load

load
ləud
1. noun
1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carga
2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) peso, cantidad
3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) montones de, montón de
4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carga

2. verb
1) (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.) cargar
2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) cargar
3) (to put film into (a camera).) cargar
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load1 n carga
a lorry shed its load on the motorway un camión perdió su carga en la autopista
load2 vb cargar
to load a gun cargar una pistola
load
tr[ləʊd]
noun
1 (in general) carga
■ a lorry shed its load on the motorway yesterday ayer un camión perdió su carga en la autopista
2 (weight) peso
■ that took a load off my mind eso me quitó un peso de encima
transitive verb
1 cargar (with, de)
■ they loaded up the van with furniture cargaron la furgoneta de muebles
intransitive verb
1 cargar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a load of ... / loads of ... familiar montones de ..., un montón de ...
■ she's given me loads of things me ha dado un montón de cosas
■ that magazine is a load of old rubbish esa revista es una birria
get a load of this! familiar ¡fíjate en esto!, ¡mira esto!
load ['lo:d] vt
: cargar, embarcar
load n
1) cargo: carga f
2) weight: peso m
3) burden: carga f, peso m
4) loads npl
: montón m , pila f , cantidad f
loads of work: un montón de trabajo
load
n.
• carga s.f.
• cargamento s.m.
• cargazón s.m.
• cargo s.m.
• carguío s.m.
• munición s.f.
• peso s.m.
• tiro s.m.
v.
• agobiar v.
• armar v.
• cargar v.
• colmar v.
• fletar v.
• recargar v.
ləʊd
I
noun
1) c (cargo) carga f; (burden) carga f, peso m

four loads of washing — cuatro lavados or (Esp) coladas

the project will create a heavy administrative load — el proyecto generará mucho trabajo administrativo

to have a load on — (AmE colloq) estar* como una cuba (fam), estar* tomado (AmL fam)

2) (often pl) (colloq)
a) (much, many) cantidad f, montón m (fam), pila f (AmS fam)

I've done this loads of times — esto lo he hecho cantidad or montones or (AmS tb) pilas de veces (fam)

what a load of nonsense! — qué sarta de estupideces!

the play is a load of rubbish — la obra no vale nada or (fam) es una porquería

b) (as intensifier) (colloq)

my room's loads bigger than hers — mi cuarto es muchísimo más grande que el suyo

3) (Civil Eng) carga f

maximum load 15 tons — peso máximo: 15 toneladas


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (Transp) \<\<truck/plane\>\> cargar*
b) (charge) \<\<gun\>\> cargar*

to load a program (into a computer) — cargar* un programa (en una computadora)


2.
vi cargar*

loading prohibited — carga y descarga prohibidas

Phrasal Verbs:
[lǝʊd]
1. 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

shed I
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!

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 *

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!

2. 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?

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

3) (=bias)

• the dice were loaded — los dados estaban cargados

the dice are loaded against him — (fig) todo está en su contra

• the situation is loaded in our favour — la situación se inclina a nuestro favor

3. VI
1) [lorry, ship] cargar

loading and unloading — permitido carga y descarga

2) [gun, camera] cargarse

how does this gun/camera load? — ¿cómo se carga esta pistola/cámara?

3) [person] cargar

load! — ¡carguen armas!

4.
CPD

load factor N — (Elec, Aer) factor m de carga

load line N — (Naut) línea f de carga

* * *
[ləʊd]
I
noun
1) c (cargo) carga f; (burden) carga f, peso m

four loads of washing — cuatro lavados or (Esp) coladas

the project will create a heavy administrative load — el proyecto generará mucho trabajo administrativo

to have a load on — (AmE colloq) estar* como una cuba (fam), estar* tomado (AmL fam)

2) (often pl) (colloq)
a) (much, many) cantidad f, montón m (fam), pila f (AmS fam)

I've done this loads of times — esto lo he hecho cantidad or montones or (AmS tb) pilas de veces (fam)

what a load of nonsense! — qué sarta de estupideces!

the play is a load of rubbish — la obra no vale nada or (fam) es una porquería

b) (as intensifier) (colloq)

my room's loads bigger than hers — mi cuarto es muchísimo más grande que el suyo

3) (Civil Eng) carga f

maximum load 15 tons — peso máximo: 15 toneladas


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (Transp) \<\<truck/plane\>\> cargar*
b) (charge) \<\<gun\>\> cargar*

to load a program (into a computer) — cargar* un programa (en una computadora)


2.
vi cargar*

loading prohibited — carga y descarga prohibidas

Phrasal Verbs:

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