 (shipment, batch) (of sand, gravel etc) cargaison f ; ( of cement) fournée f ; I've done four loads of washing this morning j'ai fait quatre machines de linge ce matin ;4 Elec charge f ;5 fig ( amount of work) travail m ; we must lighten the load of young doctors nous devons alléger le travail des jeunes médecins ; fig let's try and spread the load essayons de répartir le travail à faire ;B ○ loads npl loads of people/photos/flowers des tas ○ de gens/photos/fleurs ; we've got loads of time nous avons tout notre temps or largement le temps ; there was loads of champagne il y avait du champagne en quantité ; we had loads to drink on n'a pas arrêté de boire ; I've seen/done it loads of times before je l'ai vu/fait je ne sais pas combien de fois ; to have loads of energy avoir de l'énergie à revendre ; to have loads of work avoir un travail fou ○ ; to have loads of money être plein aux as ○, être bourré de fric ○.C vtr1 gen charger [vehicle, ship, donkey, gun, washing machine] (with de) ; to load a camera mettre un film dans un appareil photo ; to load the luggage into the car charger les bagages dans la voiture ;2 Comput charger [program] ;3 Elec surcharger [system] ;4 Insur majorer [premium] ;D vi charger.get a load of this! ( listen) écoute un peu ça ○ ! ; get a load of that! ( look) vise un peu ça ○ ! ; that's a load of old rubbish ○ ou nonsense ou crap ◑ ou cobblers ◑ c'est de la blague ○ or foutaise ○.■ load down:▶ load [sb] down charger qn (with de) ; to be loaded down with sth plier ou ployer sous le poids de qch ; to load sb down with work accabler qn de travail.■ load up:▶ load up [lorry] charger, prendre son chargement ;▶ load [sth] up [person] charger [van, ship] (with de).
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Inundate — In*un date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inundated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inundating}.] [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to inundate; pref. in in + undare to rise in waves, to overflow, fr. unda a wave. See {Undulate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inundate — I verb bury, deluge, drench, engulf, fill to superfluity, flood, flow over, glut, immerse, overflood, overflow, overspread, overwhelm, pour over, run over, rush upon, saturate, spill over, surge, swamp II index immerse (plunge into), load,… … Law dictionary
inundate — (v.) 1620s, back formation from inundation, or else from L. inundatus, pp. of inundare to overflow, run over (see INUNDATION (Cf. inundation)). Related: Inundated; inundating … Etymology dictionary
inundate — [v] drown, overwhelm deluge, dunk, engulf, flood, glut, immerse, overflow, overrun, pour down on, snow*, submerge, swamp, whelm; concepts 172,179 Ant. underwhelm … New thesaurus
inundate — ► VERB (usu. be inundated) 1) flood. 2) overwhelm with things to be dealt with. DERIVATIVES inundation noun. ORIGIN Latin inundare flood , from unda a wave … English terms dictionary
inundate — [in′ən dāt΄] vt. inundated, inundating [< L inundatus, pp. of inundare, to overflow < in , in, on + undare, to move in waves, flood < unda, a wave: see WATER] 1. to cover or engulf with a flood; deluge 2. to overwhelm with a rush or… … English World dictionary
inundate — UK [ˈɪnʌndeɪt] / US [ˈɪnənˌdeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms inundate : present tense I/you/we/they inundate he/she/it inundates present participle inundating past tense inundated past participle inundated 1) to send or provide much more of… … English dictionary
inundate — verb /ˈɪn.ən.deɪt/ a) To cover with large amounts of water; to flood. The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army. b) To overwhelm. The agency was inundated with phone calls … Wiktionary
inundate — verb Inundate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑flood … Collocations dictionary
inundate — transitive verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in + unda wave more at water Date: 1590 1. to cover with a flood ; overflow 2. overwhelm < was inundated with phone calls > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
inundate — inundation, n. inundator, n. inundatory /in un deuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /in euhn dayt , un , in un dayt/, v.t., inundated, inundating. 1. to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. 2. to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.… … Universalium