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1 burden
['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).) břemeno2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) břímě, tíha2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) zatěžovat, obtěžovat* * *• zatížit• přítěž• břemeno -
2 beast of burden
• soumar -
3 massive
['mæsiv](huge or heavy: a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.) masivní; těžký- massiveness* * *• masivní -
4 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) mlýnský kámen2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) mlýnský kámen na krku* * *• přítěž• mlýnský kámen -
5 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.) ulevit2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) vystřídat3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) propustit4) (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.) zbavit5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) přinést pomoc* * *• zbavit• zprostit -
6 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (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.) daň2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) zátěž2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) zdanit2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) přetěžovat•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with* * *• zdaňovat• zdanit• poplatek• daň• daňový -
7 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (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.) vážit (se)2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) vážit3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) zatížit, obtížit•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) zatížit2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) zatížit•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up* * *• vážit• mít váhu -
8 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) váha2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) závaží3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) činka4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) tíha5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) váha* * *• váha• závaží• břemeno -
9 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) uložit, pověřit
См. также в других словарях:
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 — Bur den (b[^u] d n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[ o]rda, G. b[ u]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[ u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burden — ist der Name mehrerer Personen: Chris Burden (* 1946), US amerikanischer Künstler Hugh Burden (1913–1985), britischer Schauspieler und Dramatiker Jane Burden (1839–1914), Modell und Muse der Präraffaeliten Burden ist außerdem der Name mehrerer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
Burden — Bur den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burdening}.] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. [1913 Webster] I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. 2 Cor. viii. 13.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Burden — Bur den (b[^u]r d n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Bourdon}.] 1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burden — Burden, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 564 Housing Units (2000): 236 Land area (2000): 0.526134 sq. miles (1.362682 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009121 sq. miles (0.023623 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.535255 sq. miles (1.386305 sq. km) … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Burden, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 564 Housing Units (2000): 236 Land area (2000): 0.526134 sq. miles (1.362682 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009121 sq. miles (0.023623 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.535255 sq. miles (1.386305 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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
