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Translation of load – English–Spanish dictionary

load

noun
uk
/ləʊd/ us
/loʊd/

AMOUNT CARRIED

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B2 [ C ]
the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal
cargamento
The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.
One truck involved in the accident was carrying a heavy load of coal. Un camión involucrado en el accidente transportaba un pesado cargamento de carbón.
Synonyms
cargo
consignment
delivery (OF PACKAGE ETC.)
freight
shipment
See also
payload
a load informal (also loads)
B1
a lot
un montón (de)/montones (de)
I've got a load of work to get through before tomorrow.
There were a load of people there.
Have some more food - there's loads. Toma un poco más de comida, hay un montón.
She looks loads better with her new haircut.
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load

verb
uk
/ləʊd/ us
/loʊd/

PUT INTO/ONTO

B2 [ I or T ]
to put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine
cargar
How long will it take to load this sand onto the lorry? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará cargar esta arena en el camión?
Let's load up the car and then we can go.
to load the dishwasher/washing machine
See also
overload verb
Opposite
unload
be loaded down with something
to have too much to carry, or too much work to do
estar cargado con algo
I was loaded down with shopping. Estaba cargado con la compra.
be loaded with something
to contain a lot of something
estar lleno de algo
Most fast foods are loaded with fat. La mayoría de las comidas rápidas están llenas de grasa.
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FILL WITH FOOD

[ T ]
to fill or cover something with a lot of food
cargar
Guests loaded up their plates at the restaurant buffet.
On the day of the party the table was loaded with food.
a buttermilk biscuit loaded with bacon, egg and cheese una galleta de suero de leche cargada con tocino, huevo y queso

CAMERA/GUN

[ T ]
to put film in a camera or bullets in a gun
cargar
Do not load the film (= put it into the camera) in bright light. No cargue la película bajo luz brillante.

COMPUTER

B2 [ I or T ]
to put information or a program onto a computer
cargar
You need to load this program onto your computer. Necesitas cargar este programa en tu ordenador.
The software is easy to load. El software es fácil de cargar.
[ I or T ]
If a web page or an application loads or is loaded, it appears on a screen.
cargar, cargarse
My browser wouldn't load the page. Mi navegador no cargaba la página.
Some of the apps on my smart TV are quite slow to load.

Phrasal verb

load up on something

(Translation of load from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of load | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

load
noun [ countable ]
/loʊd/
the things carried, especially by a vehicle
carga [ feminine, singular ]
a truck carrying a load of electronic equipment un camión que lleva una carga de equipamiento electrónico
the amount of work sb has to do
trabajo [ masculine, singular ] carga de trabajo [ feminine, singular ]
a doctor’s patient load la carga de pacientes de un doctor
Synonym
workload
a load of/loads of
Brit, informal
a lot of
un montón montones
Loads of people eat unhealthily. Montones de gente comen de manera poco saludable.

(Translation of load from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

load
verb
/loʊd/
[ transitive-intransitive ]
to fill or pack things into or onto sth
cargar llenar
We loaded up the car with all the camping equipment. Llenamos el coche con todo el equipo de camping.
a ship being loaded un barco siendo cargado
[ transitive ]
to put sth into a piece of equipment so that it can be used
cargar
Load the cartridge into the printer. Cargue el cartucho en la impresora.
He was loading his gun. Él estaba cargando su arma.
See also
download

(Translation of load from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

B2,B1,B2,B2

Translations of load

in Chinese (Traditional)
攜帶的數量, （尤指車輛、橋樑、動物等的）負重，負荷，載重, 電負荷，電負載…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
携带的数量, （尤指车辆、桥梁、动物等的）负重，负荷，载重, 电负荷，电负载…
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carga, carregamento, carregar…
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積荷, ～を詰め込む, （フィルム、弾丸）を装てんする…
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charge [feminine], chargement [masculine], charge [feminine] de travail…
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भार, विशेषतः एक वाहन, पुल…
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læs, en masse, belastning…
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last, [en] massa, belastning…
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beban, muatan, banyak…
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die Ladung, eine Unmasse, die Leistung…
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вантаж, навантаження, вагон…
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ভার, যানবাহন বা মেশিনে অনেক কিছু রাখা…
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náklad, spousta, zatížení…
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muatan, banyak, tegangan listrik…
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vật chở, trọng tải, rất nhiều…
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ładunek, ładować, załadować…
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load
load up on something phrasal verb
load-bearing
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