Palavra do dia

burden      /ˈbɚdn̩/   noun [count]

(carga, peso, responsabilidade, fardo, opressão, dificultar, onerar, pôr carga em, sobrecarregar)

 

plural burdens

 

 

1: something heavy that is carried : load • They feared the donkey would collapse under the extra burden.

 

2 : someone or something that is very difficult to accept, do, or deal with • a (heavy) burden of sorrow/guilt • She had to bear/shoulder the burden of caring for her aging parents. • The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class. [=middle class people have been paying a greater portion of taxes] • The burden of proof is on the plaintiff, since the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. [=the plaintiff must prove that the defendant is guilty] • the company’s large debt burden [=the large amount of money that the company owes] — often followed by on • His illness has placed a huge financial burden on the family. • I'm sorry to be such a burden on you.

 

Learn about burden as a verb.