load

I 1. [ləʊd]

nome

1) (sth. carried) (on animal, vehicle, etc.) carico m.; fig. peso m., carico m., fardello m.

to take a load off one's mind — liberarsi da o togliersi un peso

a bus-load of children was crossing the road — i bambini scesi dall'autobus stavano attraversando la strada

2) tecn. (weight) carico m., pressione f., spinta f.

3) (shipment) (of sand, cement) carico m.

four loads of washing — quattro macchinate (di biancheria)

4) el. carico m.

5) fig. (amount of work) (carico di) lavoro m.

let's try and spread the load — cerchiamo di ripartire il lavoro da fare

6) colloq. (a lot)

a (whole) load of people — un mucchio o sacco di gente

2.

nome plurale loads colloq.

loads of — un mucchio o sacco di [people, work, money]

to have loads of energy — avere tantissima energia

loads of champagne — champagne a fiumi

we had loads to drink — avevamo un mucchio di roba da bere

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get a load of this! — (listen) ascolta un po'!

get a load of that! — (look) guarda un po' quello!

II 1. [ləʊd]

verbo transitivo

1) caricare [vehicle, donkey, gun, washing machine, camera]

2) inform. caricare [program]

3) fig.

to load sb. with — colmare qcn. di [presents, honours]

4) (tamper with) truccare [dice]

to load the dice against sb. — fig. svantaggiare in modo disonesto qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo fare un carico

- load down

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[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.) carico

2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carico

3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) sacco, mucchio

4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carico

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.) caricare

2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) caricare

3) (to put film into (a camera).) caricare

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- loaded

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I 1. [ləʊd]

nome

1) (sth. carried) (on animal, vehicle, etc.) carico m.; fig. peso m., carico m., fardello m.

to take a load off one's mind — liberarsi da o togliersi un peso

a bus-load of children was crossing the road — i bambini scesi dall'autobus stavano attraversando la strada

2) tecn. (weight) carico m., pressione f., spinta f.

3) (shipment) (of sand, cement) carico m.

four loads of washing — quattro macchinate (di biancheria)

4) el. carico m.

5) fig. (amount of work) (carico di) lavoro m.

let's try and spread the load — cerchiamo di ripartire il lavoro da fare

6) colloq. (a lot)

a (whole) load of people — un mucchio o sacco di gente

2.

nome plurale loads colloq.

loads of — un mucchio o sacco di [people, work, money]

to have loads of energy — avere tantissima energia

loads of champagne — champagne a fiumi

we had loads to drink — avevamo un mucchio di roba da bere

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get a load of this! — (listen) ascolta un po'!

get a load of that! — (look) guarda un po' quello!

II 1. [ləʊd]

verbo transitivo

1) caricare [vehicle, donkey, gun, washing machine, camera]

2) inform. caricare [program]

3) fig.

to load sb. with — colmare qcn. di [presents, honours]

4) (tamper with) truccare [dice]

to load the dice against sb. — fig. svantaggiare in modo disonesto qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo fare un carico

- load down