load

carga

Algo que se transporta, especialmente si es pesado.

En inglés sencillo: Something carried, especially something heavy.

• He carried a heavy load.
• The donkey struggled under its load.
• We lifted the load onto the cart.

Cómo se usa: load of something (The truck carried a load of bricks.)

Sinónimos: burden, cargo

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy load, carry a load, load of something

montón

Cantidad o número muy grande de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A large amount or number of something.

• We have loads of time.
• He spent a load of money.
• Did you take loads of photos?

Cómo se usa: a load of something (We have a load of spare blankets.); loads of something (She has loads of friends.)

Sinónimos: lot, ton

Expresiones frecuentes: a load of, loads of something, loads to do

carga de trabajo

Cantidad de trabajo o responsabilidades que tiene una persona.

En inglés sencillo: The amount of work or responsibility someone has.

• The extra assistant reduced my load.
• Teachers have a heavy load this term.
• We shared the load between three people.

Sinónimos: workload

Expresiones frecuentes: work load, teaching load, share the load

carga, lote

Cantidad que un vehículo o una máquina puede transportar o procesar de una sola vez.

En inglés sencillo: An amount that a vehicle or machine can carry or handle at one time.

• The truck takes one load at a time.
• We need three loads of sand.
• This machine processes each load in ten minutes.

Cómo se usa: load of something (They delivered a full load of sand.)

Sinónimos: batch

Expresiones frecuentes: full load, load of something, one load

colada, carga de ropa

Ropa u otras cosas que se lavan juntas en un ciclo de lavadora.

En inglés sencillo: The clothes or other things washed together in a washing machine.

• I washed a load of towels.
• There are two loads of laundry left.
• Can you put a load on before breakfast?

Cómo se usa: load of laundry/washing (I put a load of laundry in the machine.)

Sinónimos: washload

Expresiones frecuentes: load of washing, load of laundry, wash a load

carga eléctrica

Cantidad de potencia eléctrica que un aparato suministra o debe suministrar.

En inglés sencillo: The amount of electrical power a device supplies or needs to supply.

• The generator can handle this load.
• Switching on the heater increased the electrical load.
• Engineers measured the load during peak demand.

Cómo se usa: load on something (The load on the generator increased.)

Expresiones frecuentes: electrical load, peak load, load on something

cargar

Poner cosas dentro o encima de algo para transportarlas.

En inglés sencillo: To put things onto or into something so they can be carried.

• We loaded the truck.
• She loaded her bags into the car.
• Have they loaded all the boxes yet?

Cómo se usa: load something onto/into something (We loaded the boxes onto the truck.); load something with something (They loaded the van with furniture.)

Sinónimos: pack

Antónimos: unload

Expresiones frecuentes: load a truck, load something onto something, load with something, load cargo

cargar

Introducir en una máquina o arma los materiales que necesita para funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: To put the supplies a machine or weapon needs inside it.

• He loaded the gun.
• Please load the printer with fresh paper.
• She loaded film into the camera.

Cómo se usa: load something with something (She loaded the printer with paper.)

Sinónimos: fill

Antónimos: unload

Expresiones frecuentes: load a gun, load a printer, load with something