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overloaded with work

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1 cargado

adj.

1 loaded, fraught, laden.

2 loaded, captious, catchy.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cargar.

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cargado

► participio pasado

1→ link=cargar cargar

► adjetivo

1 (atmósfera) heavy, dense

2 (bebida) strong

■ dame un café cargado give me a strong cup of coffee

■ este combinado está un poco cargado de ron this drink has a bit too much rum in it

3 familiar (borracho) drunk, (US loaded)

4 figurado burdened, weighed down

■ cargado,-a de responsabilidades weighed down with responsibility

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser cargado,-a de espaldas to be round-shouldered

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(f. - cargada)

adj.

1) loaded

2) charged

3) strong

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1.

PP de cargar

2. ADJ

1) (=con cargamento) loaded

el ascensor iba demasiado cargado — the lift was overloaded

la furgoneta iba cargada hasta los topes — the van was packed full

déjame que te ayude, que vas muy cargada — let me help you, you've got such a lot to carry

• cargado de algo, los árboles estaban ya cargados de fruta — the trees were already weighed down o loaded down with fruit

se presentó cargado de regalos — he arrived weighed down o loaded down with presents

viajaba cargada de maletas — she was travelling with a ton of luggage, she was travelling loaded down with o weighed down with luggage

iba cargada de joyas — she was dripping with jewels

estamos muy cargados de trabajo — we're snowed under (with work), we're overloaded with work

un país cargado de deudas — a country burdened o weighed down with debt

la dejó cargada de hijos — he left her a brood of children to look after

estar cargado de años — to be weighed down with age

fue un partido cargado de tensión — it was a match fraught with tension

• ser cargado de espaldas o hombros — to be round-shouldered

• estar cargado de razón — to be totally in the right

2) (=fuerte) [café, bebida alcohólica] strong

este gin tonic está muy cargado — this gin and tonic is too strong

3) [ambiente] (=no respirable) stuffy; (=lleno de humo) smoky; (=tenso) fraught, tense

abre la ventana que esto está muy cargado — open the window, it's very stuffy in here

el ambiente de la reunión estaba cada vez más cargado — the atmosphere in the meeting became increasingly fraught o tense

4) (Meteo) (=bochornoso) close, overcast

5) (Mil) [arma] loaded; [bomba, mina] live

6) (Elec) [batería, pila] charged; [cable] live

7) [dados] loaded

8) [ojos] heavy

tener los ojos cargados de sueño — to have one's eyes heavy with sleep

9) * (=borracho) tanked up **

salimos bien cargados del bar — when we left the bar we were really tanked up **

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( que lleva peso)

iba muy cargada — she was loaded down o laden (with parcels/shopping)

cargado de algo: vino cargado de regalos he arrived loaded down with presents; mujeres cargadas de hijos women weighed down by children; cargado de deudas heavily in debt; un ciruelo cargado de fruta — a plum tree laden with fruit

b) <ambiente/atmósfera> (pesado, bochornoso) heavy, close; (con humo, olores desagradables) stuffy; ( tenso) strained, tense

una atmósfera cargada de humo/tensión — a very smoky/tense atmosphere

c) < dados> loaded

d) < café> strong; < combinado> strong, with plenty of rum (or gin, etc)

2)

cargado de hombros or de espaldas — with bowed shoulders

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= laden, stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], fraught, loaded.

Ex. When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.

Ex. She wrote, 'the atmosphere of a bookshop I always imagine to be stuffy and fusty'.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.

Ex. The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.

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* aire cargado = fug.

* atmósfera cargada = fug.

* bala cargada = live bullet.

* cargado al máximo = fully-loaded.

* cargado de = fraught with, flush with, laden with.

* cargado de electricidad = charged.

* cargado de emotividad = emotive.

* cargado de significado = pregnant.

* munición cargada = live ammunition, live munition.

* pistola cargada = loaded pistol.

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( que lleva peso)

iba muy cargada — she was loaded down o laden (with parcels/shopping)

cargado de algo: vino cargado de regalos he arrived loaded down with presents; mujeres cargadas de hijos women weighed down by children; cargado de deudas heavily in debt; un ciruelo cargado de fruta — a plum tree laden with fruit

b) <ambiente/atmósfera> (pesado, bochornoso) heavy, close; (con humo, olores desagradables) stuffy; ( tenso) strained, tense

una atmósfera cargada de humo/tensión — a very smoky/tense atmosphere

c) < dados> loaded

d) < café> strong; < combinado> strong, with plenty of rum (or gin, etc)

2)

cargado de hombros or de espaldas — with bowed shoulders

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= laden, stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], fraught, loaded.

Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.

Ex: She wrote, 'the atmosphere of a bookshop I always imagine to be stuffy and fusty'.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.

Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.

* aire cargado = fug.

* atmósfera cargada = fug.

* bala cargada = live bullet.

* cargado al máximo = fully-loaded.

* cargado de = fraught with, flush with, laden with.

* cargado de electricidad = charged.

* cargado de emotividad = emotive.

* cargado de significado = pregnant.

* munición cargada = live ammunition, live munition.

* pistola cargada = loaded pistol.

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cargado -da

adjective

A

1

(que lleva peso): iba muy cargada she was loaded down o laden (with parcels/shopping), she had a lot to carry

cargado DE algo:

siempre viene cargado de regalos para los niños he always comes loaded with presents for the children

mujeres cargadas de hijos women weighed down by children

cargado de deudas heavily in debt

un salón cargado de adornos a room full of ornaments

un ciruelo cargado de fruta a plum tree laden with fruit

2 ‹ambiente/atmósfera› (pesado, bochornoso) heavy, close; (con humo, olores desagradables) stuffy

mejor no lo menciones, la atmósfera está cargada better not mention it, the atmosphere's very strained o tense

cargado DE algo:

viven en un clima cargado de tensión they live in an atmosphere of extreme tension

una atmósfera cargada de humo a very smoky atmosphere

3 ‹dados› loaded

4 ‹café› strong; ‹combinado› strong, with plenty of rum/gin

B

cargado de hombros or de espaldas bowed

un viejo cargado de hombros an old man with rounded o bowed shoulders

caminaba cargado de espaldas he walked with a stoop

C ( Col) ‹oveja/vaca› pregnant

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Del verbo cargar: ( conjugate cargar)

cargado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cargado
cargar
cargado
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ( con peso):

◊ iba muy cargada she had a lot to carry;

cargado de algo ‹ de regalos› laden with sth;

‹de paquetes/maletas› loaded down with sth;
◊ cargado de deudas heavily in debt;

un árbol cargado de fruta a tree laden with fruit;
cargado de trabajo overloaded with work
b) ‹ambiente/atmósfera› ( bochornoso) heavy, close;

(con humo, olores desagradables) stuffy;
( tenso) strained, tense
c) ‹ café› strong

2 cargado de hombros or de espaldas with bowed shoulders
cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹barco/avión/camión› to load;

◊ cargadoon la camioneta de cajas they loaded the van with boxes;

no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
b) ‹pistola/escopeta› to load;

‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film in
c) (Elec) to charge

2
a) ‹ mercancías› to load

b) ‹ combustible› to fuel;

◊ tengo que cargado nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrol

c) (Inf) to load

3 ( de obligaciones) cargado a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;
◊ me cargadoon la culpa they put o laid the blame on me

4
a) ‹paquetes/bolsas› to carry;

‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹ armas› to carry

c) (Ven fam) ( llevar puesto) to wear;

( tener consigo):
◊ cargo las llaves I have the keys

5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 cargado con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;
◊ tiene que cargado con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household

2 cargado contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
◊ me cargan los fanfarrones I can't stand show-offs

cargarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [pilas/flash] to charge;

[ partícula] to become charged
b) cargadose de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;

‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
a) (fam) ( matar) to kill

b) (Esp fam) ‹ motor› to wreck;

‹ jarrón› to smash
cargado,-a adjetivo
1 (lleno) loaded
2 (un café, té, combinado) strong
3 (el tiempo, la atmósfera) sultry
(lleno de humo, poco ventilado) stuffy
4 figurado (saturado) burdened: está cargado de trabajo, he's got loads of work
5 Elec charged 6 estás cargado de espaldas/ hombros, you have a stoop
cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
' cargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- cargada
English:
botch
- fraught
- fug
- laden
- live
- loaded
- round-shouldered
- smoky
- strong
- weak
- have
- round-
- stoop
- stuffy

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cargado, -a adj

1. [lleno] loaded (de with);
estar cargado de deudas to be weighed down with debt;

un calendario muy cargado a heavy schedule;

una madre cargada de preocupaciones a mother burdened with worries

2. [arma] loaded

3. [bebida] strong

4. [eléctricamente] charged

5. [bochornoso] [ambiente, atmósfera] oppressive;
[habitación] stuffy; [tiempo] sultry, close; [cielo] overcast
6. [tenso] [ambiente, atmósfera] tense;

una reunión cargada de tensión an extremely tense meeting

7. Fam [borracho]
está o [m5] va cargado he's had a few too many

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cargado

adj

1 loaded (de with)

2

:

cargado de años bowed with old age;

cargado de espaldas o

hombros bowed

3 aire stuffy

4 ambiente tense

5 café strong

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cargado, -da adj

1) : loaded

2) : bogged down, weighted down

3) : close, stuffy

4) : charged

cargado de tensión: charged with tension

5) fuerte: strong

café cargado: strong coffee

6)

cargado de hombros : stoop-shouldered

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cargado adj

1. (en general) loaded / full

llegó cargada de bolsas she arrived loaded down with bags

el tren iba cargado de gente the train was full of people

2. (atmósfera) stuffy [comp. stuffier; superl. stuffiest]

la habitación está muy cargada the room is very stuffy

3. (café) strong

me gusta el café cargado I like strong coffee

Spanish-English dictionary > cargado
2 recargar

v.

1 to refill (volver a cargar) (encendedor, recipiente).

2 to overload (cargar demasiado).

El nuevo tipo recarga al empleado The new guy overburdens the employee

3 to overelaborate (adornar en exceso).

4 to replenish, to recharge, to refill, to re-charge.

Ellos recargan el tanque They replenish the tank.

5 to tax, to excise.

El gobierno recarga los servicios The government taxes the services.

6 to charge, to saturate, to permeate, to impregnate.

El agua recarga a la esponja The water impregnates the sponge.

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recargar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver a cargar) to reload; (pilas) to recharge; (mechero) to refill

2 (sobrecargar) to overload

3 figurado (exagerar) to overelaborate, exaggerate

4 FINANZAS to increase

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VT

1) [+ encendedor, bolígrafo] to refill; [+ batería, pila] to recharge; [+ arma] to reload; [+ tarjeta de móvil] to top up

2) (=cargar demasiado) to clutter

han recargado la habitación con muebles — they have cluttered the room with furniture

3) (Econ)

nos han recargado un 20% — we have to pay a 20% surcharge

4) (Jur) † [+ sentencia] to increase

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < decoración> to overdo

han recargado la habitación con cuadros — they've cluttered the room up with pictures

b) < texto> to overwrite

2) < batería> to recharge; <mechero/estilográfica> to refill; <arma/programa> to reload

3)

a) ( en un pago) (+ me/te/le etc)

le recargaron un 10% — they charged him 10% extra

b)

recargar a alguien DE algo — de trabajo to overload somebody with something
2.
recargarse v pron (Col, Méx, Ven) ( apoyarse)

recargarse CONTRA algo — to lean against something

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= reload, replenish, overload.

Ex. Its major weakness is its inability to update easily and modify records without reloading the entire data base.

Ex. The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.

Ex. Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < decoración> to overdo

han recargado la habitación con cuadros — they've cluttered the room up with pictures

b) < texto> to overwrite

2) < batería> to recharge; <mechero/estilográfica> to refill; <arma/programa> to reload

3)

a) ( en un pago) (+ me/te/le etc)

le recargaron un 10% — they charged him 10% extra

b)

recargar a alguien DE algo — de trabajo to overload somebody with something
2.
recargarse v pron (Col, Méx, Ven) ( apoyarse)

recargarse CONTRA algo — to lean against something

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= reload, replenish, overload.

Ex: Its major weakness is its inability to update easily and modify records without reloading the entire data base.

Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.

Ex: Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.

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recargar [A3 ]

vt

A

1 (en un pago) (+ me/te/le etc):

le recargaron un 10% they charged him 10% extra, they charged him an extra 10% o a 10% surcharge

2 recargar a algn DE algo ‹de trabajo› to overload sb WITH sth

me están recargando de responsabilidades they're giving me too much responsibility, they're putting too much responsibility on my shoulders

B ‹arma› to reload; ‹batería› to recharge; ‹tarjeta SIM› to top up; ‹programa› to reload

C ‹mechero/estilográfica› to refill

D

1 ‹decoración› to overdo

han recargado la habitación con cuadros they've cluttered the room up with pictures

2 ‹texto› to overwrite

■ recargarse

v pron

A ( refl) (de responsabilidades, trabajo) recargarse DE algo:

te estás recargando de trabajo you're taking on too much work

se recarga de responsabilidades she takes too much responsibility on herself

B (Col, Méx, Ven) (apoyarse) recargarse CONTRA algo; to lean AGAINST sth

fumaba recargado contra la puerta he was leaning against the door smoking

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recargar ( conjugate recargar) verbo transitivo ‹ batería› to recharge;
‹encendedor/estilográfica› to refill;
‹arma/programa› to reload
recargarse verbo pronominal (Col, Méx, Ven) ( apoyarse) recargarse CONTRA algo to lean against sth
recargar verbo transitivo
1 (un decorado, una habitación) to overelaborate
2 (una pila, batería, un mechero) to recharge
3 (una estantería, etc) to overload
4 Fin (un recibo, una factura, deuda) to increase
' recargar' also found in these entries:
English:
recharge

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recargar vt
[teléfono móvil] to top up
recargar

♦ vt

1. [volver a cargar] [encendedor, recipiente, pluma] to refill;
[batería, pila] to recharge; [fusil, camión] to reload;
Comp
Fam
recargar las pilas o [m5] baterías [recobrar fuerzas] to recharge one's batteries

2. [cargar demasiado] to overload;

recargó el baúl de libros she put too many books in the trunk;

nos han recargado de trabajo we've been overloaded with work

3. [adornar en exceso] to overdecorate;

recargó el vestido con demasiados lazos she overdid the ribbons on the dress

4. [cantidad]
recargar 1.000 pesos a alguien to charge sb 1,000 pesos extra

5. [aire, ambiente] to make stuffy

♦ See also the pronominal verb recargarse

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recargar

v/t

1 batería recharge; recipiente refill

2

:

recargar un 5% charge 5% extra, add on 5%

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recargar {52} vt

1) : to recharge

2) : to overload

Spanish-English dictionary > recargar
3 sobrecarga

f.

1 excess weight (exceso de carga).

2 overload.

3 surcharge, overcharge, overload, overburden.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: sobrecargar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: sobrecargar.

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sobrecarga

► nombre femenino

1 overload

2 figurado additional burden, further worry

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SF

1) (=peso excesivo) (lit) overload; (fig) extra burden

2) (Com) surcharge

sobrecarga de importación — import surcharge

3) (Correos) overprint, overprinting

4) (=cuerda) rope

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femenino

a) ( en vehículo) excess load o weight

b) (de circuito, motor) overload; ( de batería) overcharging

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= overload.

Ex. Overload occurs when individuals cannot feasibly meet the demands made upon them.

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* síndrome de la sobrecarga de información = information fatigue syndrome.

* sobrecarga de información = information overload.

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femenino

a) ( en vehículo) excess load o weight

b) (de circuito, motor) overload; ( de batería) overcharging

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= overload.

Ex: Overload occurs when individuals cannot feasibly meet the demands made upon them.

* síndrome de la sobrecarga de información = information fatigue syndrome.

* sobrecarga de información = information overload.

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sobrecarga

feminine

1 (en un vehículo) excess load o weight

2 (de un circuito, motor) overload; (de una batería) overcharging

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Del verbo sobrecargar: ( conjugate sobrecargar)

sobrecarga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
sobrecarga
sobrecargar
sobrecarga sustantivo femenino
a) ( en vehículo) excess load o weight

b) (de circuito, motor) overload;

( de batería) overcharging
sobrecargar ( conjugate sobrecargar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹vehículo/animal› to overload

b) ‹circuito/motor› to overload;

‹ batería› to overcharge
c) ‹ persona› sobrecarga a algn DE algo ‹de trabajo/responsabilidad› to overburden sb with sth

sobrecarga sustantivo femenino overload: tenemos sobrecarga de trabajo, we are overloaded with work
sobrecargar verbo transitivo to overload
' sobrecarga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estresada
- estresado
English:
overload

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sobrecarga nf

1. [exceso de carga] excess load

2. [saturación] overload;

sobrecarga de trabajo excessive workload;

sobrecarga muscular muscle strain;

por sobrecarga en las líneas le rogamos marque dentro de unos minutos all our lines are busy at the moment, please try again later

3. [eléctrica] surge

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sobrecarga

f overloading

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrecarga
4 sobrecargado

ADJ

1) [de peso] overloaded

2) [de trabajo] overloaded, overburdened

• estar sobrecargado de algo — to be overloaded with sth, be overburdened with sth

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- da adjetivo

a) < vehículo> overloaded

b) < circuito> overloaded

c) < persona>

sobrecargado DE algo — < de trabajo> overburdened with work; < de deudas> weighed down with debts

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= overburdened, overloaded.

Ex. The net result is a heavily overburdened cross-reference structure.

Ex. He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.

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* estar sobrecargado de = be snowed under with.

* sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.

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- da adjetivo

a) < vehículo> overloaded

b) < circuito> overloaded

c) < persona>

sobrecargado DE algo — < de trabajo> overburdened with work; < de deudas> weighed down with debts

* * *

= overburdened, overloaded.

Ex: The net result is a heavily overburdened cross-reference structure.

Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.

* estar sobrecargado de = be snowed under with.

* sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.

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sobrecargado -da

adjective

1 ‹vehículo› overloaded

2 ‹circuito› overloaded

3 ‹persona› sobrecargado DE algo:

anda sobrecargado de trabajo she's overburdened with work, she's up to her eyes in work ( colloq), she's snowed under with work ( colloq)

estamos sobrecargados de deudas we're weighed down with debts

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Del verbo sobrecargar: ( conjugate sobrecargar)

sobrecargado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
sobrecargado
sobrecargar
sobrecargar ( conjugate sobrecargar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹vehículo/animal› to overload

b) ‹circuito/motor› to overload;

‹ batería› to overcharge
c) ‹ persona› sobrecargado a algn DE algo ‹de trabajo/responsabilidad› to overburden sb with sth

sobrecargado,-a adjetivo overloaded
sobrecargar verbo transitivo to overload
' sobrecargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobrecargada
English:
top-heavy

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sobrecargado, -a adj

1. [con peso] overloaded;

estar sobrecargado de trabajo to be overburdened with work, to have an excessive workload

2. [con decoración] overdone

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrecargado
5 tope

adj.

1 top, maximum.

fecha tope deadline

2 fab(informal) (great). (peninsular Spanish)

adv.

mega, really (informal) (muy).

m.

1 block (pieza).

2 buffer (fail).

3 limit.

4 speed bump(for speed). (Mexican Spanish)

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: topar.

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tope

► nombre masculino

1 (límite) limit, end

2 TÉCNICA stop, check

3 (de ferrocarril) buffer, bumping post, bumper

4 MARÍTIMO masthead

► adjetivo

1 figurado top, maximum

■ ¡tope! smashing!

2 argot (fantástico) fab, super

► adverbio

1 argot really, absolutely

■ la fiesta fue tope divertida the party was absolutely brilliant

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a tope argot (al límite) flat out 2 (lleno) jam-packed, chock-a-block 3 (estupendo) terrific 4 (música) full blast

■ íbamos a tope we were going flat out

■ la sala estaba a tope the hall was jam-packed

■ lo pasamos a tope we had a terrific time

estar hasta los topes figurado to be full up

llegar al tope figurado to reach one's limit

precio tope top price

tope de puerta doorstop

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noun m.

1) limit, end

2) stop

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I
1.

ADJ INV (=máximo) maximum, top

la edad tope para el puesto — the maximum age for the job

fecha tope — closing date, deadline

precio tope — top price

sueldo tope — maximum salary

2. SM

1) (=límite) limit

estar a tope o hasta el tope o hasta los topes * —

el teatro estaba (lleno) a tope — the theatre was packed out *

el contenedor está hasta los topes — the container is overloaded

voy a estar a tope de trabajo — I'm going to be up to my eyes o neck in work *

- ir a tope

- trabajar a tope

- vivir a tope

tope salarial — wage ceiling

2) (Náut) [del mastelero] masthead; (=vigía) lookout

3) And, Cono Sur (=cumbre) peak, summit

3.

ADV Esp
** (=muy)
es tope enrollada — she's mega-cool *

es tope guay — it's well cool *
II
SM

1) (=golpe) [gen] bump, knock; [con la cabeza] butt

2) (=riña) quarrel; (=pelea) scuffle

3) (=objeto) stop, check; [de tren] buffer; [de coche] bumper, fender (EEUU); [de puerta] doorstop, wedge; [de revólver] catch; Méx [en una carretera] speed bump o hump

tope de tabulación — tab stop

4) (=dificultad) snag, problem

ahí está el tope — that's the problem, that's just the trouble

5) ** (=robo) burglary

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masculino

1)

a) ( límite) limit

tope máximo — upper limit

hasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim; tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was full to bursting; el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed; estoy hasta el tope de trabajo — I'm snowed under with work

b)

a tope — (Esp fam) < trabajar> flat out (colloq)

vivir a tope — to live life to the full

el club estaba a tope — the club was packed out (colloq)

c) (como adj inv) <edad/precio> maximum (before n)

fecha tope — deadline

2)

a) ( para las puertas) doorstop; (en trenes, estaciones) buffer

b) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump

3) (Andes) ( cima) top

4)

a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bump

b) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo)

me di un tope — I bumped my head

* * *

= ceiling.

Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

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* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* funcionando a tope = overstretched.

* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* lleno a tope = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* lleno hasta los topes = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* tope ficticio = glass ceiling.

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masculino

1)

a) ( límite) limit

tope máximo — upper limit

hasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim; tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was full to bursting; el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed; estoy hasta el tope de trabajo — I'm snowed under with work

b)

a tope — (Esp fam) < trabajar> flat out (colloq)

vivir a tope — to live life to the full

el club estaba a tope — the club was packed out (colloq)

c) (como adj inv) <edad/precio> maximum (before n)

fecha tope — deadline

2)

a) ( para las puertas) doorstop; (en trenes, estaciones) buffer

b) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump

3) (Andes) ( cima) top

4)

a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bump

b) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo)

me di un tope — I bumped my head

* * *

= ceiling.

Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* funcionando a tope = overstretched.

* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* lleno a tope = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* lleno hasta los topes = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* tope ficticio = glass ceiling.

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tope

masculine

A

1 (límite) limit

estoy llegando al tope de mi paciencia my patience is running out, I'm reaching the limit of my patience

su caradura no tiene tope the nerve she has is unbelievable

han establecido un tope máximo a ceiling o an upper limit has been set

hasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim

tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was stuffed full o was full to bursting

el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed

estoy hasta el tope de trabajo I'm up to the eyes o my eyes in work, I'm snowed under with work

no podemos aceptar más pedidos, estamos hasta los topes we can't accept any more orders, we're snowed under

2

a tope ( Esp fam): vivir a tope to live life to the full

giró el volante a tope she turned the steering wheel as far as it would go

el club estaba a tope the club was packed out ( colloq)

lo pasamos a tope ( fam); we had a fantastic time

el personal trabaja a tope the staff are working to capacity o ( colloq) flat out

3 ( como adj inv):

la edad tope para este trabajo the maximum age for this job

el precio tope the top o maximum price

fecha tope deadline

B

1 (para las puertas) doorstop

2 (en trenes) buffer; (en las estaciones) buffer

3 ( Méx) ( Auto) speed bump, sleeping policeman ( BrE)

C ( Col) (de una montaña) top

D

1 ( Col) (golpe, choque) bump

le di un tope al carro I had a bump o a shunt in the car

se dieron un tope en el pasillo they ran o bumped into each other in the corridor

los ciervos se estaban dando topes the stags were butting each other

2

( Méx fam) (cabezazo): cuando me paré me di un tope I bumped o hit o banged my head when I stood up

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Del verbo topar: ( conjugate topar)

topé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

tope es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
topar
tope
tope sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( límite) limit;

◊ han establecido un tope máximo an upper limit has been set

b) ( como adj inv) ‹edad/precio› maximum ( before n);

◊ fecha tope deadline

2
a) ( para las puertas) doorstop;

(Ferr) buffer
b) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump

3 (Andes) ( cima) top
4
a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bump

b) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo):

◊ me di un tope I bumped my head

tope sustantivo masculino
1 (límite, extremo) limit
fecha tope, deadline
2 (pieza: en las puertas) doorstop
(: para el tren) buffer
♦ Locuciones: fig (lleno a rebosar) estar a tope o hasta los topes, to be full to bursting
(un estadio, el autobús, etc) to be packed (out), to be jam-packed
fam (al límite) a tope: estaba trabajando a tope, he was working very hard
viven a tope, they live life to the full
' tope' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
límite
- máxima
- máximo
- toparse
- fecha
English:
buffer
- bump into
- ceiling
- closing date
- deadline
- door stop
- door stopper
- full
- live
- seam
- time limit
- top up
- cap
- closing
- dead
- road
- solid
- speed
- top

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tope

♦ nm

1. [límite máximo] limit;
[de plazo] deadline;
pusieron como tope diez por persona each person was allowed no more than ten;

un tope máximo de 20 millones a maximum of 20 million;

Comp
Fam
a tope [de velocidad, intensidad] flat out;
[lleno] packed;
abrir el grifo a tope to turn the tap on full;

la calefacción estaba a tope the heating was on full blast;

estoy a tope de trabajo I'm up to my neck in work;

disfrutar a tope to have a whale of a time;

Comp

estar hasta los topes to be bursting at the seams

2. Ferroc buffer

3. [freno]
poner tope a to rein in, to curtail

4. [pieza] block;
[para puerta] doorstop
5. Méx [para velocidad] speed bump, Br sleeping policeman

♦ adj inv

1. [máximo] [sueldo, velocidad] top, maximum;
[edad] maximum;
fecha tope deadline

2. Esp Fam [genial] fab, Br brill

♦ adv
Esp Fam [muy] mega, really;
un bar tope enrollado a megacool bar

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tope

m

1 limit;

edad tope upper age limit;

estar hasta los topes fam be bursting at the seams fam ;

pasarlo a tope fam have a great time

2 pieza stop

3 Méx: en la calle speed bump

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tope nm

1) : limit, end

hasta el tope: to the limit, to the brim

2) : stop, check, buffer

tope de puerta: doorstop

3) : bump, collision

4) Mex : speed bump

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tope¹ adv really / absolutely

fue tope interesante it was really interesting

tope² n stop

el tope de la puerta the doorstop

a tope (lleno) packed (mucho) very hard

la sala estaba a tope the hall was packed

Roberto trabaja a tope Roberto works very hard

Spanish-English dictionary > tope
6 desbordar

v.

1 to overflow, to burst (cauce, ribera).

El vaso desborda al llenarlo The glass overflows when filled.

2 to exceed.

3 to get past, to pass (contrario, defensa).

4 to surpass, to go beyond.

Esto desborda nuestras expectativas This surpasses our expectations.

5 to cause to burst its banks.

La tormenta desbordó el río The storm caused the river to burst its banks.

6 to cause to brim over.

Ricardo desbordó el vaso Richard caused the glass to brim over.

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desbordar

► verbo transitivo

1 (sobrepasar) to overflow

■ el río desbordó su cauce the river burst its banks

2 figurado (exceder) to surpass, exceed

■ eso desborda mis conocimientos that's way over my head

► verbo intransitivo

1 (salirse) to overflow

■ el río desbordó the river overflowed

► verbo pronominal desbordarse

1 (salirse) to overflow, flood

2 figurado to burst

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1. VT

1) (=rebosar)

la lluvia ha desbordado el río — the rain has caused the river to burst its banks o to overflow

la leche estuvo a punto de desbordar el cazo — the milk nearly boiled over

han desbordado la centralita con tantas llamadas — the switchboard has been inundated o overwhelmed with calls

2) (=exceder) [+ límite, previsiones] to exceed; [+ persona, tolerancia] to be beyond, be too much for

los beneficios han desbordado todas nuestras previsiones — profits have exceeded all our forecasts

su fama ha desbordado las fronteras de este país — her fame has spread far beyond this country

el trabajo me desborda — the work is just too much for me

3) [+ energía, entusiasmo] to be brimming (over) with

desborda alegría y buen humor — he's brimming (over) with happiness and good humour

4) (Mil) [+ enemigo, policía] to break through

desbordaron las líneas enemigas — they broke through enemy lines

5) (Dep) (=aventajar) to outplay

desbordaron por completo al equipo visitante — they totally outplayed the visiting team

2.

See:

desbordarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( salirse de)

el río desbordó su cauce — the river burst its banks

b) < límites> to exceed, go beyond

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión — it's quite beyond me

c) (Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordar las líneas enemigas — to break through the enemy lines

d) < persona> to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos — it was all too much for him

estoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work

esta casa me desborda — this house is too much for me to manage

e) <alegría/entusiasmo>

su cara desbordaba alegría — her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo — she was brimming with enthusiasm
2.
desbordarse v pron

a) río/canal to burst its banks

b) vaso/cubo to overflow

c) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control

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= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.

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* desbordarse = overflow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( salirse de)

el río desbordó su cauce — the river burst its banks

b) < límites> to exceed, go beyond

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión — it's quite beyond me

c) (Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordar las líneas enemigas — to break through the enemy lines

d) < persona> to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos — it was all too much for him

estoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work

esta casa me desborda — this house is too much for me to manage

e) <alegría/entusiasmo>

su cara desbordaba alegría — her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo — she was brimming with enthusiasm
2.
desbordarse v pron

a) río/canal to burst its banks

b) vaso/cubo to overflow

c) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control

* * *

= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.

* desbordarse = overflow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

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desbordar [A1 ]

vt

1

(salirse de): el río desbordó su cauce the river flooded o overflowed, the river overflowed o burst its banks

la fruta está desbordando el cesto the basket is brimming over with o overflowing with fruit

la ropa casi desborda la maleta the suitcase is bursting with clothes

2 ‹límites› to exceed, go beyond

las pérdidas han desbordado todas las previsiones losses have exceeded all forecasts

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión it's quite beyond me

3 ( Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordaron las líneas enemigas they broke through o breached the enemy lines

los manifestantes desbordaron los controles policiales the demonstrators broke o burst through the police barriers

4 ‹persona› to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos he found events too much for him, he was overwhelmed by events

estoy desbordada de trabajo I'm swamped with o overloaded with o ( BrE) snowed under with work

esta casa me desborda this house is too much for me to manage

5 ‹alegría/entusiasmo›

su cara desbordaba alegría her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo she exuded o she was brimming with enthusiasm

■ desbordarse

v pron

1 «río/canal» to flood, overflow, burst o overflow its banks

2 «vaso/cubo» to overflow

el agua se desbordó de la bañera the bath overflowed

el vino se desbordó de la copa the wine spilled over the edge of the glass

3 «multitud» to get out of hand o out of control

se desbordaron los ánimos tempers flared o boiled over, things got out of hand

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desbordar
I verbo transitivo to overflow
figurado to overwhelm: este tipo de situaciones me desbordan, these situations are just too much for me
II verbo intransitivo to overflow [de, with]
' desbordar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebasar
- rebosar

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desbordar

♦ vt

1. [cauce, ribera] to overflow, to burst;
[recipiente] to brim over;
el río desbordó el dique the river burst the flood bank;

procura que la leche no desborde el cazo be careful not to let the milk spill over;

la basura desbordaba los contenedores the bins were overflowing with rubbish

2. [límites] to break through;

los manifestantes desbordaron el cordón policial the demonstrators broke through the police cordon

3. [previsiones, capacidad] to exceed;
[paciencia] to push beyond the limit;
la respuesta del público desbordó todas nuestras previsiones the public's response exceeded all our forecasts;

la cantidad de pedidos nos desborda we can't cope with the number of orders;

estamos desbordados de trabajo we're overwhelmed o swamped with work;

¡la ineptitud de este gobierno es algo que me desborda! this government's ineptitude is just beyond belief!

4. [pasión, sentimiento] to brim with, to overflow with;

todos desbordábamos felicidad we were all brimming with happiness;

el artículo desborda elogios the article is overflowing with praise;

su rostro desbordaba amor y ternura her face shone with love and tenderness

5. [contrario, defensa] to get past, to pass;

desbordó al portero en su salida he beat the goalkeeper as he was coming out

♦ vi

desbordar de to overflow with

♦ See also the pronominal verb desbordarse

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desbordar

I v/t

1 de río overflow, burst

2 de multitud break through

3 de acontecimiento overwhelm; fig

exceed

II v/i overflow

* * *

desbordar vt

1) : to overflow, to spill over

2) : to surpass, to exceed

3) : to burst with, to brim with

♦ See also the reflexive verb desbordarse

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desbordar vb to overflow

la basura desbordaba de los contenedores the bins were overflowing with rubbish

el río se desbordó the river overflowed its banks

Spanish-English dictionary > desbordar
7 cargar

v.

1 to load (llenar) (vehículo, arma, cámara).

cargar algo de to load something with

cargar algo en un barco/en un camión to load something onto a ship/onto a lorry

cargar algo demasiado to overload something

cargar las tintas (figurative) to exaggerate, to lay it on thick

Pedro cargaba los camiones en la noche Peter loaded up the trucks at night

2 to give (responsabilidad, tarea).

siempre le cargan de trabajo they always give him far too much work to do

3 to charge ( electricity and electronics).

Missy cargó la batería Missy charged the battery.

Pedro cargó la cuenta Peter charged the account.

4 to bug (informal) (molestar). (peninsular Spanish)

me carga su pedantería his pretentiousness really gets on my nerves

5 to carry, to bear, to take the weight of, to bear in arms.

Bernardo cargó a María Bernardo carried Mary.

6 to fill, to load.

Missy cargó su bolso con recuerdos Missy filled her bag with souvenirs.

7 to make heavier by overloading, to overload.

La aerolínea cargó el avión The airline overloaded the plane.

8 to mount.

Cargar el revólver Mount the gun.

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cargar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner peso) to load

■ cargaremos los muebles en el camión we'll load the furniture onto the lorry

■ cargaron el barco de trigo the boat was loaded with wheat

2 (arma, máquina de fotos) to load

3 ELECTRICIDAD to charge

■ cargar las pilas to charge the batteries

4 (pluma etc) to fill

5 (precio) to charge; (en cuenta) to debit

■ nos cargaron un 7% de IVA we were charged 7% VAT

6 figurado (poner muchas cosas) to fill (de, with), cram (de, with)

■ cargó su habitación de adornos she filled her room with ornaments

7 figurado (trabajo) to burden with, lumber with; (responsabilidad) to burden (de, with); (culpa) to put on, lay on

■ le cargó ese trabajo a Pedro Pedro was lumbered with that job

8 familiar figurado (molestar) to bother, annoy

■ ese tipo me carga that guy annoys me

9 DERECHO to charge

10 INFORMÁTICA to load

11 MILITAR to charge

12 (naipes) to trump; (dados) to load

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to load

2 (batería) to charge

3 (toro, elefante, etc) to charge

4 (atacar) to charge (contra/sobre, -)

■ el ejército cargó contra el enemigo the army charged the enemy

5 cargar con (algo que pesa) to carry; (una obligación) to shoulder, take on

■ yo cargaré con la maleta I'll carry the suitcase

■ su padre cargó con las deudas his father took on the debts

► verbo pronominal cargarse

1 (llenarse) to load oneself (de, with)

■ cargarse de trabajo to burden oneself with work

2 (el cielo) to get cloudy, become overcast

3 ELECTRICIDAD to become charged

4 EDUCACIÓN familiar (suspender) to fail

■ el profesor se ha cargado a la mitad de los alumnos the teacher failed half the pupils

5 familiar (destrozar) to smash, ruin

■ me he cargado el coche I've wrecked the car

6 familiar (matar) to knock off

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cargar algo en la cuenta de alguien COMERCIO to debit somebody's account with something

cargar con alguien figurado to take charge of somebody

cargar con el muerto familiar to be left holding the baby 2 (ser culpado) to get the blame

cargar con la culpa to take the blame

cargar con la responsabilidad to take the responsibility

cargar con las consecuencias to suffer the consequences

cargar la mano de algo familiar (poner mucho) to add too much (of) something

■ cargar la mano de sal to add too much salt

cargar las culpas a alguien to put the blame on somebody

cargar las tintas familiar to exaggerate

cargarse de algo figurado to weigh oneself down with something, saddle oneself with something, burden oneself with something

■ estaba cargado de deudas he was burdened with debt

cargarse de paciencia to summon up one's patience

cargárselas familiar to get into trouble

■ te las vas a cargar you'll get into trouble, you're in for it

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verb

1) to load

2) carry

3) charge

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1. VT

1) [+ peso] (=echar) to load; (=llevar) to carry

cargaron los sacos en dos camiones — they loaded the sacks onto two lorries

iba cargando la pesada cruz — he was carrying the heavy cross

iba cargando al niño sobre los hombros — he was carrying the child on his shoulders

cargó a sus espaldas una enorme mochila — he swung a huge rucksack up onto his back

cuando cargaba el peso sobre la pierna mala — when he shifted the weight onto his bad leg

2) (=llenar)

a) [+ vehículo, pistola, lavadora, cámara] to load

han terminado de cargar el avión — they've finished loading the plane

cargaron el coche hasta arriba de maletas — they loaded the car up with suitcases

b) (=llenar de combustible) [+ mechero, pluma] to fill; [+ batería, pilas] to charge; [+ horno] to stoke

c) [en exceso]

has cargado la sopa de sal — you've overdone the salt o put too much salt in the soup

tratamos de no cargar a los alumnos con demasiadas horas de clase — we try not to overburden the students with too many teaching hours

- cargar la mano

d) [+ imaginación, mente] to fill

le cargó la cabeza de ideas disparatadas — she filled his head with wild ideas

e) (Inform) to load

3) (=cobrar)

a) [en cuenta] to charge

cargar una cantidad en cuenta a algn — to charge an amount to sb's account

me lo pueden cargar en mi cuenta — you can charge it to my account

cargar una factura con un porcentaje por servicio — to add a service charge to a bill

b) [+ contribución] to charge for; [+ impuesto] to levy

4) (=hacer recaer)

cargar las culpas (de algo) a algn — to blame sb (for sth), put the blame (for sth) on sb

buscan a alguien a quien cargar la culpa — they are looking for somebody to blame o to put the blame on

cargar la culpabilidad en o sobre algn — to hold sb responsible, put the blame on sb

5) (=agobiar)

cargar a algn de algo: el ser campeones nos carga de responsabilidad — being champions places a lot of responsibility on our shoulders

cargar a algn de nuevas obligaciones — to burden sb with new duties

cargar a algn de deudas — to encumber sb with debts

6) (=acusar) to charge, accuse

cargar algo a algn, cargar a algn con algo — to charge sb with sth, accuse sb of sth

cargar a algn de poco escrupuloso — to accuse sb of being unscrupulous, charge sb with being unscrupulous

7) (=soportar) [+ culpa] to take; [+ responsabilidad] to accept; [+ carga] to shoulder

cargó toda la responsabilidad del fracaso — he accepted full responsibility for the disaster

8) * (=fastidiar)

esto me carga — this gets on my nerves *, this bugs me *

deja de cargarme — stop being such a pain *

9) * (=suspender) to fail

10) (Mil) (=atacar) to charge, attack

11) (Náut) [+ vela] to take in

12) [+ dados] to load

13) LAm (=llevar)

¿cargas dinero? — have you got any money on you?

cargar anteojos — to wear glasses

cargar revólver — to carry a gun

14) And, Cono Sur [perro] to attack, go for

2. VI

1) (=echar carga) (Aut) to load up; (Náut) to take on cargo

2)

cargar con —

a) [+ objeto] (=levantar) to pick up; (=llevar) to carry

b) [+ culpa, responsabilidad] to take; [+ consecuencias] to suffer

la empresa cargará con los gastos del viaje — the company will bear the travel expenses

3) (=atacar)

la policía cargó contra los manifestantes — the police charged the demonstrators

el presidente cargó contra la prensa — the president attacked the press

cargar sobre algn — (=presionar) to urge sb, press sb; (=molestar) to pester sb

4) (=apoyarse)

cargar en o sobre algo — [persona] to lean on o against sth; [muro, bóveda] to rest on sth, be supported by sth

5) (Ling) [acento] to fall (en, sobre on)

6) (Meteo) to turn, veer (a to) ( hacia towards)

3.

See:

cargarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <barco/avión/camión> to load

b) <pistola/escopeta> to load; <pluma/encendedor> to fill; < cámara> to load, put a film in

cargué la estufa de leña — I filled the stove with wood

no cargues tanto ese baúl — don't put so much into that trunk

c) (Elec) to charge

2)

a) < mercancías> to load

b) < combustible> to fuel

el avión hizo escala para cargar combustible — the plane stopped to refuel

tengo que cargar nafta — (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrol

c) (Inf) to load

3)

a) ( de obligaciones)

cargar a alguien de algo — to burden somebody with something

b) < culpa> (+ me/te/le etc)

me cargaron la culpa — they put o laid the blame on me

4) ( llevar)

a) <paquetes/bolsas> to carry; < niño> (AmL) to carry

b) (AmL exc RPl) < armas> to carry

c) (Ven fam) ( llevar puesto) to wear; ( tener consigo)

cargo las llaves — I have the keys

5) ( a una cuenta) to charge

me lo cargaron en cuenta or lo cargaron a mi cuenta — they charged it to my account

6)

a) (Esp fam) profesor to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

b) (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
2.
cargar vi

1)

a) ( con un bulto)

cargar con algo — to carry something

b) ( con responsabilidad)

cargar con algo: tiene que cargar con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household; acabó cargando con la culpa — he ended up taking the blame

2) tropas/policía

cargar contra alguien — to charge at somebody

3) batería to charge

4) (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) ( fastidiar)

me cargan los fanfarrones — I can't stand show-offs cargarse v pron

5)

a) pilas/flash to charge; partícula to become charged

b) (de peso, obligaciones)

cargarse de algo: no te cargues de equipaje don't take too much luggage; cargarse de responsabilidades to take on a lot of responsibilities; se cargó de deudas he saddled himself with debts; ya se ha cargado de hijos — she's had too many children

6)

a) (fam) ( matar) to kill

b) (Esp fam) (romper, estropear) < motor> to wreck; < jarrón> to smash

cargársela(s) — (fam)

te la vas a cargar — you'll be in trouble (colloq)

c) (enf) (Esp fam) ( suspender) profesor to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

* * *

= encumber, upload, load, burden, debit, charge.

Ex. If the copy price is entered, the system will encumber the appropriate binding fund.

Ex. Once the data has been edited, the user can go online again to upload this amended file to the host computer.

Ex. This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex. Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.

Ex. An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

Ex. Each donkey drawn cart is provided with a solar unit installed on the roof; a battery charged by this solar energy supplies the electric power.

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* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* cargar con = saddle with.

* cargar con ello = live with it.

* cargar con la responsabilidad = shoulder + the burden, shoulder + the responsibility.

* cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* cargar de electricidad = charge with + electricity.

* cargar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* cargar información = load + information.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* tener que cargar con = be stuck with, saddle with, get + stuck with.

* tener que cargar con el peso de = be burdened with.

* tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición = be burdened with + tradition.

* volver a cargar = reload.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <barco/avión/camión> to load

b) <pistola/escopeta> to load; <pluma/encendedor> to fill; < cámara> to load, put a film in

cargué la estufa de leña — I filled the stove with wood

no cargues tanto ese baúl — don't put so much into that trunk

c) (Elec) to charge

2)

a) < mercancías> to load

b) < combustible> to fuel

el avión hizo escala para cargar combustible — the plane stopped to refuel

tengo que cargar nafta — (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrol

c) (Inf) to load

3)

a) ( de obligaciones)

cargar a alguien de algo — to burden somebody with something

b) < culpa> (+ me/te/le etc)

me cargaron la culpa — they put o laid the blame on me

4) ( llevar)

a) <paquetes/bolsas> to carry; < niño> (AmL) to carry

b) (AmL exc RPl) < armas> to carry

c) (Ven fam) ( llevar puesto) to wear; ( tener consigo)

cargo las llaves — I have the keys

5) ( a una cuenta) to charge

me lo cargaron en cuenta or lo cargaron a mi cuenta — they charged it to my account

6)

a) (Esp fam) profesor to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

b) (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
2.
cargar vi

1)

a) ( con un bulto)

cargar con algo — to carry something

b) ( con responsabilidad)

cargar con algo: tiene que cargar con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household; acabó cargando con la culpa — he ended up taking the blame

2) tropas/policía

cargar contra alguien — to charge at somebody

3) batería to charge

4) (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) ( fastidiar)

me cargan los fanfarrones — I can't stand show-offs cargarse v pron

5)

a) pilas/flash to charge; partícula to become charged

b) (de peso, obligaciones)

cargarse de algo: no te cargues de equipaje don't take too much luggage; cargarse de responsabilidades to take on a lot of responsibilities; se cargó de deudas he saddled himself with debts; ya se ha cargado de hijos — she's had too many children

6)

a) (fam) ( matar) to kill

b) (Esp fam) (romper, estropear) < motor> to wreck; < jarrón> to smash

cargársela(s) — (fam)

te la vas a cargar — you'll be in trouble (colloq)

c) (enf) (Esp fam) ( suspender) profesor to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

* * *

= encumber, upload, load, burden, debit, charge.

Ex: If the copy price is entered, the system will encumber the appropriate binding fund.

Ex: Once the data has been edited, the user can go online again to upload this amended file to the host computer.

Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex: Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.

Ex: An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

Ex: Each donkey drawn cart is provided with a solar unit installed on the roof; a battery charged by this solar energy supplies the electric power.

* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* cargar con = saddle with.

* cargar con ello = live with it.

* cargar con la responsabilidad = shoulder + the burden, shoulder + the responsibility.

* cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* cargar de electricidad = charge with + electricity.

* cargar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* cargar información = load + information.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* tener que cargar con = be stuck with, saddle with, get + stuck with.

* tener que cargar con el peso de = be burdened with.

* tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición = be burdened with + tradition.

* volver a cargar = reload.

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cargar [A3 ]

vt

A

1 ‹barco/avión/camión› to load

cargaron el camión con 20 toneladas de fruta they loaded the truck with 20 tons of fruit, they loaded 20 tons of fruit onto the truck

2 ‹pistola/escopeta› to load; ‹pluma/encendedor› to fill; ‹cámara› to load, put a film in

cargó la lavadora he loaded the washing machine, he put the washing in the machine

cargué la estufa de leña I put some wood in the stove, I filled the stove with wood

no cargues tanto ese baúl don't put so much into that trunk, don't fill that trunk so full

3 ‹batería/pila› to charge; ‹condensador/partícula› to charge

4 ( Inf) ‹programa/aplicación› to load; (subir) to upload

B

1 ‹mercancías› to load

cargaron los muebles en el camión they loaded the furniture into/onto the truck

2 ‹combustible› to fuel

el avión hizo escala en Roma para cargar combustible the plane stopped in Rome to refuel

tengo que cargar nafta ( RPl); I have to fill up with gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol

C

1 (de obligaciones) cargar a algn DE algo to burden sb WITH sth

lo cargaron de responsabilidades they gave him a lot of responsibility o burdened him with responsibility

2 ‹culpa› (+ me/te/le etc):

quieren cargarme la culpa de lo que pasó they're trying to put o lay the blame on me o they're trying to blame me for what happened

3

( Chi fam) cargar algo A algo: carga sus cuadros al azul she uses a lot of blue in her paintings

D (llevar)

1 ‹paquetes/bolsas› to carry; ‹niño› ( AmL) to carry

te cargo en mi mente ( liter); you're in my thoughts

2

( Ven fam) (tener consigo): cargo las llaves I have the keys on o with me

¿cargas carro? do you have the car with you?

3 ( Chi) ‹armas› to carry

4 ( Ven fam) (llevar puesto) to wear

cargaba una camisa azul he was wearing a blue shirt

siempre carga una sonrisa de felicidad she always wears o has a happy smile

5 ( Ven fam) ‹fama› to have

carga una fama de ladrón he has a reputation as a thief

E (a una cuenta) to charge

me lo cargaron en cuenta or lo cargaron a mi cuenta they charged it to my account

F

1 ( Esp fam) «profesor» to fail, flunk ( AmE colloq)

2 ( Méx fam) (matar) to kill

3 ( RPl fam) (tomar el pelo a) to tease

lo cargan porque está tan gordo they tease him o ( colloq) poke fun at him because he's so fat

sabía que me estaban cargando I knew they were pulling my leg ( colloq), I knew they were putting ( AmE) o ( BrE) having me on ( colloq)

4 (Ur fam) ‹mujer› to try to pick … up ( colloq)

G «toro» to mount, cover

■ cargar

vi

A

1 (con un bulto) cargar CON algo to carry sth

2 (con una responsabilidad) cargar CON algo:

tiene que cargar con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household

vaya a donde vaya tiene que cargar con los niños wherever she goes she has to take the children with her

acabó cargando con la culpa he ended up taking the blame

3 ( Arquit) cargar SOBRE algo to rest ON sth

la cúpula carga sobre estas cuatro columnas the dome rests on o is supported by these four columns

4 ( Indum):

cargar a la derecha/izquierda to dress to the right/left

B

1 «tropas/policía» to charge cargar CONTRA algn to charge ON o AT sb

la policía cargó contra los manifestantes the police charged on o at the demonstrators

2 «toro» to charge

C «batería» to charge

D ( fam) (+ me/te/le etc)

(fastidiar): me cargan los fanfarrones como él I can't stand show-offs like him, show-offs like him really annoy me o ( colloq) get on my nerves

me carga levantarme temprano I hate o can't stand getting up early

■ cargarse

v pron

A

1 «pilas/flash» to charge; «partícula» to become charged

2 (de peso, obligaciones) cargarse DE algo:

no te cargues de equipaje don't take too much luggage, don't weigh yourself down with luggage

se había cargado de responsabilidades he had taken on a lot of responsibilities

se cargó de deudas he saddled himself with debts, he got deep into debt

a los pocos años ya se había cargado de hijos within a few years she already had several children

B

1 ( Esp fam) (romper, estropear) ‹motor› to wreck; ‹jarrón› to smash

se han cargado el pueblo they've ruined the village

cargársela(s) ( fam): si no me dices dónde está te las vas a cargar if you don't tell me where it is you'll be for it o you'll get what for o you'll be in trouble ( colloq)

2 ( enf) ( Esp fam) «profesor» to fail, flunk ( AmE colloq)

3 ( fam) (matar) to kill

C ( Chi fam)

1 (inclinarse, propender) cargarse A algo:

se cargan a la flojera they tend to be lazy

2 (favorecer) cargarse PARA algn to favor* sb

* * *

cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹barco/avión/camión› to load;

◊ cargaron la camioneta de cajas they loaded the van with boxes;

no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
b) ‹pistola/escopeta› to load;

‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film in
c) (Elec) to charge

2
a) ‹ mercancías› to load

b) ‹ combustible› to fuel;

◊ tengo que cargar nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrol

c) (Inf) to load

3 ( de obligaciones) cargar a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;
◊ me cargaron la culpa they put o laid the blame on me

4
a) ‹paquetes/bolsas› to carry;

‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹ armas› to carry

c) (Ven fam) ( llevar puesto) to wear;

( tener consigo):
◊ cargo las llaves I have the keys

5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 cargar con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;
◊ tiene que cargar con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household

2 cargar contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
◊ me cargan los fanfarrones I can't stand show-offs

cargarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [pilas/flash] to charge;

[ partícula] to become charged
b) cargarse de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;

‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
a) (fam) ( matar) to kill

b) (Esp fam) ‹ motor› to wreck;

‹ jarrón› to smash
cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
' cargar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gravar
- pila
- tinta
- muerto
English:
burden
- charge
- debit
- download
- hump
- land
- load
- load up
- lumber
- shoulder
- weigh down
- bear
- boot
- carry
- cart
- encumber
- pin
- rap
- recharge
- top
- up

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cargar

♦ vt

1. [vehículo] to load;

cargar algo de to load sth with;

cargar algo en un barco/en un camión to load sth onto a ship/onto a truck o Br lorry;

cargaron la furgoneta con cajas they loaded the van up with boxes;

cargar algo demasiado to overload sth

2. [arma, cámara] to load;
[pluma, mechero] to refill; RP [tanque] to fill (up);
ha cargado el guiso de sal he's put too much salt in the stew, he's overdone the salt in the stew;

Comp

cargar las tintas to exaggerate, to lay it on thick

3. [peso encima] to throw over one's shoulder;

cargué la caja a hombros I carried the box on my shoulder

4. Elec to charge

5. Esp Fam [molestar] to bug;

me carga su pedantería his pretentiousness really gets on my nerves;

me carga tener que aguantarlo it bugs the hell out of me that I have to put up with him

6. [adeudar] [importe, factura, deuda] to charge (a to);
cargar un impuesto a algo/alguien to tax sth/sb;

cargar algo a alguien en su cuenta to charge sth to sb's account;

no me han cargado todavía el recibo de la luz the payment for the electricity bill still hasn't gone through;

cargar de más to overcharge;

cargar de menos to undercharge

7. [responsabilidad, tarea] to give;

siempre lo cargan de trabajo they always give him far too much work to do;

le cargaron la culpa a ella they laid o put the blame on her

8. [producir pesadez] [sujeto: olor] to make stuffy;
[sujeto: comida] to bloat;
el humo ha cargado la habitación the atmosphere in the room is thick with smoke

9. Informát to load

10. Náut [velas] to furl, to take in

11. Méx Fam [matar] to bump off, US to ice

12. RP Fam [bromear]
José se casó – ¡me estás cargando! José got married – you're having me on o you're kidding!

13. RP Fam [intentar seducir]
cargar a alguien to come on to sb, Br to try to get off with sb, US to hit on sb

14. Ven Fam [llevar encima] to carry, to tote;
[llevar puesto] to wear, to have on;
cargar una pistola to carry a gun;

cargar anteojos to wear specs;

cargar un niño [en brazos] to carry a child;
[de la mano] to lead a child by the hand;
no cargo carro hoy I haven't got my wheels today;

aún cargo aquella imagen conmigo I can still picture the scene;

carga siempre una cara triste he always has a sad face on him;

carga una gran pena he's sick at heart;

carga dolor de espalda she has a bad back;

cargamos fama de deshonestos we have a name for being dishonest

15. Chile, Perú [atacar] to attack

♦ vi

1.
cargar con [paquete, bulto] to carry;
[coste, responsabilidad] to bear; [consecuencias] to accept; [culpa] to get;
cargué con todos los paquetes I carried all the packages;

hoy me toca a mí cargar con los niños it's my turn to look after the children today

2.
cargar contra [atacar] to charge;

la policía cargó contra los alborotadores the police charged (at) the rioters;
Dep
cargar contra alguien to brush sb aside, to push sb [with one's body]

3.
cargar sobre [acento] to fall on;
Arquit to lean o rest on;
cargar sobre alguien [recaer] to fall on sb;

el pelotón cargó sobre la posición enemiga the platoon charged the enemy position;

la bóveda carga sobre cuatro pilares the vault is supported by four pillars

4. [toro] to charge

5. [tormenta] to turn, to veer

6. Elec to charge;

esta batería ya no carga this battery won't charge any more

7. RP Fam [bromear]
se murió el gato – ¡estás cargando! the cat died – you're kidding o joking!

8. RP Fam [intentar seducir]
se pasó la noche cargando he spent the night Br trying to get off with someone o US hitting on people

♦ See also the pronominal verb cargarse

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cargar

I v/t

1 arma, camión load

2 batería, acusado charge

3 COM charge (en to);

cargar algo en cuenta a alguien charge sth to s.o.’s account

4 L.Am. ( traer) carry

5

:

esto me carga L.Am. I can’t stand this

II v/i

1 ( apoyarse) rest ( sobre on)

2 ( fastidiar) be annoying

3

:

cargar con algo carry sth;

cargar con la culpa fig shoulder the blame;

tuvo que cargar con toda la familia durante las vacaciones I had the whole family to contend with during the vacation

4

:

cargar contra alguien MIL, DEP charge (at) s.o.

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cargar {52} vt

1) : to carry

2) : to load, to fill

3) : to charge

cargar vi

1) : to load

2) : to rest (in architecture)

3)

cargar sobre : to fall upon

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cargar vb

1. (vehículo, mercancías, arma, etc) to load

hemos cargado las maletas en el coche we've loaded the cases into the car

¿sabes cargar la cámara? do you know how to load the film?

2. (pluma) to fill

3. (pila) to charge

cargar con (llevar) to carry [pt. & pp. carried] (responsabilidad) to take on [pt. took; pp. taken] / to shoulder

cargué con la maleta I carried the suitcase

Fran cargó con las culpas Fran took the blame

cargar contra to charge

la policía cargó contra los manifestantes the police charged the demonstrators

Spanish-English dictionary > cargar
8 sobrecargar

v.

1 to overload.

María sobrecargó a Ricardo Mary overloaded Richard.

2 to charge, to saturate.

Ricardo sobrecargó el sistema Richard saturated the system.

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sobrecargar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 to overload

2 figurado to overburden

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VT

1) [con peso] [+ camión] to overload; [+ persona] to weigh down, overburden (de with)

sobrecargar el mercado — Cono Sur to glut the market

2) (Com) to surcharge

3) (Correos) to surcharge, overprint (de with)

4) (Elec) to overload

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verbo transitivo

a) <vehículo/animal> to overload

b) <circuito/motor> to overload; < batería> to overcharge; < órgano> to overtax

las líneas telefónicas están sobrecargadas — the telephone lines are all busy

c) < persona>

sobrecargar a alguien DE algo — <de trabajo/responsabilidad> to overburden somebody with something

* * *

= impose + burden, burden, overbook, overload.

Ex. Further, rules can be framed with greater regard for the convenience of the user without imposing undue burdens on the cataloging department.

Ex. Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.

Ex. At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.

Ex. Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.

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* sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <vehículo/animal> to overload

b) <circuito/motor> to overload; < batería> to overcharge; < órgano> to overtax

las líneas telefónicas están sobrecargadas — the telephone lines are all busy

c) < persona>

sobrecargar a alguien DE algo — <de trabajo/responsabilidad> to overburden somebody with something

* * *

= impose + burden, burden, overbook, overload.

Ex: Further, rules can be framed with greater regard for the convenience of the user without imposing undue burdens on the cataloging department.

Ex: Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.

Ex: At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.

Ex: Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.

* sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

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sobrecargar [A3 ]

vt

1 ‹vehículo/animal› to overload

2 ‹circuito/motor› to overload; ‹batería› to overcharge; ‹órgano› to overtax

las líneas telefónicas están sobrecargadas the telephone lines are busy o saturated

3 ‹persona› sobrecargar a algn DE algo to overburden sb WITH sth

nos están sobrecargando de trabajo they're overloading us with work, we're getting snowed under with work

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sobrecargar ( conjugate sobrecargar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹vehículo/animal› to overload

b) ‹circuito/motor› to overload;

‹ batería› to overcharge
c) ‹ persona› sobrecargar a algn DE algo ‹de trabajo/responsabilidad› to overburden sb with sth

sobrecargar verbo transitivo to overload
' sobrecargar' also found in these entries:
English:
overburden
- overcharge
- overload
- over

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sobrecargar vt

1. [con peso] to overload (de with); [con trabajo] to overburden (de with)

2. [decoración] to overdo

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sobrecargar

v/t overload

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sobrecargar {52} vt

: to overload, to overburden, to weigh down

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrecargar
9 hasta

adv.

even (incluso).

hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer

conj.

even.

prep.

1 as far as, up to.

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there

Caminamos hasta el lago We walked all the way to the lake.

2 until, till.

hasta ahora (up) until now, so far

hasta el final right up until the end

hasta luego o pronto o la vista see you (later)

hasta que until, till

hasta que vuelvas until you get back

3 up to.

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent

4 as many as, so many as.

5 so much as, as much as.

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hasta

► preposición

1 (tiempo) until, till, up to

■ hasta enero until January

■ hasta el sábado until Saturday

■ desde las diez hasta las dos from ten to two

■ sabe contar hasta 20 he can count (up) to 20

2 (lugar) as far as, up to, down to

■ hasta allí up to there

3 (cantidad) up to, as many as

■ había hasta seis coches there were up to six cars

4 (incluso) even

■ hasta sabe escribir she even knows how to write

5 (como despedida) see you

■ ¡hasta el lunes! see you on Monday!

■ ¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desde... hasta... from... to...

■ de Berga hasta Sabadell from Berga to Sabadell

¿hasta cuándo? until when?, how long?

■ ¿hasta cuándo tendremos que aguantar este gobierno? how long are we going to have to put up with this government?

¿hasta dónde? how far?

hasta el punto que... to such a point that...

¡hasta la vista! see you!, cheerio!, US so long!

¡hasta luego! see you later!

hasta más no poder as much as possible

■ bebió hasta más no poder he drank as much as he could take

hasta que until

■ estaré aquí hasta que volváis I'll be here until you come back

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prep.

1) until, till

2) as far as

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1. PREP

1) [en el espacio] [gen] to, as far as; (=hacia arriba) up to; (=hacia abajo) down to

fuimos juntos hasta el primer pueblo, luego nos separamos — we went to o as far as the first village together, then we split up

sus tierras llegan hasta las montañas — their lands stretch to o as far as the mountains

te acompaño, pero solo hasta el final de la calle — I'll go with you, but only to o up to o down to the end of the street

con las lluvias el agua subió hasta aquí — with all the rain the water came up to here

el vestido me llega hasta las rodillas — the dress comes down to my knees

• ¿hasta dónde...? — how far...?

¿hasta dónde vais? — how far are you going?

• hasta tan lejos — that far, as far as that

-fuimos andando hasta la ermita -¿hasta tan lejos? — "we walked to o as far as the chapel" - "that far?" o "as far as that?"

no creía que íbamos a llegar hasta tan lejos — I didn't think we'd get this far

2) [en el tiempo] until, till

se va a quedar hasta el martes — she's staying until o till Tuesday

no me levanto hasta las nueve — I don't get up until o till nine o'clock

no iré hasta después de la reunión — I won't go until o till after the meeting

falta una semana hasta los exámenes — there's a week to go to o until o till the exams

¿siempre escuchas música hasta tan tarde? — do you always listen to music so late (at night)?

el hasta ayer presidente de nuestro club — the hitherto president of our club frm

• hasta ahora — so far, up to now

hasta ahora nadie se ha quejado — so far no one has complained, no one has complained up to now

hasta ahora no se había quejado nadie — no one had complained before o until now o till now

tuve problemas al principio, pero luego las cosas se tranquilizaron y hasta ahora — I had problems at the beginning but then things calmed down and since then it's been OK

• ¿hasta cuándo...? — how long... for?

¿hasta cuándo podemos seguir así? — how long can we carry on like this for?

¿hasta cuándo os quedáis? — how long are you staying (for)?

• hasta entonces — until then, (up) till then

• hasta la fecha — to date

• hasta el momento — so far, up to now, thus far frm

• hasta nueva orden — until further notice

3) [con cantidades] [gen] up to; [con valor enfático] as much as/as many as

puedes gastar hasta 200 euros — you can spend up to 200 euros

duerme hasta diez horas diarias — he sleeps up to ten hours a day

podemos llegar a producir hasta 50 toneladas — we can produce as much as 50 tons

llegó a haber hasta 500 invitados — there were as many as 500 guests

4) [en expresiones de despedida]

• hasta ahora — see you in a minute

• hasta la vista — see you, so long

• hasta luego — see you, bye *

• hasta más ver — see you again

• hasta nunca — I hope I never see you again

• hasta otra — see you again

• hasta pronto — see you soon

• hasta siempre — * goodbye, farewell frm

5) CAm, Col, Méx not... until, not... till

hasta mañana viene — he's not coming until o till tomorrow

lo hizo hasta el martes — he didn't do it until o till Tuesday

hasta hoy lo conocí — I only met him today, I hadn't met him until o till today

2. CONJ

1)

• hasta que — until, till

vivió aquí hasta que murió su mujer — he lived here until o till his wife died

no me iré hasta que (no) me lo des — I won't go until o till you give it to me

2) + infin until, till

no se fueron hasta acabar — they didn't leave until o till they were finished

3.

ADV (=incluso) even

hasta en Valencia hiela a veces — even in Valencia it freezes sometimes

la música estaba tan alta que se oía hasta desde la calle — the music was so loud that you could even hear it from the street
HASTA La preposición hasta tiene varias traducciones posibles, dependiendo de si se emplea en expresiones de tiempo o de lugar. En expresiones de tiempo ► Generalmente se traduce por till o until. Till tiene un uso más informal que until y no suele ir al principio de la frase. El paquete no me llegó hasta dos semanas después The parcel did not arrive until o till two weeks later Hasta entonces las cosas nos iban bien Until then things were going well for us ► Además, hasta también se puede traducir por to en la construcción desde... hasta...: Estoy aquí todos los días desde las ocho hasta las tres I'm here every day from eight until o till o to three Te estuve esperando desde las once de la mañana hasta la una de la tarde I was waiting for you from eleven in the morning until o till o to one in the afternoon En expresiones de lugar ► Cuando usamos hasta en expresiones de lugar, podemos traducirlo por (up/down) to o por as far as: Caminó hasta el borde del acantilado He walked (up) to o as far as the edge of the cliff ¿Vamos hasta la orilla? Shall we go down to the shore? Ya anda solo hasta el sofá He can already walk on his own as far as o (up) to the sofa Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

* * *

= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex. Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex. In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex. A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex. Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex. If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex. This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex. The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

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* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

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I
preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

* * *

hasta (que)

= until

Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.

= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex: In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex: A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex: This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex: The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

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hasta¹

prep

A (en el tiempo)

1 until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? — hasta el viernes how long are you staying? — until o till Friday

no se levanta hasta las once she doesn't get up till o until eleven

Francisco Mera, el hasta ahora presidente de la Confederación Francisco Mera, hitherto president of the Confederation ( frml)

hasta hace algunos años until o up until o up to a few years ago

desde que asumieron el poder hasta la fecha or hasta ahora from the time they came to power until now o until the present day

hasta ahora or hasta el momento so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? do you always work so late?

hasta + INF:

no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished

2

hasta que until, till

esperamos hasta que paró de llover we waited until it stopped raining

hasta QUE + SUBJ:

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining

decidieron esperar hasta que parase de llover they decided to wait until o till it stopped raining

es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario he is innocent until proven guilty

no se acuesta hasta que (no) termine de leerlo he doesn't go to bed until he has read it

3

hasta tanto until such time as

hasta tanto el pueblo (no) se pronuncie en un referéndum until such (a) time as the people voice their opinion in a referendum

4

(AmC, Col, Méx) (con valor negativo): será publicado hasta fines de año it won't be published until the end of the year

hasta ahora la gente empieza a darse cuenta people are only (just) beginning to realize now

cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

hasta que tomé la píldora se me quitó el dolor the pain didn't go away until o till I took the tablet

5

(en saludos): hasta mañana/la semana que viene see you tomorrow/next week

hasta luego or lueguito ( fam) see you ( colloq), bye ( colloq)

hasta pronto see you soon

hasta ahora see you soon, see you in a minute

hasta siempre, compañeros farewell, my friends

B (en el espacio) to

viajé con ella desde Puebla hasta Veracruz I traveled with her from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to o came up as far as my shoulders

traza una línea desde aquí hasta aquí draw a line from here to here

¿me acompañas hasta la parada? will you come to o come as far as the stop with me?

¿hasta dónde va usted? how far are you going?

C (en cantidades) up to

hasta el 80% del total up to 80% of the total

hay que hacer hasta el ejercicio diez inclusive we have to do up to and including exercise ten, we have to do as far as exercise ten

hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point o to a certain extent, she's right

hasta²

adverb

even

eso lo sabe hasta un niño de dos años even a two-year-old knows that

hasta te diría que … I'd even go as o so far as to say that …

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hasta preposición
1 ( en el tiempo)
a) until;

◊ no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished;

hasta el momento so far, up to now
b)

◊ hasta que until, till;

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining
c)

◊ hasta tanto until such time as

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo):

◊ cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos):

◊ hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta luego/pronto see you (colloq), see you soon
2 ( en el espacio) to;
◊ el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to my shoulders;

el pelo le llega hasta la cintura her hair goes down to her waist;
¿hasta dónde llega? how far does it go?
3 ( en cantidades) up to;
◊ hasta cierto punto up to a point

■ adverbio
even
hasta
I preposición
1 (marca límite: en el espacio) up to, as far as, down to
hasta el final, right to the end
(en el tiempo) until, till, up to
hasta junio, until June
hasta la fecha, up to now
hasta entonces todo había ido bien, until then everything had gone smoothly
(en la cantidad) up to, as many as: sólo puedo gastarme hasta cinco mil pesetas, I can only spend up to five thousand pesetas
(en la acción) till, until: hasta sus últimas consecuencias, till the bitter end
firme hasta la muerte, firm till death
2 (indica sorpresa) even: hasta nosotros nos divertimos con la película, even we enjoyed the film
II conj
1 (seguido de gerundio o cuando) even when: hasta cuando vamos al cine tiene que comer, even when we go to the cinema she has to be eating
hasta llorando está guapo, he's good-looking even when he cries
2 hasta que, until: estúdialo hasta que lo sepas, study it until you know it
♦ Locuciones: hasta luego, see you later
hasta mañana, see you tomorrow
hasta la coronilla, sick and tired
hasta el último detalle, to the last chapter and verse
hasta el día del juicio, till hell freezes o till the cows come home
' hasta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acompañar
- ahora
- alcanzar
- aquí
- armada
- armado
- aviso
- bandera
- calada
- calado
- calarse
- charla
- cierta
- cierto
- combatir
- coronilla
- derramamiento
- descolgarse
- desde
- disolución
- entonces
- escobilla
- esprintar
- fecha
- gorgorito
- gorro
- gruñido
- hartar
- inclusive
- incluso
- luego
- mañana
- media
- médula
- moño
- odisea
- paciencia
- pringada
- pringado
- punto
- rasa
- raso
- relativamente
- saciedad
- seguir
- sobremesa
- sopa
- tanta
- tanto
- tarde
English:
actually
- adjourn
- as
- attain
- be
- best
- bitter
- bleed
- blue
- blunder
- bonded warehouse
- brassed off
- brim
- brown
- buckle up
- burn
- bye
- bye-bye
- call at
- certain
- cheer
- cheerio
- cheese off
- clear
- come up to
- cross-country
- date
- death
- deep
- degree
- drip
- end
- even
- ex
- expect
- extend
- extent
- eye
- face
- far
- fast forward
- fight
- fight on
- fill up
- follow through
- further
- gallop up
- get up to
- hear of
- hitherto

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hasta

♦ prep

1. [en el espacio] as far as, up to;

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there;

llegaré hasta allí en diez minutos I'll get there in ten minutes;

¿hasta dónde va este tren? where does this train go?;

¿hasta dónde viajas? where are you travelling to?, how far are you going?;

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

2. [en el tiempo] until, till;

quedan dos semanas hasta Navidad there are two weeks to go until o till Christmas;

hasta el final right up until the end;

no vi el mar hasta los diez años I never saw the sea until I was ten years old;

no parará hasta lograr su objetivo she won't stop until she gets what she wants;

nos reímos hasta no poder más we laughed ourselves silly;

hasta ahora [por ahora] (up) until now, so far;
[como despedida] see you later o in a minute;
Carolina Méndez, la hasta ahora portavoz del gobierno Carolina Méndez, who until now has been the government's spokesperson;

hasta que until, till;

esperaré hasta que llegues I'll wait until o till you arrive;

no me detendré hasta que descubra la verdad I won't stop until o till I find out the truth;

falta mucho hasta que esté acabado there's still a long way to go until o till o before it's finished

3. [en saludos]
hasta luego o [m5] pronto o [m5] la vista see you (later);

hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta más ver I'll be seeing you;

hasta nunca I hope I never see you again;

hasta otra I'll see you when I see you, see you again some time;

hasta la próxima see you next time;

hasta siempre farewell;

hasta la vuelta I'll see you when you get back

4. CAm, Col, Ecuad, Méx [no antes de]
pintaremos la casa hasta fin de mes we won't start painting the house until the end of the month;

¿llevas diez días aquí y hasta ahora me llamas? you've been here ten days and it's taken you that long to phone me?

5. [con cantidades] up to;

puedes ganar hasta un millón you can earn up to a million;

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent;

leí hasta la página 30 I read as far as o up to page 30

♦ adv
[incluso] even;
hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer;

hasta cuando descansa está pensando en el trabajo even when he's resting he's (still) thinking about work;

hasta ellos querían venir even they wanted to come

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hasta

I prp until, till;

hasta que until;

llegó hasta Bilbao he went as far as Bilbao;

hasta aquí up to here;

hasta ahora so far;

¿hasta cuándo? how long?;

no se levanta hasta las diez he doesn’t get up until ten o’clock;

¡hasta luego! see you (later);

¡hasta la vista! see you (later)

II adv even;

hasta un niño podría hacerlo even a child could do it

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hasta adv

: even

hasta prep

1) : until, up until

hasta entonces: until then

¡hasta luego!: see you later!

2) : as far as

nos fuimos hasta Managua: we went all the way to Managua

3) : up to

hasta cierto punto: up to a certain point

4)

hasta que : until

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hasta¹ adv even

hasta el niño sabe eso even the baby knows that

habla hasta comiendo she talks even when she's eating

hasta² prep

1. (tiempo) until / till

esperaré hasta las siete I'll wait until seven

2. (cantidad) up to

puedes gastar hasta mil pesetas you can spend up to a thousand pesetas

en el ascensor caben hasta seis personas the lift can hold up to six people

3. (lugar) as far as

corrí hasta el castillo I ran as far as the castle

desde... hasta from... to

hasta ahora up to now

¿hasta cuándo...? how long...?

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? how long are you staying?

hasta luego see you later

hasta mañana see you tomorrow

hasta que until

esperaré hasta que me llame I'll wait until he phones

Spanish-English dictionary > hasta
10 excesivo

adj.

1 excessive, beyond measure, unconscionable, immoderate.

2 hypernomic.

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excesivo

► adjetivo

1 excessive

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(f. - excesiva)

adj.

excessive

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ADJ excessive

con generosidad excesiva — overgenerously

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adjetivo excessive

el precio me parece excesivo — the price seems excessive to me

llevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight

no mostró excesivo entusiasmo — he wasn't overly enthusiastic

* * *

= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.

Ex. Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.

Ex. However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.

Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.

Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.

Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.

Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.

Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.

Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.

Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.

Ex. The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.

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* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].

* carga excesiva = overload.

* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].

* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].

* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.

* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].

* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.

* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.

* precio excesivo = steep price.

* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].

* uso excesivo = prodigality.

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adjetivo excessive

el precio me parece excesivo — the price seems excessive to me

llevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight

no mostró excesivo entusiasmo — he wasn't overly enthusiastic

* * *

= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.

Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.

Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.

Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.

Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.

Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.

Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.

Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.

Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.

Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.

Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.

* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].

* carga excesiva = overload.

* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].

* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].

* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.

* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].

* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.

* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.

* precio excesivo = steep price.

* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].

* uso excesivo = prodigality.

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excesivo -va

adjective

excessive

30 euros me parece excesivo 30 euros seems excessive to me

el camión llevaba un peso excesivo the truck was overloaded o overweight

el celo excesivo con que protege a sus hijos her over-protective attitude toward(s) her children

no mostró excesivo entusiasmo por el proyecto he wasn't overly enthusiastic o he didn't show a great deal of enthusiasm about the project

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excesivo adjetivo
excessive
excesivo,-a adjetivo excessive
' excesivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brutal
- derroche
- etílica
- etílico
- excesiva
- faraónica
- faraónico
- fuerte
- tremenda
- tremendo
- abuso
- exagerado
English:
excessive
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- fulsome
- hard
- immoderate
- inflated
- punitive
- steep
- undue
- unreasonable
- extortionate
- inordinate
- loosely

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excesivo, -a adj

excessive;

se pagan precios excesivos people pay inflated prices, Br people pay over the odds;

protegen al niño de un modo excesivo they are overprotective of the boy;

no tuvo excesiva suerte en semifinales she didn't do too well in the semifinals

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excesivo

adj excessive

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excesivo, -va adj

: excessive

♦ excesivamente adv

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excesivo adj excessive

Spanish-English dictionary > excesivo

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