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délestage m, réduction de la charge (clim.) f, réduction du débit fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > load shedding
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load [ləʊd]1 noun∎ maximum load 5 tonnes (sign) charge maximum 5 tonnes;∎ she was carrying a load of books/washing elle portait des livres/du linge;∎ to be carrying a heavy load être lourdement chargé;∎ a load of gravel un chargement de gravier;∎ one horse can't pull such a heavy load un seul cheval ne peut pas tirer une charge aussi lourde;∎ we moved all the stuff in ten loads nous avons tout transporté en dix voyages∎ the reforms should lighten the load of classroom teachers les réformes devraient faciliter la tâche des enseignants;∎ hire somebody to share the load embauchez quelqu'un pour vous faciliter la tâche∎ that's a load off my mind! me voilà soulagé d'un poids!;∎ take a load off! détends-toi!(c) (batch of laundry) machine f;∎ I've two more loads to do j'ai encore deux machines à faire∎ safe load charge f de sécurité;∎ the machine is working at full load la machine fonctionne ou travaille à pleine charge;∎ under load en charge;∎ Electricity to shed the load délester(e) Stock Exchange frais mpl d'achat ou d'acquisition∎ vulgar to shoot one's load (ejaculate) décharger(a) (person, animal, vehicle) charger;∎ to load sth with sth charger qch sur qch;∎ load the bags into the car chargez ou mettez les sacs dans la voiture;∎ the ship is loading grain on est en train de charger le navire de céréales;∎ he was loaded with shopping il avait les bras chargés de courses;∎ loaded with cares accablé de soucis;∎ I'm going to load some more work onto you je vais vous confier encore un peu de travail;∎ I don't think it's fair to load all the work onto one person je trouve que ce n'est pas juste de donner tout le travail à une seule personne(b) (camera, gun, machine) charger;∎ load! take aim! fire! chargez! en joue! feu!;∎ to load a film/tape mettre une pellicule/une cassette;∎ load the cassette into the recorder introduisez la cassette dans le magnétophone∎ to load a program into the memory charger un programme en mémoire(d) (insurance premium) majorer, augmenter∎ to load the dice piper les dés;∎ figurative to load the dice against sb défavoriser qn;∎ the dice are loaded against us nous n'aurons pas la partie facile(a) (receive freight) faire le chargement;∎ the ship is loading le navire est en cours de chargement;∎ the tankers load off shore les pétroliers font le chargement en mer;∎ Cars no loading or unloading between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (sign) chargement ou déchargement interdits entre 9 h et 16 h(b) (camera, gun) se recharger∎ what a load of rubbish! c'est vraiment n'importe quoi!►► load bed (of truck) plateau m de chargement;load box (on vehicle) soute f;load carrying capacity charge f utile;load factor (of plane) coefficient m de remplissage; Electricity facteur m ou coefficient m de charge; Technology facteur m de charge;Nautical load line ligne f de charge;Computing load mode mode m chargement;Electricity load shedding délestage mcharger (lourdement);∎ he was loaded down with packages il avait des paquets plein les bras;∎ I'm loaded down with work je suis surchargé de travail;∎ to be loaded down with worry être accablé de soucis➲ load up(a) (truck, ship etc) charger;∎ load the wheelbarrow up with bricks remplissez la brouette de briquescharger -
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shedding ['ʃedɪŋ](a) (of leaves, petals, hair) perte f, chute f;∎ Electricity load shedding délestage m(b) (of blood) effusion f -
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1 noun(c) (in factory) atelier m(a) (cast off → leaves, petals) perdre; (→ skin, shell) se dépouiller de; (take off → garments) enlever;∎ the snake regularly sheds its skin le serpent mue;∎ the dog has shed her hairs all over the carpet la chienne a laissé des poils partout sur la moquette;∎ the trees are beginning to shed their leaves les arbres commencent à perdre leurs feuilles;∎ with the heat, he shed first his tie, then his jacket avec la chaleur, il a enlevé d'abord sa cravate, puis sa veste;∎ to shed one's clothes se dépouiller de ses vêtements∎ to shed jobs supprimer des emplois∎ to shed bitter tears over sth verser des larmes amères sur qch;∎ they came to power without shedding civilian blood ils ont pris le pouvoir sans faire couler le sang des civils;∎ before more blood is shed avant que davantage de sang ne soit versé;∎ too much blood has been shed in the name of this cause trop de sang a été versé au nom de cette cause∎ the truck shed its load on the by-pass le camion a perdu son chargement sur la rocade;∎ the plane needs to shed 10 tons of fuel l'avion doit larguer 10 tonnes de carburant∎ to shed light on éclairer; figurative éclairer, éclaircir;∎ perhaps this will shed some new light on the situation ça éclairera peut-être la situation d'un jour nouveau
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