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burden+(verb)

  • 1 burden

    ['bə:dn] 1. noun
    1) (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).) φορτίο
    2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) βάρος
    2. verb
    (to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) (επι)φορτώνω, βαρύνω

    English-Greek dictionary > burden

  • 2 weigh

    [wei] 1. verb
    1) (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.) ζυγίζω
    2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) ζυγίζω, έχω βάρος...
    3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) με βαραίνει
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    2. verb
    1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) προσθέτω βάρος
    2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) βαραίνω, προσθέτω βάρος
    •
    - weightlessness
    - weighty
    - weightily
    - weightiness
    - weighing-machine
    - weightlifting
    - weigh anchor
    - weigh in
    - weigh out
    - weigh up

    English-Greek dictionary > weigh

  • 3 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.) ανακουφίζω
    2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) αντικαθιστώ
    3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) απαλλάσσω
    4) (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.) ξαλαφρώνω, απαλλάσσω
    5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) βοηθώ, ενισχύω

    English-Greek dictionary > relieve

  • 4 tax

    [tæks] 1. noun
    1) (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.) φόρος
    2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) δοκιμασία
    2. verb
    1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) φορολογώ
    2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) ζορίζω
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    - taxation
    - taxing
    - tax-free
    - taxpayer
    - tax someone with
    - tax with

    English-Greek dictionary > tax

См. также в других словарях:

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  • burden — noun 1 responsibility/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, heavy, huge, onerous, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • burden — I. /ˈbɜdn / (say berdn) noun 1. that which is carried; a load. 2. that which is borne with difficulty: burden of responsibilities. 3. Commerce the duty to discharge an obligation or responsibility: the burden of a contract. 4. that part of the… …  

  • 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

  • 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

  • burden — ► NOUN 1) a heavy load. 2) a cause of hardship, worry, or grief. 3) the main responsibility for a task. 4) the main theme of a speech, book, or argument. 5) a ship s carrying capacity. ► VERB 1) load heavily …   English terms 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

  • burden — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ burdens, burdening, burdened 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of/on n If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work. The developing… …   English dictionary

  • burden — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English byrthen; akin to Old English beran to carry more at bear Date: before 12th century 1. a. something that is carried ; load b. duty, responsibility 2. something oppressive or worrisome …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • burden — 1 noun 1 (C) something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for: heavy burden: We re in no position to take on another heavy financial burden. 2 (singular) formal the main meaning of what someone is saying 3 the burden of proof law the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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