-
1 gravare
1. v/t burden2. v/i weigh (su on)* * *gravare v. intr. (pesare) to weigh (anche fig.); to lie* (heavy) (anche fig.): il peso della struttura grava su tre colonne, the structure load rests on three columns (o three columns carry the structural load); quel delitto gravava sulla sua coscienza, the crime lay heavy on his conscience; la colpa grava su di te, the blame lies at your door; la nuova tassa gravava molto sui commercianti al minuto, the new tax weighed heavily on retail dealers◆ v.tr. to burden, to load, to saddle; to encumber (anche dir.): gravare di imposte, to burden with taxes (o to tax o to assess); gravare d'ipoteca, to encumber with mortgage (o to mortgage).◘ gravarsi v.rifl. to burden oneself (anche fig.); to saddle oneself with (sthg.) (anche fig.): gravare di responsabilità, to burden oneself with responsibilities.* * *[ɡra'vare]1. vtgravare di — (responsabilità, imposte) to burden with
2. vigravare su — to weigh on, lie heavy on
* * *[gra'vare] 1.verbo transitivo1)gravare qcn. di lavoro — to heap work on sb
2) (fiscalmente) to burden with taxes [cittadini, imprese]2.gravare qcs. di ipoteca — to mortgage sth
1)gravare su — [tetto, struttura] to weigh (down) on [ colonne]
2) fig.gravare su — [ imposte] to weigh down, to bear heavily on [paese, contribuente]; [sospetti, incertezze] to hang over [persona, progetto]
* * *gravare/gra'vare/ [1]1 gravare qcn. di lavoro to heap work on sb.2 (fiscalmente) to burden with taxes [cittadini, imprese]; gravare qcs. di ipoteca to mortgage sth.1 gravare su [tetto, struttura] to weigh (down) on [ colonne]2 fig. gravare su [ imposte] to weigh down, to bear heavily on [paese, contribuente]; [sospetti, incertezze] to hang over [persona, progetto]. -
2 pesare
1. v/t weighingredienti weigh out2. v/i weigh* * *pesare v.tr. to weigh, (fig.) to weigh (up): pesare un pacco, to weigh a parcel; pesare un bambino, to weigh a baby; pesare le merci, to weigh goods; ho pesato i pro e i contro di questa decisione, I have weighed (up) the pros and cons of this decision; pesare una persona, (fig.) to weigh up a person // pesare le parole, to weigh one's words: pesate le vostre parole!, think before you speak!◆ v. intr.1 to weigh: questo pacco pesa poco meno di mezzo chilo, this parcel weighs just under half a kilogram; quanto pesi?, how much do you weigh?; come pesa questa valigia!, gosh, this case is heavy!2 ( gravare) to rest, to weigh; (fig.) to weigh on: il ponte pesa su 10 pilastri, the bridge rests on 10 pillars; il carico pesa tutto sulla destra, the load has all its weight on the right; le responsabilità della famiglia pesano tutte su di lui, all the responsibility for the family weighs on his shoulders; il silenzio pesava sull'assemblea, a heavy silence hung over the meeting; le cipolle mi pesano sullo stomaco, I can't digest onions3 (fig.) (essere gravoso, spiacevole) to be a burden; to bother, to trouble: non ti pesa alzarti ogni giorno alle sei?, don't you find it a burden getting up at six o'clock every day?; quel che mi pesa è che dovrò andarci di nuovo, what bothers me is that I shall have to go there again; mi è pesato rinunciare a quella vacanza, it was a real sacrifice to give up that holiday4 (aver peso, importanza) to count, to be important.◘ pesarsi v.rifl. to weigh oneself.* * *[pe'sare]1. vtto weigh, (fig : valutare) to weigh (up)pesarsi — to weigh o.s.
1) (avere un peso) to weigh, (essere pesante) to be heavy, fig to carry weightpesare sulla coscienza/sullo stomaco — to lie heavy on one's conscience/on one's stomach
le ha sempre fatto pesare il fatto che viene da una famiglia povera — he has always made her aware of her humble origins
2)mi pesa partire — I don't want to leave3) (contare) to carry weight, countil suo parere pesa molto — his opinion counts for a lot o carries a lot of weight
* * *[pe'sare] 1.verbo transitivo to weigh2.verbo intransitivo (aus. avere, essere)1) to weighquanto pesi? — how much o what do you weigh?
pesare molto — to be very heavy, to weigh a lot
2) fig. (gravare)3) fig. (avere importanza) to carry weight3.* * *pesare/pe'sare/ [1]to weigh; pesare le parole to weigh one's words(aus. avere, essere)1 to weigh; quanto pesi? how much o what do you weigh? pesare molto to be very heavy, to weigh a lot2 fig. (gravare) la solitudine mi pesa loneliness weighs heavily on me; mi pesa andarmene I find it hard to leave; pesare sulla coscienza to weigh on one's conscience; su di lui pesa un sospetto a suspect hangs upon him4 fig. (avere importanza) to carry weight; pesare su to have a decisive influence in o on [ decisione]III pesarsi verbo pronominaleto weigh oneself. -
3 opprimere
oppress* * *opprimere v.tr. to oppress (anche fig.); to weigh down; ( gravare) to burden: opprimere un paese, un popolo, to oppress a country, a people; quel cibo opprime lo stomaco, that food lies heavy on the stomach; questo caldo opprime il respiro, this heat is oppressive (o suffocating); la sua routine quotidiana le opprimeva lo spirito, her daily routine suffocated her; le sue preoccupazioni lo opprimevano, his troubles weighed him down (o oppressed him); la loro compagnia mi opprime, I find their company oppressive // opprimere qlcu. con tasse, to burden s.o. with taxes.* * *[op'primere]verbo transitivo1) to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]2) [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress3) (soffocare) [ calore] to oppress, to overpower, to overwhelm [ persona]* * *opprimere/op'primere/ [29]1 to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]2 [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress -
4 caricare
loadmilitary chargeorologio wind up* * *caricare v.tr.1 to load (up): avete finito di caricare?, have you finished loading (up)?; si caricò il pacco in spalla, he loaded the pack on his back (o he hoisted the pack on his shoulder); caricare un autocarro, una nave, to load a lorry, a ship // (inform.) caricare un programma, to load a program2 ( prendere a bordo) to take* (on), to load: l'autobus non riuscì a caricare tutti i passeggeri, the bus was unable to take on all the passengers; questa nave non carica passeggeri per Marsiglia, this ship doesn't take passengers for Marseilles3 ( gravare) to overload, to load down, to cram, to pile up: hai caricato troppo lo scaffale di libri, you've overloaded the bookshelf with books (o you've crammed too many books on the bookshelf); caricare qlcu. di responsabilità, to load s.o. down with responsibilities (o to burden s.o. with responsibilities) // caricare lo stomaco, to overburden one's stomach4 ( esagerare) to exaggerate: caricare il prezzo, to overcharge // caricare la mano, la dose, (fig.) to exaggerate (o to overdo it) // caricare le tinte, to lay it on thick5 ( riempire) to fill; to charge: caricare una mina, to charge a mine; caricare la pipa, to fill one's pipe; caricare la stufa, to fill (o to make up) the stove8 (elettr.) to charge; ( elevare la tensione di) to boost: caricare un accumulatore, to charge an accumulator9 (metall.) to charge10 ( un orologio) to wind up11 ( una pompa) to prime12 (sport) to charge.◘ caricarsi v.rifl.1 to overburden oneself (with sthg.): caricare di debiti, to plunge into debt* * *[kari'kare]1. vt2)caricare in macchina — (passeggero) to give a lift to, (valigie) to put into the car
3)caricare di — (merci ecc) to overload with, (fig : di lavoro, responsabilità) to overload with, to overburden with4) (orologio) to wind up, (batteria, accumulatore) to charge, (fucile, macchina fotografica) to load, (pipa, stufa) to fill, (caldaia, altoforno) to stokecaricare un programma Inform — to load a program
5) (attaccare) Mil to charge, Sport to tackle2. vr (caricarsi)1)caricarsi di — to overburden o overload o.s. with, (fig : di responsabilità, impegni) to overburden o.s. with
caricarsi per una gara — to gear o.s. up for a race
* * *[kari'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to load [ merci] (in into; su onto); to load (up) [veicolo, nave, animale, lavatrice] (di, con with)2) (gravare) to cram, to overload, to load down3) fig.caricare qcn. di — to (over)burden sb. with, to load sb. down with [responsabilità, lavoro]
caricare qcn. di insulti — to heap sb. with insults
4) (fare salire, imbarcare) [bus, nave] to take* (on), to take* aboard; [ taxi] to pick up [ passeggero]caricare qcn. sulla propria macchina — to get sb. into one's car
5) (attaccare) to charge at [ manifestanti]; to charge (at) [ nemico]; [ toro] to charge [ persona]6) (disporre a funzionare) to load [arma, cinepresa]; to fill [stufa, pipa]7) inform. to load [ programma]8) el. to charge [ batteria]9) (esagerare) to exaggerate, to overdraw* [ descrizione]10) (dare la carica a) to wind* (up), to give* [sth.] a wind [ orologio]2.verbo pronominale caricarsi1) (gravarsi)-rsi per qcs. — to psych oneself up for sth
* * *caricare/kari'kare/ [1]1 to load [ merci] (in into; su onto); to load (up) [veicolo, nave, animale, lavatrice] (di, con with); caricare dei bagagli in una macchina to put luggage into a car2 (gravare) to cram, to overload, to load down; caricare lo scaffale di libri to overload the shelf with books3 fig. caricare qcn. di to (over)burden sb. with, to load sb. down with [responsabilità, lavoro]; caricare qcn. di insulti to heap sb. with insults4 (fare salire, imbarcare) [bus, nave] to take* (on), to take* aboard; [ taxi] to pick up [ passeggero]; caricare qcn. sulla propria macchina to get sb. into one's car6 (disporre a funzionare) to load [arma, cinepresa]; to fill [stufa, pipa]7 inform. to load [ programma]8 el. to charge [ batteria]10 (dare la carica a) to wind* (up), to give* [sth.] a wind [ orologio]II caricarsi verbo pronominale2 (concentrarsi) -rsi per qcs. to psych oneself up for sth. -
5 sobbarcare
sobbarcare v.tr. (non com.) to burden, to weigh down: sobbarcare qlcu. a una spesa ingente, to burden s.o. with a heavy expense // si è sobbarcato tutte le spese, he has taken all expenses upon himself (o he has taken it upon himself to pay for everything).◘ sobbarcarsi v.rifl. to take* (it) upon oneself, to undertake*: non posso sobbarcarmi all'impegno di farlo, I cannot take it upon myself to do it (o I can't undertake to do it). -
6 onerare
onerare v.tr. to burden, to weigh down; (dir.) to encumber: essere onerato da imposizioni fiscali, to be burdened with heavy taxation. -
7 gravare
[ɡra'vare]1. vtgravare di — (responsabilità, imposte) to burden with
2. vigravare su — to weigh on, lie heavy on
См. также в других словарях:
burden — n *load, cargo, freight, lading burden vb Burden, encumber, cumber, weigh, weight, load, lade, tax, charge, saddle are comparable when they mean to lay a heavy load upon or to lie like a heavy load upon a person or thing. Burden implies the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
weigh — weigh1 [wā] vt. [ME weien, to weigh, bear < OE wegan, to carry, bear, akin to Ger weigan, wägen < IE base * weĝh , to go, draw > OE wæg, a wave, L vehere, to carry, bring] 1. to determine the weight of by means of a scale or balance 2.… … English World dictionary
weigh — S3 [weı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be a particular weight)¦ 2¦(measure weight)¦ 3¦(consider/compare)¦ 4¦(influence)¦ 5 weigh your words 6 weigh anchor Phrasal verbs weigh somebody<=>down weigh in weigh on somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — burden1 [bʉrd′ n] n. [ME birthen < OE byrthen, akin to ON byrthr, a load: for IE base see BEAR1] 1. anything that is carried; load 2. anything one has to bear or put up with; heavy load, as of work, duty, responsibility, or sorrow 3. the… … English World dictionary
weigh — [v1] measure heaviness counterbalance, have a weight of, heft, measure, put in the balance, put on the scale, scale, tip the scales at; concept 103 weigh [v2] consider, contemplate analyze, appraise, balance, brainstorm*, deliberate, estimate,… … New thesaurus
weigh — I verb balance, bear heavily, burden, cogitate, consider, considerare, contemplate, cumber, deliberate, determine the heaviness of, encumber, estimate, evaluate, examine, find the weight of, gauge, load down, measure according to weight, meditate … Law dictionary
weigh down — [v] depress bear down, burden, cumber, get down, hold down, oppress, overburden, overload, press, press down, prey on, pull down, sadden, task, trouble, weight, weigh upon, worry; concepts 7,19 Ant. cheer, delight, please … New thesaurus
burden — [n] mental weight; stress accountability, affliction, albatross*, anxiety, ball and chain*, blame, care, charge, clog, concern, deadweight, difficulty, duty, encumbrance, excess baggage*, grievance, hardship, Herculean task, hindrance, load,… … New thesaurus
weigh\ on — • weigh (up)on v 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier s back. 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed on Mary s heart when her kitten died. John s wrongdoing weighed… … Словарь американских идиом
weigh\ upon — • weigh (up)on v 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier s back. 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed on Mary s heart when her kitten died. John s wrongdoing weighed… … Словарь американских идиом