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loads

[/loʊdz/]
noun/verb
cargas, montes, quantidades
1. plural of load; large quantities or amounts
There are loads of people at the concert.
Há montes de pessoas no concerto.
2. third person singular present tense of 'load'; to put cargo or weight onto something
He loads the truck every morning.
Ele carrega o camião todas as manhãs.
3. a large amount or burden
She has loads of work to do.
Ela tem uma quantidade enorme de trabalho para fazer.
NYC Slang
mad [something], hella, ton of
Synonyms
lotsheapsmassestonspilesquantitiesamounts
Antonyms
littlefewscarcity

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
montes, toneladas, uma porção
Commonly used in casual speech to mean 'a lot'
Portugal
montes, cargas, toneladas
Used similarly to Brazilian Portuguese; also 'uma data de'
Standard English
cargas (literal), uma quantidade enorme (figurative)
More formal contexts use 'cargas' for physical loads

Related Idioms & Phrases

loads of money
loads off one's mind
take a load off
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