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• Nom désignant une quantité lourde ou encombrante que l'on porte, soutient ou transporte ; également utilisé au sens figuré pour une charge, un fardeau ou une grande quantité.

A noun referring to a heavy or bulky amount of something that is carried, supported, or transported; also used figuratively to refer to a burden or large quantity.

1. Weight or burdenA2formal

   A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or transported.

   Charge

   • The truck carried a load of bricks.
   • She struggled to carry the heavy load of groceries.
   • The ship's load consisted of containers and machinery.

   Synonymesburdencargoconsignmentfreighthaulpayloadweight

2. B1formal

   The amount of work or responsibility that a person or machine has to deal with.

   Charge de travail

   • The teacher has a heavy teaching load this semester.
   • The server's load increased during peak hours.
   • He took on a full load of courses at university.

   Synonymesburdenonuspressureresponsibilitystrainweightworkload

3. Large quantityA2informal

   A large amount or number of something.

   Grande quantité

   • She has loads of friends.
   • There is a load of work to do before the deadline.
   • He earned loads of money from his new job.

   Synonymesabundancebunchheaplotmassmountainpilestackton

4. Electrical loadB2formaltechnical

   The amount of electrical power drawn by a device or system.

   Charge électrique

   • The circuit can handle a maximum load of 15 amps.
   • The power plant adjusts its output based on the load.
   • Adding more appliances increases the electrical load.

   Synonymesdemand

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mettre une grande quantité de quelque chose sur ou dans quelque chose, ou de remplir quelque chose d'une charge.

A verb used to indicate the act of putting a large amount of something onto or into something else, or to fill something with a load.

1. Fill with cargo or goodsA2formal

   To put a large quantity of something into a vehicle, container, or machine.

   charger (remplir de marchandises)

   • The workers loaded the truck with boxes.
   • She loaded the dishwasher before dinner.
   • They loaded the cargo onto the ship.

   Synonymesburdenchargefillfreightladepackstow

   Antonymesunload

2. Put ammunition into a weaponB1formal

   To insert bullets or shells into a gun or other weapon.

   charger (une arme à feu)

   • He loaded the rifle before going hunting.
   • The soldier loaded his pistol quickly.
   • Make sure you load the gun carefully.

   Synonymeschargeprime

   Antonymesdischargeejectemptyunload

3. Install software or dataA2informal

   To transfer data or a program into a computer's memory.

   charger (informatique)

   • I need to load the new software onto my laptop.
   • The game is loading, please wait.
   • She loaded the file from the USB drive.

   Synonymesimportinstallread

   Antonymessavestoreunload

4. Put film into a cameraB1formal

   To insert a roll of film into a camera.

   Charger un appareil photo

   • He loaded the film into the camera.
   • She forgot to load the camera before the trip.
   • You need to load the film correctly to avoid jams.

   Synonymesinsertput inthread

5. Take on a heavy burdenB2informal

   To give someone a lot of work, responsibility, or problems.

   Charger (quelqu'un de quelque chose)

   • They loaded her with too many tasks.
   • He felt loaded with guilt after the argument.
   • Don't load him with all the blame.

   Synonymesburdenencumberoverloadsaddletaxweigh down

   Antonymesdisburdenrelieveunburden

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