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offload

[/ɔːfˈloʊd/]
verb
descarregar
1. To unload cargo or passengers from a vehicle, ship, or aircraft
The ship will offload its cargo at the port tomorrow.
O navio descarregará sua carga no porto amanhã.
2. To transfer or shift a burden, task, or responsibility to someone else
She tried to offload her work onto her colleague.
Ela tentou transferir seu trabalho para sua colega.
3. To dispose of or get rid of something unwanted
The company offloaded its old equipment at a discount.
A empresa se desfez de seu equipamento antigo com desconto.
4. In computing, to transfer processing tasks to another device or system
The app offloads heavy computations to the cloud server.
O aplicativo transfere computações pesadas para o servidor em nuvem.
NYC Slang
dump on someone / pass the buck
Synonyms
unloaddischargetransfershiftdumprid
Antonyms
loaduploadacceptretainkeep

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
descarregar
Most common term for unloading cargo or transferring responsibility
General Brazilian
transferir
Used when shifting tasks or responsibilities to others
Portugal
descarregar
Standard usage similar to Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
livrar-se
Used colloquially to mean getting rid of something unwanted

Related Idioms & Phrases

offload onto someone
offload responsibilities
offload a burden
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