load

load
load [{{t}}ləʊd]
1 noun
(a) (of lorry, ship etc) charge f, chargement m; (carrying capacity) charge f;
maximum load 5 tonnes (sign) charge maximum 5 tonnes;
she was carrying a load of books/washing elle portait des livres/du linge;
to be carrying a heavy load être lourdement chargé;
a load of gravel un chargement de gravier;
one horse can't pull such a heavy load un seul cheval ne peut pas tirer une charge aussi lourde;
we moved all the stuff in ten loads nous avons tout transporté en dix voyages
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (burden) fardeau m, charge f;
the reforms should lighten the load of classroom teachers les réformes devraient faciliter la tâche des enseignants;
hire somebody to share the load embauchez quelqu'un pour vous faciliter la tâche
that's a load off my mind! me voilà soulagé d'un poids!;
take a load off! détends-toi!
(c) (batch of laundry) machine f;
I've two more loads to do j'ai encore deux machines à faire
(d) {{}}Electricity{{}}, {{}}Building industry{{}} & {{}}Technology{{}} charge f;
safe load charge f de sécurité;
the machine is working at full load la machine fonctionne ou travaille à pleine charge;
under load en charge;
{{}}Electricity{{}} to shed the load délester
(e) {{}}Stock Exchange{{}} frais mpl d'achat ou d'acquisition
(f) (idioms) {{}}familiar{{}}
get a load of this (look) vise un peu ça; (listen) écoute-moi ça;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} he has a load on, he's carrying a load il est complètement bourré;
{{}}vulgar{{}} to shoot one's load (ejaculate) décharger
2 transitive verb
(a) (person, animal, vehicle) charger;
to load sth with sth charger qch sur qch;
load the bags into the car chargez ou mettez les sacs dans la voiture;
the ship is loading grain on est en train de charger le navire de céréales;
he was loaded with shopping il avait les bras chargés de courses;
loaded with cares accablé de soucis;
I'm going to load some more work onto you je vais vous confier encore un peu de travail;
I don't think it's fair to load all the work onto one person je trouve que ce n'est pas juste de donner tout le travail à une seule personne
(b) (camera, gun, machine) charger;
load! take aim! fire! chargez! en joue! feu!;
to load a film/tape mettre une pellicule/une cassette;
load the cassette into the recorder introduisez la cassette dans le magnétophone
(c) {{}}Computing{{}} charger;
to load a program into the memory charger un programme en mémoire
(d) (insurance premium) majorer, augmenter
(e) {{}}Technology{{}} (spring) serrer, bander
(f) (idioms)
to load the dice piper les dés;
{{}}figurative{{}} to load the dice against sb défavoriser qn;
the dice are loaded against us nous n'aurons pas la partie facile
3 intransitive verb
(a) (receive freight) faire le chargement;
the ship is loading le navire est en cours de chargement;
the tankers load off shore les pétroliers font le chargement en mer;
{{}}Cars{{}} no loading or unloading between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (sign) chargement ou déchargement interdits entre 9 h et 16 h
(b) (camera, gun) se recharger
(c) {{}}Computing{{}} (computer program) se charger
4 compound-forming noun
{{}}Computing{{}} (program) de chargement; (module) chargeable
5 a load of adjective
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
what a load of rubbish! c'est vraiment n'importe quoi!
►► load bed (of truck) plateau m de chargement;
load box (on vehicle) soute f;
load carrying capacity charge f utile;
load factor (of plane) coefficient m de remplissage; {{}}Electricity{{}} facteur m ou coefficient m de charge; {{}}Technology{{}} facteur m de charge;
{{}}Nautical{{}} load line ligne f de charge;
{{}}Computing{{}} load mode mode m chargement;
{{}}Electricity{{}} load shedding délestage m
load down separable transitive verb
charger (lourdement);
he was loaded down with packages il avait des paquets plein les bras;
I'm loaded down with work je suis surchargé de travail;
to be loaded down with worry être accablé de soucis
load up
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (truck, ship etc) charger;
load the wheelbarrow up with bricks remplissez la brouette de briques
(b) {{}}Computing{{}} (disk, program) charger
2 intransitive verb
charger

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