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load
a burden or cargo
Not to be confused with:
lode – an ore deposit
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load
(lōd)n.
1.
a. A weight or mass that is supported: the load on an arch.
b. The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces.
2.
a. Something that is carried, as by a vehicle, person, or animal: a load of firewood.
b. The quantity that is or can be carried at one time.
3.
a. The share of work allocated to or required of a person, machine, group, or organization.
b. The demand for services or performance made on a machine or system.
4. The amount of material that can be inserted into a device or machine at one time: The washing machine has a full load.
5.
a. A single charge of ammunition for a firearm.
b. Vulgar Slang An ejaculation of semen.
6.
a. A mental weight or burden: Good news took a load off my mind.
b. A responsibility regarded as oppressive.
7. The external mechanical resistance against which a machine acts.
8. Electricity
a. The power output of a generator or power plant.
b. A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered.
9. A fee that a mutual fund charges to an investor when the investor purchases or redeems shares in the fund.
10. often loads Informal A great number or amount: There were loads of people at the parade.
11. Derogatory Slang A heavy or overweight person.
12. Genetic load.
v. load·ed, load·ing, loads
v.tr.
1.
a. To put (something) into or onto a structure or conveyance: loading grain onto a train.
b. To put something into or onto (a structure or conveyance): loaded the tanker with crude oil.
2. To provide or fill nearly to overflowing; heap: loaded the table with food.
3. To give worries or difficulties to; weigh down; burden: was loaded with responsibility.
4. To insert (a necessary material) into a device: loaded rounds into the rifle.
5. To insert a necessary material into: loaded the printer with paper.
6. Games To make (dice) heavier on one side by adding weight.
7. To charge with additional meanings, implications, or emotional import: loaded the question to trick the witness.
8. To raise the power demand in (an electrical circuit), as by adding resistance.
9. To increase (an insurance premium or mutual fund share price) by adding expenses or sale costs.
10. Baseball To have or put runners on (first, second, and third base).
11. Computers To transfer (data) from a storage device into a computer's memory.
v.intr.
Idioms: 1. To receive a load: Container ships can load rapidly.
2. To charge a firearm with ammunition.
3. To put or place a load into or onto a structure, device, or conveyance.
4. Computers To be transferred from a storage device into a computer's memory.
get a load of
1. Slang To look at; notice.
2. To listen to: Get a load of this!
have a load on
Slang To be intoxicated.
take a load off
To sit or lie down.
[Middle English lode, alteration (influenced by laden, to load) of lade, course, way, from Old English lād; see leit- in Indo-European roots.]
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load
(ləʊd)n
1. something to be borne or conveyed; weight
2.
a. the usual amount borne or conveyed
b. (in combination): a carload.
3. something that weighs down, oppresses, or burdens: that's a load off my mind.
4. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a single charge of a firearm
6. (Electrical Engineering) electrical engineering electronics
a. a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator, generator, or some other source of signals
b. the power delivered by a machine, generator, circuit, etc
7. (General Engineering) the force acting on a component in a mechanism or structure
8. (Automotive Engineering) the resistance overcome by an engine or motor when it is driving a machine, etc
9. (General Engineering) an external force applied to a component or mechanism
10. a load of informal a quantity of: a load of nonsense.
11. get a load of informal pay attention to
12. have a load on slang US and Canadian to be intoxicated
13. shoot one's load slang (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm
vb (mainly tr)
14. (also intr) to place or receive (cargo, goods, etc) upon (a ship, lorry, etc)
15. to burden or oppress
16. to supply or beset (someone) with in abundance or overwhelmingly: they loaded her with gifts.
17. to cause to be biased: to load a question.
18. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (also intr) to put an ammunition charge into (a firearm)
19. (Photography) photog to position (a film, cartridge, or plate) in (a camera)
20. (Gambling, except Cards) to weight or bias (a roulette wheel, dice, etc)
21. (Insurance) insurance to increase (a premium) to cover expenses, etc
22. (Electrical Engineering) to draw power from (an electrical device, such as a generator)
23. (Nuclear Physics) to add material of high atomic number to (concrete) to increase its effectiveness as a radiation shield
24. (Electrical Engineering) to increase the power output of (an electric circuit)
25. (Automotive Engineering) to increase the work required from (an engine or motor)
26. (General Engineering) to apply force to (a mechanism or component)
27. (Computer Science) computing to transfer (a program) to a memory
28. (Gambling, except Cards) to add weights to dice in order to bias them
29. to arrange to have a favourable or unfavourable position
[Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade1; related to lead1]
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load
(loʊd)n.
1. anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: a truck with a load of watermelons.
2. the quantity that can be or usu. is carried at one time, as in a cart.
3. this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight (usu. used in combination): carload.
4. burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit.
5. the weight supported by a structure or part.
6. the amount of work assigned to or to be done as by a person, team, or mechanical system.
7. something that oppresses like a burden: That's a load off my mind.
8. loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun.
9. the charge for a firearm.
10. a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares.
11. any of the unmoving and unvarying forces that a structure is designed to oppose, as stress from wind or earthquake.
12.
a. the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer.
b. a device that receives power.
13. the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required.
14. Slang. a sufficient amount of liquor drunk to cause intoxication: He's got a load on tonight.
v.t. 15. to put a load on or in; fill: to load a ship.
16. to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something (often fol. by down): They loaded us down with gifts.
17. to weigh down, burden, or oppress (often fol. by down): to load oneself down with obligations.
18. to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm).
19. to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device.
20. to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device).
21. to take on as a load: a ship loading coal.
22. to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently: The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead.
23. to increase (the net premium of an insurance policy) by adding charges, as for expenses.
24. to overcharge (a word, expression, etc.) with extraneous values of emotion, sentiment, or the like.
25. to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.): The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted.
26. Baseball. to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases): to load the bases with two out in the eighth inning.
27.
a. to bring (a program or data) into a computer's RAM, as from a disk, so as to make it available for processing.
b. to place (an input/output medium) into an appropriate device, as by inserting a disk into a disk drive.
28. to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit.
v.i. 29. to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods: All trucks load at the platform.
30. to load a firearm.
31. to enter a conveyance: The students loaded quickly into the buses.
32. to become filled or occupied.
adv. 33. loads, Informal. very much.
Idioms: get a load of, Slang. to look at or listen to.
[before 1000; Middle English lode (n.)]
load′er, n.
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load
(lōd)1. The resistance that a machine must overcome in order to work.
2. The power output of a generator or power plant.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
load
The total weight of passengers and/or freight carried on board a ship, aircraft, train, road vehicle, or other means of conveyance. See also airlift capability; airlift requirement; allowable load.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Load
a great amount; quantity. See also burden, charge.Examples: load of public abhorrence, 1855; of care, 1791; of drunks—Lipton, 1970; of guilt; of sorrow, 1799; of troubles; of waters, 1698; of woes, 1593.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
load
Past participle: loaded
Gerund: loading
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
load
To put a program into a computer’s memory from disk.
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| Noun | 1. |  load - weight to be borne or conveyed burthen - a variant of `burden' dead load - a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself millstone - any load that is difficult to carry overburden, overload - an excessive burden overload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power weight - an artifact that is heavy |
| 2. | load - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity trainload - quantity that can be carried by a train | |
| 3. |  load - goods carried by a large vehicle merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" | |
| 4. | load - an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity | |
| 5. | load - the power output of a generator or power plant | |
| 6. |  load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"headache, worry, vexation, concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" dead weight - an oppressive encumbrance fardel - a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) imposition - an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition" pill - something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take" | |
| 7. |  load - a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rockschampion lode, mother lode - the main vein of ore in a deposit | |
| 8. |  load - the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agentsatomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead - the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck guided missile - a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices | |
| 9. | load - electrical device to which electrical power is delivered electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity | |
| Verb | 1. | load - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" bomb up - load an aircraft with bombs reload - place a new load on; "The movers reloaded the truck" stack - load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes" |
| 2. | load - provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" | |
| 3. | load - transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" | |
| 4. | load - put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks" | |
| 5. | load - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" stretch, extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" water down - thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine" doctor, doctor up, sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" |
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load
verb
1. fill, stuff, pack, pile, stack, heap, cram, freight, lade The three men had finished loading the truck.
2. pack, store, stuff, deposit, stack, put away, stow They had loaded all their equipment into the back of the truck.
3. make ready, charge, prime, prepare to fire I knew how to load and handle a gun.
noun
1. cargo, lading, delivery, haul, shipment, batch, freight, bale, consignment He drove by with a big load of hay.
2. (Informal) large amount, a lot, mass, ocean, pile (informal), great deal, quantity, stacks, abundance They came up with a load of embarrassing information.
3. oppression, charge, pressure, worry, trouble, weight, responsibility, burden, affliction, onus, albatross, millstone, encumbrance, incubus High blood pressure imposes an extra load on the heart.
load someone down burden, worry, trouble, hamper, oppress, weigh down, saddle with, encumber, snow under I'm loaded down with work at the moment.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
load
noun2. A quantity of explosive put into a weapon:
1. To place a burden or heavy load on:
4. To fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly:
Informal: jam-pack.
5. To put (explosive material) into a weapon:
6. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:
Idiom: give a false coloring to.
7. To make impure or inferior by deceptively adding foreign substances:
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Translations
حُمولَهشُحْنَةٌشَحْنَهشَحْنَه كهربائِيَّه، قُوَّهكميَّه كبيرَه
nákladnaložitspoustazatíženínabít
læsselastbelastningen masselade
kooremlaadimalaadunglast
kuormalastatalastiladata
terettovariti
megrakmegtöltrakrakodikrakomány
álagbyrîi; hlassfullt afhlaîahlaîa, ferma
荷荷を積む
싣다짐
įdėti filmąįkrovapakrautassu filmuužtaisytas
elektriskās strāvas stiprumsiekrautieliktkrautkrava
založiť film
nabitinaložitinatovoritipolnititovor
lastlasta
น้ำหนักบรรทุกบรรทุกสินค้า
bốc hàng lênvật nặng
load
[ləʊd]A. N
1. (= cargo) → carga f; (= weight) → peso m
the lorry had a full load → el camión iba lleno
I put another load in the washing machine → puse otra colada a lavar or en la lavadora
I had three loads of coal delivered → me repartieron tres cargas de carbón
they were forced to carry heavy loads → les obligaron a cargar con pesos pesados
"maximum load: 17 tons" → carga máxima: 17 toneladas
see also shed 1 1
the lorry had a full load → el camión iba lleno
I put another load in the washing machine → puse otra colada a lavar or en la lavadora
I had three loads of coal delivered → me repartieron tres cargas de carbón
they were forced to carry heavy loads → les obligaron a cargar con pesos pesados
"maximum load: 17 tons" → carga máxima: 17 toneladas
see also shed 1 1
2. (fig) (= burden) → carga f
he finds his new responsibilities a heavy load → sus nuevas responsabilidades le resultan una gran carga
she's taking some of the load off the secretaries → está aligerándoles la carga de trabajo a las secretarias
that's (taken) a load off my mind! → ¡eso me quita un peso de encima!
see also caseload, workload
he finds his new responsibilities a heavy load → sus nuevas responsabilidades le resultan una gran carga
she's taking some of the load off the secretaries → está aligerándoles la carga de trabajo a las secretarias
that's (taken) a load off my mind! → ¡eso me quita un peso de encima!
see also caseload, workload
3. (Elec, Tech) (also of firearm) → carga f
4. loads → cantidad f, un montón
we've got loads of time → tenemos cantidad or un montón de tiempo
I've got loads (of them) at home → tengo cantidad or un montón en casa
we've got loads of time → tenemos cantidad or un montón de tiempo
I've got loads (of them) at home → tengo cantidad or un montón en casa
5. a load of >: the book is a load of rubbish → el libro es una basura, el libro no vale nada
he talks a load of rubbish → no dice más que tonterías
they're just a load of kids → no son más que un hatajo or una panda de críos
get a load of this! (= look) → ¡échale un vistazo a esto!, ¡mírame esto!; (= listen) → ¡escucha esto!
he talks a load of rubbish → no dice más que tonterías
they're just a load of kids → no son más que un hatajo or una panda de críos
get a load of this! (= look) → ¡échale un vistazo a esto!, ¡mírame esto!; (= listen) → ¡escucha esto!
B. VT
1. [+ lorry, washing machine, gun, camera] → cargar
the gun is not loaded → la pistola no está cargada
do you know how to load this program? (Comput) → ¿sabes cómo cargar este programa?
the gun is not loaded → la pistola no está cargada
do you know how to load this program? (Comput) → ¿sabes cómo cargar este programa?
2. (= weigh down)
to be loaded with sth we're loaded with debts → estamos cargados or agobiados de deudas
the branch was loaded with fruit → la rama estaba cargada de fruta
her words were loaded with meaning → sus palabras estaban llenas or cargadas de significado
the whole thing is loaded with problems → el asunto está erizado de dificultades
to be loaded with sth we're loaded with debts → estamos cargados or agobiados de deudas
the branch was loaded with fruit → la rama estaba cargada de fruta
her words were loaded with meaning → sus palabras estaban llenas or cargadas de significado
the whole thing is loaded with problems → el asunto está erizado de dificultades
C. VI
load down VT + ADV to be loaded down with sth: she was loaded down with shopping → iba cargada de bolsas de la compra
we're loaded down with work → estamos hasta arriba de trabajo
he was loaded down with debt → estaba cargado or agobiado de deudas
we're loaded down with work → estamos hasta arriba de trabajo
he was loaded down with debt → estaba cargado or agobiado de deudas
load up
A. VT + ADV [+ vehicle, animal, person] → cargar (with de)
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load
[ˈləʊd] n
(= thing carried) (by lorry, ship, plane) → chargement m; (by person) → charge f
a man carrying a heavy load → un homme portant une lourde charge
a man carrying a heavy load → un homme portant une lourde charge
(= workload) → charge f de travail
(ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) → charge
(= lot) a load of → un tas de
a load of kids → un tas de gamins
a load of nonsense → un tas d'âneries
Personally, I think that's a load of garbage! → Personnellement, je trouve que c'est un tas d'âneries!, Personnellement, je trouve que c'est n'importe quoi!
You're talking a load of rubbish!
BUT Tu ne dis que des bêtises!.
a load of kids → un tas de gamins
a load of nonsense → un tas d'âneries
Personally, I think that's a load of garbage! → Personnellement, je trouve que c'est un tas d'âneries!, Personnellement, je trouve que c'est n'importe quoi!
You're talking a load of rubbish!
BUT Tu ne dis que des bêtises!.
(= lots) loads of [+ things, people] → des tas de
loads of people → des tas de gens
loads of money → un tas d'argent
loads of people → des tas de gens
loads of money → un tas d'argent
vt
[+ lorry, ship] → charger
They came to load the van → Ils sont venus charger la camionnette.
to load sth with → charger qch avec
They came to load the van → Ils sont venus charger la camionnette.
to load sth with → charger qch avec
[+ gun, camera] → charger
to load one's camera with film → charger son appareil
A photographer from the newspaper was loading his camera with film → Un photographe du journal était en train de charger son appareil.
to load one's camera with high-speed film → charger son appareil avec un film à haute sensibilité
to load one's camera with film → charger son appareil
A photographer from the newspaper was loading his camera with film → Un photographe du journal était en train de charger son appareil.
to load one's camera with high-speed film → charger son appareil avec un film à haute sensibilité
[+ paintbrush, roller] → charger
(COMPUTING) [+ program] → charger
to load data on a computer → charger des données dans un ordinateurload-bearing [ˈləʊdbɛərɪŋ] adj → porteur/euse
to load data on a computer → charger des données dans un ordinateurload-bearing [ˈləʊdbɛərɪŋ] adj → porteur/euse
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load
n
(= sth carried, burden) → Last f; (= cargo) → Ladung f; (on girder, axle etc, fig) → Belastung f, → Last f; what sort of load was the ship/truck carrying? → was hatte das Schiff/der Lastwagen geladen?; to put a load on something → etw belasten; to put too heavy a load on something → etw überlasten; the maximum load for that bridge is 10 tons → die maximale Tragkraft or -fähigkeit dieser Brücke beträgt 10 Tonnen; an arm-load of shopping → ein Arm voll Einkäufe; a train-load of passengers → ein Zug voll Reisender; (work) load → (Arbeits)pensum nt; he has a heavy teaching load this term → er hat in diesem Semester eine hohe Stundenzahl; he carries a heavy load of responsibility → er trägt eine schwere Verantwortung; I put a load in the washing machine → ich habe die Maschine mit Wäsche gefüllt; that’s a load off my mind! → da fällt mir ein Stein vom Herzen!; to take a load off somebody’s mind → jdm eine Last von der Seele nehmen
(inf usages) loads of, a load of → massenhaft (inf), → jede Menge (inf); thanks, we have loads → danke, wir haben jede Menge (inf); it’s a load of old rubbish (Brit) → das ist alles Blödsinn (inf) → or Quatsch (inf); (film, book, translation) → das ist alles Mist! (inf); to take on a load → (ganz schön) einen heben (inf); get a load of this! (= listen) → hör dir das mal an!; (= look) → guck dir das mal an! (inf)
vt
goods → laden; lorry etc → beladen; the ship was loaded with bananas → das Schiff hatte Bananen geladen
(= burden, weigh down) → beladen; the branch was loaded with pears → der Ast war mit Birnen überladen
(fig) → überhäufen; to load somebody with honours (Brit) or honors (US) → jdn mit Ehrungen überschütten or -häufen; the whole matter is loaded with problems → die Angelegenheit steckt voller Probleme; they were loaded with debt → sie steckten tief in Schulden
gun → laden; to load a camera → einen Film (in einen Fotoapparat) einlegen; is this camera loaded? → ist ein Film im Apparat?
dice → fälschen, präparieren; to load the dice (fig) → mit gezinkten Karten spielen; to load the dice against somebody (fig) → jdn übervorteilen; (= be a disadvantage) → ein Nachteil m → für jdn sein; the dice had been loaded against him (fig) → alles sprach gegen ihn
(Comput) → laden
vi
(= load gun) → laden; (= load camera) → einen Film einlegen; load! → Gewehr(e) laden!; how does this gun load? → wie lädt man dieses Gewehr?; how does this camera load? → wie legt man einen Film in diesen Apparat ein?
(Comput) → laden
load
:load-bearing
adj wall → tragend
load centre, (US) load center
n → Lastschwerpunkt m
load displacement
n (Naut) → Ladeverdrängung f
load
:load line
n → Ladelinie f
load space
n (Aut etc) → Ladefläche f
loadstar
n = lodestar
loadstone
n = lodestone
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load
[ləʊd]1. n
b. (fig) that's (taken) a load off my mind → mi sono tolto un peso
loads of, a load of (fam) → un sacco or un mucchio di
it's a load of old rubbish (fam) → sono un mucchio di sciocchezze
loads of, a load of (fam) → un sacco or un mucchio di
it's a load of old rubbish (fam) → sono un mucchio di sciocchezze
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
load
(ləud) noun1. something which is being carried. The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.
2. as much as can be carried at one time. two lorry-loads of earth.
3. a large amount. He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.
4. the power carried by an electric circuit. The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.
verb1. to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy). They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.
2. to put ammunition into (a gun). He loaded the revolver and fired.
3. to put film into (a camera).
ˈloaded adjective1. carrying a load. a loaded van.
2. (of a gun) containing ammunition. a loaded pistol.
3. (of a camera) containing film.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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→ شُحْنَةٌ, يَشْحَنُ náklad, naložit læsse, last beladen, Last φορτίο, φορτώνω carga, cargar kuorma, lastata charge, charger teret, tovariti caricare, carico 荷, 荷を積む 싣다, 짐 laden, vracht last, laste ładunek, załadować carga, carregar груз, грузить last, lasta น้ำหนักบรรทุก, บรรทุกสินค้า yük, yüklemek bốc hàng lên, vật nặng 装载, 负荷Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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n. carga, peso;
___ dose → dosis de ___;
v. cargar, recargar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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n carga; viral — carga viralEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.