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burden ['bɜ:dən]1 noun∎ to be a burden to sb être un fardeau pour qn;∎ his guilt was a heavy burden to bear sa culpabilité était un lourd fardeau;∎ to increase/to relieve the tax burden augmenter/alléger le fardeau ou le poids des impôts;∎ Law the burden of proof la charge de la preuve;∎ Law the burden of proof rests with him c'est à lui qu'il incombe d'apporter des preuves∎ a ship of 500 tons burden un navire qui jauge 500 tonneaux(d) British Music (chorus, refrain) refrain m; figurative (theme, central idea) fond m, substance f;∎ what is the main burden of her argument? quel est le point essentiel de son argument?(a) (weigh down) charger;∎ to be burdened with sth être chargé de qch;∎ figurative to burden sb with taxes accabler qn d'impôts∎ I don't want to burden you with my problems je ne veux pas vous ennuyer avec mes problèmes;∎ she was burdened with guilt elle était rongée par un sentiment de culpabilité -
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♦ burden /ˈbɜ:dn/n.1 carico; fardello; peso; soma: beast of burden, bestia da soma; ( anche fig.) to carry a burden, portare un peso2 (fig.) fardello; peso; carico; gravame: a burden of care, un fardello di affanni; the burden of years, il peso degli anni; tax burden, gravame fiscale, carico tributario; to bear a heavy burden, portare un grosso fardello; to make sb. 's life a burden, rendere la vita insopportabile a q.5 (mus.) ritornello6 [u] (naut.) portata; portata lorda7 (elettr.) carico totale(to) burden /ˈbɜ:dn/v. t.2 opprimere; affliggere; imporre (qc.) a: I won't burden you with the whole story, non voglio affliggerti con tutta la storia3 ► burdened. -
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1. noun(lit. or fig.) Last, diebeast of burden — Lasttier, das
2. transitive verbbe a burden to somebody — für jemanden eine Belastung sein; (less serious) jemandem zur Last fallen
belasten; (fig.)burden somebody/oneself with something — jemanden/sich mit etwas belasten
* * *['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).) die Last2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) die Bürde2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) belasten* * *bur·den[ˈbɜ:dən, AM ˈbɜ:r-]I. nheavy \burden schwere Lastto discharge a \burden of proof den Beweis antretenthe \burden of proof is on the prosecution die Anklage trägt die Beweisführungspflichtto be a heavy \burden to bear sehr belastend [o eine schwere Belastung] seinto place a \burden on sb jdn einer Belastung aussetzen▪ to be a \burden to sb für jdn eine Belastung sein4.▶ the white man's \burden die Bürde des weißen MannesII. vt1. (load)▪ to \burden sb/sth jdn/etw beladen2. (bother)▪ to \burden sb jdn belasten* * *I ['bɜːdn]1. nit puts too much of a burden on him/the engine — das überlastet ihn/den Motor
beast of burden — Lasttier nt
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
2. vtbelastenIIto be burdened by guilt/regret — von Schuldgefühlen/Bedauern geplagt sein
n* * *burden1 [ˈbɜːdn; US ˈbɜrdn]A s1. Last f, Ladung f:bear a burden eine (schwere) Last tragenthe burden of years die Last der Jahre;throw off a burden eine Last abschütteln;the burden of proof rests with ( oder lies on [ oder with]) him die Beweislast trifft ihn, er ist beweispflichtig3. WIRTSCH Gemeinkosten pl4. TECHa) (Trag)Last fb) Druck m5. SCHIFFa) Tragfähigkeit f, Tonnengehalt m:a ship of 1,000 tons burden ein Schiff von 1000 Tonnenb) Gewicht n (der Schiffsladung)B v/t belasten (auch fig):burden sb with sth jemandem etwas aufbürdenburden2 [ˈbɜːdn; US ˈbɜrdn] s1. MUSa) Bass m, tiefe Begleitungb) → academic.ru/8440/bourdon">bourdon c2. Refrain m, Kehrreim m3. Hauptidee f, -punkt m, -gedanke m, Kern m* * *1. noun(lit. or fig.) Last, diebeast of burden — Lasttier, das
2. transitive verbbe a burden to somebody — für jemanden eine Belastung sein; (less serious) jemandem zur Last fallen
belasten; (fig.)burden somebody/oneself with something — jemanden/sich mit etwas belasten
* * *n.Bürde -n f.Kehrreim -e m.Last -en f. v.belasten v. -
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n1) бремя, нагрузка3) накладные расходы; косвенные издержки производства
- absorbed burden
- applied burden
- crippling burden
- debt burden
- department burden
- earned burden
- economic burden
- factory burden
- finance burden
- financial burden
- financing burden
- general burden
- heavy burden
- manufacturing burden
- mortgage burden
- over-absorbed burden
- pension burden
- property tax burden
- super burden
- tax burden
- under-absorbed burden
- unsustainable burden
- burden of deductions into the budget
- burden of external debt
- burden of interest payments
- burden of proof
- burden of wasteful state expenditures
- alleviate the burden of debt
- assume the burden
- bear a burden
- bear the burden of proof of intentional wrong-doing
- be a heavy burden
- carry a burden
- ease the debt service burden
- lower the burden
- share a burden
- shoulder the burdenEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > burden
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'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).) carga2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) carga
2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) cargar a alguienburden n carga / pesotr['bɜːdən]1 carga1 cargar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto burden somebody with problems cargar a alguien con problemasto be burdened with tener que cargar conto be a burden to somebody ser una carga para alguienburden of proof SMALLLAW/SMALL carga de la pruebaburden ['bərdən] vt: cargar, oprimirburden n: carga f, peso mn.• agobio s.m.• bordón s.m.• carga s.f.• cargo s.m.• estribillo s.m.• gabela s.f.• gravamen s.m.• pensión s.f.• peso s.m.• sobrehueso s.m.• yugo s.m.v.• cargar v.• gravar v.
I 'bɜːrdṇ, 'bɜːdṇa) ( load) (liter) carga fb) ( encumbrance) carga fto be a burden to o on somebody — ser* una carga para alguien
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transitive verb cargar*['bɜːdn]to burden somebody with something — \<\<with work\>\> cargarle* a alguien con algo
1. N1) (=load) carga f ; (=weight) peso m2) (fig) [of taxes, years] peso m, carga f3) (Naut) arqueo m4) (=chief theme) [of speech etc] tema m principal5) (=chorus) [of song] estribillo m2.* * *
I ['bɜːrdṇ, 'bɜːdṇ]a) ( load) (liter) carga fb) ( encumbrance) carga fto be a burden to o on somebody — ser* una carga para alguien
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transitive verb cargar*to burden somebody with something — \<\<with work\>\> cargarle* a alguien con algo
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nбремя, грузto alleviate the burden of smth — облегчать бремя чего-л.
to lighten the burden of smth — облегчать бремя чего-л.
to meet an extra burden — компенсировать / восполнять дополнительное бремя
- burden of arms spendingto reduce a country's enormous burden of arms — уменьшать огромное бремя вооружений, лежащее на стране
- burden of military expenditure
- burden of rearmament
- burden of the arms race
- crippling burden
- crushing burden
- debt burden
- debt-service burden
- economic burden
- heavy burden
- intolerable burden
- onerous burden
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bur·den [ʼbɜ:dən, Am ʼbɜ:r-] nheavy \burden schwere Last;to be a heavy \burden to bear sehr belastend [o eine schwere Belastung] sein;to place a \burden on sb jdn einer Belastung aussetzen;to be a \burden to sb für jdn eine Belastung seinPHRASES:the white man's \burden die Bürde des weißen Mannes vt1) ( load)to \burden sb/ sth jdn/etw beladen2) ( bother)to \burden sb jdn belasten -
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['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).) byrde2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) byrde2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) bebyrde* * *['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).) byrde2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) byrde2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) bebyrde -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burden[English Plural] burdens[Swahili Word] hamali[Swahili Plural] mahamali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] himila, himili, mhimili, stahimilivu, ustahimilivu[Swahili Example] gari la hamali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burden[English Plural] burdens[Swahili Word] himila[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] hamali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burden[English Plural] burdens[Swahili Word] mzigo[Swahili Plural] mizigo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burden (for one man)[English Plural] burdens[Swahili Word] mtumba[Swahili Plural] mitumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] tumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heavy burden[English Plural] heavy burdens[Swahili Word] kiinikizo[Swahili Plural] viinikizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] inika V------------------------------------------------------------ -
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I ['bɜːdn]1) (responsibility) peso m., fardello m. (to sb. per qcn.)to ease the burden on sb. — scaricare il peso su qcn.
the burden of proof — dir. l'onere della prova
2) (load) carico m.II 1. ['bɜːdn]verbo transitivo (anche burden down)1) fig. caricare ( with di)2) sovraccaricare ( with di)2.to burden oneself — ( with di)
* * *['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).) carico, soma2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) fardello, carico2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) caricare* * *I ['bɜːdn]1) (responsibility) peso m., fardello m. (to sb. per qcn.)to ease the burden on sb. — scaricare il peso su qcn.
the burden of proof — dir. l'onere della prova
2) (load) carico m.II 1. ['bɜːdn]verbo transitivo (anche burden down)1) fig. caricare ( with di)2) sovraccaricare ( with di)2.to burden oneself — ( with di)
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['bəːdn]nноша, груз, тяжесть, бремяHe became a burden to his family. — Он стал в тягость своей семье
- heavy burden- financial burden
- burden of taxes
- burden of care
- burden of proof
- bend under the burden
- be a burden to smb
- bear a burden
- alleviate a burden
- distribute a burden equitably
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1. сущ.1)а) общ. ноша, груз, тяжестьto bear [carry, shoulder\] a burden — нести груз
Syn:б) общ. бремяto impose [place\] a burden on smb. — обременять кого-л.
See:2) мор. грузоподъемность3) учет = overhead cost2. гл.1) общ. грузить, нагружатьSyn:2) общ. обременять, отягощать, затруднять (память, сознание, ресурсы и т. п.)Syn:
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бремя, нагрузка: 1) налоговое бремя; 2) расходы на производство товара, которые не имеют прямого отношения к производственным затратам (напр., льготы сотрудникам).* * *Международные перевозки/Таможенное правогрузоподъемность; регистровый тоннажхарактеристика судна, выраженная в тоннах и показывающая, какую максимальную массу груза может принять судно, сохраняя мореходность -
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['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).) fardo2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) fardo2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) sobrecarregar* * *bur.den1[b'ə:dən] n 1 carga, peso. 2 encargo, dever, obrigação, responsabilidade. 3 ônus. the burden of proof / o ônus da prova. 4 capacidade de carga de navio, tonelagem. a ship of 1,000 tons burden / um navio de 1.000 toneladas. • vt 1 carregar, pôr carga em. 2 fig sobrecarregar, oprimir. beast of burden burro de carga. he is a burden to me ele é um peso morto para mim. the burden of proof lies with... Jur a obrigação de trazer provas está com...————————bur.den2[b'ə:dən] n 1 idéia ou tema principal. 2 refrão ou estribilho que se repete no final da estrofe. -
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ტვირთი, უღელი, სიმძიმეa heavy burden მძიმე ტვირთი/უღელიthe branches bent under the burden of fruit ნაყოფის სიმძიმისაგან ტოტები დაიხარაthe sick grandmother was a burden to the family ავადმყოფი ბებია ტვირთად აწვა ოჯახსshe didn't want to burden us with her problems თავისი პრობლემებით ჩვენი შეწუხება არ უნდოდაhe shifted the burden from one shoulder to the other ტვირთი ერთი მხრიდან მეორე მხარეს გადაიტანა -
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['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).) tovor2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) breme2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) obremeniti, naprtiti* * *I [bɜ:dn]nounbreme, tovor; tonaža; figuratively gorje, tegoba; režijski stroški; geology jalova plast; music refren, pripev, spremljava; figuratively osnovna misel, glavni motiv; jedro, bitto be a burden to s.o. — biti komu v bremejuridically burden of proof — obveznost, da se dokaže neutemeljenost nasprotne trditveII [bɜ:dn]transitive verb(o)bremeniti, (na)tovoriti, (ob)težiti, naložiti, nakladati, naprtiti; figuratively zatirati, tlačiti; obdavčiti -
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'hevi1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung, solid, massiv2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kraftig, tung, solid4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) (storm)tung6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) tung, vanskelig, trettende7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung(tfordøyelig)8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung, grov, klosset•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather ofalvorlig--------tungIsubst. \/ˈhevɪ\/1) ( teater) skurkerolle2) ( hverdagslig for heavyweight) tungvektheavies ( militærvesen) tungt artilleri, tungt kavaleriIIadj. \/ˈhevɪ\/1) tung, grov, massiv, solid2) ( om tøystoff) tykk, kraftig3) ( militærvesen) tung, tungt (be)væpnet4) stor, vanskelig, høy, omfattende• a heavy loss\/defeat5) sterk, voldsom, kraftig, tett• a heavy blow\/storm6) bratt, dyp, dyp og kraftig, solid• a heavy sound\/voice7) ladet, tynget ned av, fylt, mettet8) (hverdagslig, også heavy with child) gravid9) ( om vin) tung11) tung, ufremkommelig12) tung, klumpet, klosset, treg, tungfør14) ( spesielt teater) alvorlig, verdig15) kjedelig, ensformig, tungt fordøyelig, vanskelig tilgjengelig• a heavy book\/play\/poem16) tung, mørk, dyster17) streng, hard, tung18) besværlig, tung, vanskelig19) tung, nedtrykt, bedrøvet, sørgmodig, sørgelig, nedslående20) søvnig, døsig, sløv, tung (i hodet)be too heavy on somebody ( hverdagslig) være for streng mot noena heavy buyer person som handler mye, storhandlera heavy crop en god avlinga heavy dose en kraftig dosea heavy drinker en som drikker tett, en som har alkoholproblemera heavy eater en storetera heavy fine en høy botheavy guns eller heavy artillery tungt artilleri, grovt artilleria heavy loser person som taper myebe heavy on bruke mye av, forbruke mye avheavy order eller heavy marching order marsjordre med full oppakningheavy rates høye avgifterheavy roads ( også) tungt føreheavy sale dårlig omsetninga heavy smoker en storrøykerheavy traffic tungtrafikk sterk trafikk, mye trafikkthe heavy villain den store skurken, den store kjeltringenheavy with full av, full medheavy with sleep søvndrukkenheavy woollens tykt ullstoffmake heavy weather of ( overført) gjøre mye vesen\/oppstyr avIIIadv. \/ˈhevɪ\/tungt, langsomtbe heavy into something\/someone ( hverdagslig) ha dilla på noe(n), være veldig opptatt av noe(n)lie heavy on hvile tungt på, tyngetime hangs heavy (on my hands) tiden faller meg lang, tiden går så sakte -
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'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).) bør, byrde, last2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) byrde2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) tynge på, legge byrde påbelastning--------byrde--------ladning--------lassIsubst. \/ˈbɜːdn\/ eller burthen1) byrde, last, bør2) ( overført) ansvar, sorg, byrde3) ( sjøfart) lasteevne, drektighet4) ( geologi) overdekningen, de overliggende lagene5) ( økonomi) generalomkostningbe a burden to ligge til last, være en byrde forIIsubst. \/ˈbɜːdn\/1) ( musikk) omkved, kor, refreng2) hovedtema, rød tråd (i dikt, bøker e.l.)IIIverb \/ˈbɜːdn\/ eller burthenbelaste, belemre, tynge, bebyrde -
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['bəːdn] 1. n( responsibility) obciążenie nt; (load, worry) ciężar m2. vtto burden sb with — (trouble, worry) martwić kogoś +instr
* * *['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).) ciężar2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) brzemię2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) obciążyć -
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/'hevi/ * tính từ - nặng, nặng nề ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =a heavy burden+ gánh nặng =a heavy task+ công việc nặng nề =a heavy wound+ vết thương nặng =a heavy sleep+ giấc ngủ nặng nề =a heavy drinker+ người nghiện rượu nặng =heavy losses+ thiệt hại nặng - (+ with) chất nặng, chứa đầy, nặng trĩu =cart-with goods+ xe bò chất nặng hàng hoá =air-wirth the scent of roses+ không khí ngát hương hoa hồng - nặng, khó tiêu (thức ăn) - (quân sự) nặng trọng =heavy guns (artillery)+ trọng pháo, súng lớn =heavy metal+ trọng pháo, súng lớn; (nghĩa bóng) địch thủ đáng gờm, địch thủ ghê gớm - nhiều, bội, rậm rạp =heavy crop+ vụ mùa bội thu =heavy foliage+ cành lá rậm rạp - lớn, to, dữ dội, kịch liệt =heavy storm+ bão lớn =heavy rain+ mưa to, mưa như trút nước =heavy sea+ biển động dữ dội - chắc, bì bì, không xốp, không nở (bột bánh...) - chán ngắt, buồn tẻ, không hấp dẫn (tác phẩm văn học nghệ thuật) - âm u, u ám, ảm đạm =heavy sky+ bầu trời âm u - lấy lội khó đi (đường sá...) - tối dạ, chậm hiểu, đần độn (người) - trông nặng trình trịch, vụng về khó coi, thô - đau buồn, đau đớn, bi thảm, chán nản, thất vọng =heavy news+ tin buồn =a heavy heart+ lòng nặng trĩu đau buồn =a heavy fate+ số phận đáng buồn, số phận bi thảm - buồn ngủ =to be heavy with sleep+ buồn ngủ rũ ra - (sân khấu) nghiêm nghị, khắc khổ =to play the part of a heavy father+ đóng vai một ông bố nghiêm nghị khắc khổ - (hoá học) đặc, khó bay hơi =heavy oil+ dầu đặc !to be heavy on (in) hand - khó cầm cương (ngựa) - (nghĩa bóng) khó làm vui, khoa làm cho khuây khoả (người) !heavy swell - (thông tục) người lên khung để tỏ vẻ ta đây quan trọng * phó từ - nặng, nặng nề =to lie heavy on...+ đè nặng lên... - chậm chạp =time hangs heavy+ thời gian trôi đi chậm chạp * danh từ, số nhiều heavies - đội cận vệ Rồng - (số nhiều) (the Heavies) trọng pháo - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) võ sĩ hạng nặng, đồ vật hạng nặng; người nặng trên trung bình - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) vai nghiêm nghị khắc khổ (trên sân khấu) -
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1 მძიმეa heavy load / box / loss / punishment მძიმე ტვირთი / ყუთი / დანაკარგი / სასჯელიheavy industry / luggage მძიმე ინდუსტრია / ბარგი2 მაგარი, ძლიერი, ინტენსიური, დიდიa heavy blow / rain ძლიერი დარტყმა / წვიმაa heavy debt / traffic დიდი ვალი / მოძრაობაheavy seas აღელვებული ზღვა, შტორმიthe train service was disrupted by heavy snowfall დიდმა თოვლმა მატარებლების მოძრაობა დააბრკოლაa heavy burden მძიმე ტვირთი/უღელი
См. также в других словарях:
heavy burden — great load, massive weight, weighty responsibility … English contemporary dictionary
carry a (heavy) burden — carry a (heavy) load/burden/ phrase to have responsibility for something difficult or unpleasant He carries the heavy burden of leadership. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
burden — bur‧den [ˈbɜːdn ǁ ˈbɜːrdn] noun [countable] 1. something that causes people a lot of difficulty or worry: • In less prosperous areas the taxes were, for many, such a burden that they lived in poverty. 2. particular costs such as taxes or interest … Financial and business terms
heavy — I (burdened) adjective benumbing, careworn, clumsy, dejected, depressed with sorrow, dull, dulled, gloomy, languid, leaden, serious, sluggish, somber, stolid, tempestuous, tiresome, torpid, violent, weary associated concepts: heavy burden to… … Law dictionary
burden — I n. 1) to bear, carry, shoulder a burden 2) to impose, place a burden on smb. 3) to alleviate, lighten, relieve a burden 4) to share a burden 5) to distribute a burden equitably 6) a crushing, heavy, onerous burden 7) a financial; tax burden 8)… … Combinatory dictionary
burden — noun 1 responsibility/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, heavy, huge, onerous, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
burden — bur|den1 [ bɜrdn ] noun count ** 1. ) usually singular a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with: Unemployment places a heavy burden on the welfare state. burden of: Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
burden — I UK [ˈbɜː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈbɜrd(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms burden : singular burden plural burdens ** 1) a) [usually singular] a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with Unemployment places a heavy burden on the… … English dictionary
heavy — heav|y1 W1S1 [ˈhevi] adj comparative heavier superlative heaviest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(weight)¦ 2¦(amount/degree/severity)¦ 3¦(needing physical effort)¦ 4¦(needing mental effort)¦ 5 heavy going 6 be heavy on something 7 heavy with something … Dictionary of contemporary English
heavy — heav|y1 [ hevi ] adjective *** ▸ 1 with a lot of weight ▸ 2 many things ▸ 3 with physical effort ▸ 4 showing anger ▸ 5 smell: sweet & strong ▸ 6 not attractive ▸ 7 with a lot of force etc. ▸ 8 uncomfortable or tired ▸ 9 very severe ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heavy — I UK [ˈhevɪ] / US adjective Word forms heavy : adjective heavy comparative heavier superlative heaviest *** 1) a heavy object weighs a lot She was struggling with a heavy suitcase. Careful – that box is pretty heavy. You should soon be able to… … English dictionary