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be burdened with

[/biː ˈbɜːrdənd wɪð/]
verb phrase
estar sobrecarregado com; estar carregado de; ter o fardo de
1. to carry a heavy load, responsibility, or problem; to be oppressed or weighed down by something
She is burdened with caring for her elderly parents.
Ela está sobrecarregada com o cuidado dos pais idosos.
2. to be forced to carry or endure something unpleasant or difficult
The company was burdened with massive debt.
A empresa estava carregada de dívidas enormes.
3. to impose or place a heavy responsibility on someone
Don't burden him with unnecessary tasks.
Não o sobrecarregue com tarefas desnecessárias.
NYC Slang
be weighted down with; have a lot on one's plate
Synonyms
be weighed down bybe laden withbe saddled withbe encumbered withcarry the weight of
Antonyms
be relieved ofbe freed frombe unencumberedbe unburdened

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estar sobrecarregado com; estar carregado de
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
estar sobrecarregado com; estar carregado de
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
estar carregado de; levar o fardo de
colloquial variation
Portugal
estar sobrecarregado com; estar onerado com
formal Portuguese usage; 'onerado' is more formal

Related Idioms & Phrases

carry a heavy burden
have the weight of the world on one's shoulders
be under pressure
have a lot on one's plate
bear a cross
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