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1 weigh down
transitive verb1) (cause to sag)fruit weighed down the branches of the tree — die Äste des Baumes bogen sich unter der Last der Früchte
be weighed down by packages — mit Paketen schwer beladen sein
* * *vt1. (be burden)▪ to \weigh down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw niederdrückenthe boughs of the tree were \weigh downed down with fruit die Äste des Baumes bogen sich unter dem Gewicht der Früchteshe felt \weigh downed down by worries sie fühlte sich von Sorgen erdrückt* * *vt sep1) (= bear down with weight) niederbeugenthe heavy snow weighed the branches down — die schwere Schneelast drückte or bog die Zweige nieder
a branch weighed down with fruit — ein Ast, der sich unter der Last des Obstes biegt
she was weighed down with packages — sie war mit Paketen überladen
2) (fig) niederdrückento be weighed down with or by worry — von Sorgen niedergedrückt werden, mit Sorgen beladen sein
* * *a) schwer beladen oder überladen sein mit,b) niedergedrückt werden von (a. fig)* * *transitive verbfruit weighed down the branches of the tree — die Äste des Baumes bogen sich unter der Last der Früchte
2) (cause to be anxious or depressed) niederdrücken
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