weight down

• Verbe à particule signifiant rendre quelque chose plus lourd ou accabler quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un poids important, tant physiquement que métaphoriquement.

A phrasal verb meaning to make something heavier or to burden someone or something with a heavy load, either physically or metaphorically.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Make heavyformal

   To add weight to something, making it heavier or harder to move.

   alourdir

   • They weighted down the tent with heavy stones.
   • The cargo was weighted down with extra sandbags.
   • She weighted down the papers with a book to keep them from blowing away.

   Synonymesburdenencumberfreighthamperloadsaddletaxweigh down

   Antonymeslightenunburden

2. Burden or oppressinformal

   To cause someone to feel burdened, worried, or depressed.

   accabler, peser sur

   • The constant criticism began to weight him down.
   • Financial problems are weighting her down.
   • The responsibility of caring for his parents weighted him down.

   Synonymesburdendepressencumberhamperoppressoverloadsaddletaxtroubleweigh downworry

Verbe de baseweight