LEARNit Dictionary

load

noun
B2
1
B2
something that is being carried (usually in large amounts) by a person, vehicle, etc.
بار, محموله
2
B2
the total amount of something that something can carry or contain
بار, محموله, ظرفیت
a busload of tourists
They ordered three truckloads of sand.
He put half a load of washing in the machine.
The plane took off with a full load.
Maximum load, including passengers, is 800 pounds.
3
the amount of weight that is pressing down on something
بار, وزن
a load-bearing wall
Modern backpacks spread the load over a wider area.
The table creaked under its heavy load.
4
B2
a large number or amount of people or things; plenty
تعداد زیادی, انبوه, کثرت
She's got loads of friends.
He wrote loads and loads of letters to people.
Uncle Jim brought a whole load of presents for the kids.
We saw a load of houses before we bought this one.
They all had loads of fun at the park.
In my job I get the chance to meet loads of different people.
There's loads to do today.
5
used to emphasize that something is wrong, stupid, bad, etc.
مزخرف, چرند, اشتباه
You're talking a load of rubbish.
6
an amount of work that a person or machine has to do
بار, کار, وظیفه, بار کاری, وظیفه کاری
Teaching loads have increased in all types of school.
Extra warmth from sunlight can put an additional load on the air-conditioning system.
We're trying to spread the load by employing more staff.
see also caseload, workload
7
a feeling of responsibility or worry that is difficult to deal with
بار مسئولیت, فشار, زحمت, مسئولیت, بار, دغدغه, نگرانی, سنگینی
She thought she would not be able to bear the load of bringing up her family alone.
Knowing that they had arrived safely took a load off my mind.
Many companies are burdened by high debt loads.
synonym burden
8
the amount of electrical power that is being supplied at a particular time
بار, میزان بار, توان مصرفی
verb
B2
1
B2
to put a large quantity of things or people onto or into something
بار زدن, بار کردن, بارگیری کردن
see also front-load
2
to receive a load
بارگیری کردن, بار کردن, بار زدن, گرفتن بار
The ship was still loading.
opposite unload
3
to give somebody a lot of things, especially things they have to carry
بار کردن, بار زدن, گذارندن, حمل کردن, بارگیری
They loaded her with gifts.
4
to put something into a weapon, camera or other piece of equipment so that it can be used
پر کردن, گلوله گذاری, بار کردن, سلاح پر کردن
She loaded a new cartridge into the printer.
She loaded the printer with a new cartridge.
Is the gun loaded?
opposite unload
5
to put data or a program into the memory of a computer, usually from local disk storage
بارگذاری کردن, لود کردن
The program automatically loads the file.
This page won't load on my laptop.
compare download