lumber

madera aserrada

Madera cortada en tablas u otras piezas para construir o fabricar objetos.

En inglés sencillo: Wood cut into boards or other pieces for building or making things.

• We need lumber for the new shed.
• The truck delivered lumber to the building site.
• Lumber prices rose again this year.

Sinónimos: timber

Expresiones frecuentes: lumber yard, lumber prices, pine lumber

moverse pesadamente

Moverse despacio y con torpeza, como si el cuerpo pesara mucho.

En inglés sencillo: To move slowly and awkwardly, as if your body is heavy.

• The bear lumbered through the forest.
• He lumbered up the stairs with his bags.
• A huge truck was lumbering along the narrow road.

Cómo se usa: lumber along/across/into somewhere (The bear lumbered across the road.)

Sinónimos: trudge, plod

Expresiones frecuentes: lumber along, lumber toward someone, lumber up stairs

cargar, endosar

Imponer a alguien un trabajo, problema o responsabilidad que no quiere y que resulta difícil de manejar.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone an unwanted job, problem, or responsibility that is difficult to deal with.

• They lumbered me with the extra work.
• She was lumbered with debts after the business failed.
• Why am I always lumbered with organizing everything?

Cómo se usa: lumber someone with something (They lumbered me with all the cleaning.); be lumbered with something (We were lumbered with a huge bill.)

Sinónimos: burden, saddle

Expresiones frecuentes: lumber someone with something, lumber someone with paperwork

abarrotar, atestar

Llenar un lugar de muebles u objetos no deseados hasta dejar poco espacio libre.

En inglés sencillo: To fill a place with unwanted furniture or other things so that it becomes crowded.

• Old furniture lumbered the narrow hall.
• They lumbered up the attic with broken chairs.
• The spare room was lumbered with boxes.

Cómo se usa: lumber something up with something (They lumbered the room up with old chairs.)

Sinónimos: clutter, encumber

Expresiones frecuentes: lumber up something, lumber a room