load

S1 W1

BrE /ləʊd/ AmE /loʊd/

verb / noun en → es

past loaded pp loaded ing loading

1 PUT ON/IN [transitive] A2

to put something in or on a vehicle, container, etc.

cargar, poner en

  • load sth into/on sth

Collocations load luggage onto a plane · load cargo into a truck

  • They loaded the boxes onto the truck.

    Cargaron las cajas en el camión.

2 FILL [transitive] A2

to fill something with a large amount of something

llenar, cargar con

  • load sth with sth

Collocations load a gun with bullets · load a dishwasher with dishes

  • He loaded the gun with bullets.

    Cargó el arma con balas.

3 PUT DATA [transitive] B1

to put data into a computer or other electronic device

cargar, subir datos a

  • load sth onto/into sth

Collocations load a program into the computer · load data onto a USB drive

  • She loaded the software onto her laptop.

    Cargó el software en su computadora portátil.

4 WEIGHT [noun] B1

the weight of something that is being carried or transported

carga, peso

  • a heavy load

Collocations heavy load · full load

  • The truck was carrying a heavy load.

    El camión llevaba una carga pesada.

5 WORK [noun] B1

a large amount of work or other things that you have to do

carga de trabajo, tarea

  • heavy load

Collocations heavy workload · mental load

  • She had a heavy load of work to do.

    Tenía una gran carga de trabajo que hacer.

6 WEIGHT [noun] B1

the weight that something can carry or support

carga, capacidad de carga

  • maximum load

Collocations maximum load · load capacity

  • The bridge has a maximum load of 50 tons.

    El puente tiene una capacidad de carga máxima de 50 toneladas.

7 ELECTRICITY [noun] B2

the amount of electricity that is used or supplied to a device or system

carga eléctrica, potencia

  • high load

Collocations high electrical load · load capacity

  • The system can handle a high electrical load.

    El sistema puede manejar una alta carga eléctrica.

8 WEIGHT [noun] B2

the weight of something that is being carried or transported

carga, peso transportado

  • full load

Collocations full load · load capacity

  • The truck was at full load.

    El camión estaba a su capacidad de carga máxima.

Phrasal verbs

load up FILL B1

llenar, cargar con

  • We need to load up the car with supplies.

    Necesitamos llenar el auto de suministros.

load down OVERLOAD B2

sobrecargar, sobrecargarse con

  • He was loaded down with shopping bags.

    Estaba sobrecargado de bolsas de compras.

load up on CONSUME B2

consumir en exceso, llenarse de

  • She likes to load up on snacks before a movie.

    Le gusta llenarse de bocadillos antes de una película.

load off UNLOAD B2

descargar, descargar de

  • We need to load off the cargo from the ship.

    Necesitamos descargar la carga del barco.

load up with FILL WITH B2

llenar con, cargar con

  • The truck was loaded up with furniture.

    El camión estaba lleno de muebles.

Idioms

load the dice against sb/sth C1

poner las cosas en contra de alguien/algo

  • The rules were loaded the dice against small businesses.

    Las reglas ponían las cosas en contra de los pequeños negocios.

load the deck against sb/sth C1

poner las cartas en contra de alguien/algo

  • The new law was loaded the deck against immigrants.

    La nueva ley ponía las cartas en contra de los inmigrantes.

load something on someone's back C1

poner algo a alguien como responsabilidad

  • They loaded the responsibility on his back.

    Le pusieron la responsabilidad encima.