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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).) našta2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) našta2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) apsunkinti, apkrauti -
2 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) apkrauti, apsunkinti -
3 massive
['mæsiv](huge or heavy: a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.) didžiulis, sunkus, masyvus, masinis- massiveness -
4 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) girnapusė, girna2) ((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.) akmuo po kaklu, kas ant sprando sëdi -
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.) palengvinti, sumažinti2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) pakeisti3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) atleisti4) (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.) išvaduoti, atpalaiduoti5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) išvaduoti iš apsiausties -
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.) mokestis, mokesčiai2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) našta, išbandymas2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) apmokestinti2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) pertempti•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with -
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.) (pa)sverti2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) sverti3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) apkrauti, apsunkinti•- 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.) apkrauti, pasunkinti2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) padidinti (kieno) svorį•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
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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.) svoris2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) svarstis3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) štanga, svarmuo4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) sunkumas, našta5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) svarumas, reikšmė
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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
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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
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