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load

[/loʊd/]
noun/verbpl: loads
carga
1. a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried
The truck was carrying a heavy load of supplies.
O caminhão estava carregando uma carga pesada de suprimentos.
2. the total number or amount of things that something can carry
This elevator has a maximum load of 1000 kilograms.
Este elevador tem uma carga máxima de 1000 quilogramas.
3. a responsibility or duty that is burdensome
She carried a heavy emotional load after the loss.
Ela carregava uma carga emocional pesada após a perda.
4. to put cargo or freight onto or into a vehicle or container
We need to load the boxes into the van.
Precisamos carregar as caixas na van.
5. to insert something into a device or system
Load the film into the camera before taking photos.
Carregue o filme na câmera antes de tirar fotos.
6. to upload or transfer data into a computer or program
The website is taking time to load.
O website está demorando para carregar.
NYC Slang
a lot of something; burden or problem (e.g., 'that's a load of nonsense')
Synonyms
burdencargoweightshipmenthaul
Antonyms
unloaddischargeemptylighten

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
carga
most common usage for physical loads; also used for digital/computational contexts
Rio de Janeiro
carga
standard usage; may use 'carregar' for the verb form
São Paulo
carga
standard usage in business and logistics contexts
Portugal
carga
standard usage; 'carregar' for verb; sometimes 'fardo' for burden

Related Idioms & Phrases

a load off one's mind - alívio; tirar um peso das costas
loads of - muitos/muita; montes de
get a load of - veja só; dê uma olhada em
load the dice - preparar algo de forma desonesta; trapacear
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