surcharge

surcharge
surcharge [syʀ∫aʀʒ]
feminine noun
   a. [de véhicule] overloading
   b. ( = poids en excédent) excess load ; [de cheval de course] weight handicap
• surcharge pondérale excess weight
• surcharge électrique overload
• une tonne de surcharge an excess load of a ton
• les passagers/marchandises en surcharge the excess passengers/goods
• payer un supplément pour une surcharge de bagages to pay for excess luggage
   c. une surcharge de travail extra work
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syʀʃaʀʒ
nom féminin (poids) excess load, overload; (fait d'être surchargé) overloading

surcharge pondérale — excess weight

un véhicule en surcharge — an overloaded vehicle

une surcharge de travail — an extra load of work

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syʀʃaʀʒ nf
1) [passagers, marchandises] excess load

prendre des passagers en surcharge — to take on extra passengers

2) [détails, ornements] overabundance
3) (= correction) alteration
4) POSTE surcharge
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surcharge nf
1 (excédent de poids) excess load, overload; (fait d'être surchargé) overloading; surcharge pondérale excess weight; une surcharge de 500 kilos an overload of 500 kilos; elle a 20 kilos de bagages en surcharge she has 20 kilos of excess baggage; un navire/véhicule en surcharge an overloaded ship/vehicle; des voyageurs en surcharge excess passengers; rouler en surcharge to drive an overloaded vehicle;
2 (excès) une surcharge de travail an extra load of work; une surcharge de frais extra expenses; il faut éviter la surcharge des programmes scolaires we must avoid overloading the school syllabus;
3 (correction) correction; écrire un mot/chiffre en surcharge to write a word/figure on top of another which has been crossed out;
4 (de timbre-poste) overprint, surcharge.
[syrʃarʒ] nom féminin
1. [excédent de poids] overload, overloading
surcharge de bagages excess luggage
2. [excès] overabundance, surfeit
surcharge de travail extra work
les parents se plaignent de la surcharge des programmes scolaires parents are complaining that the school curriculum is overloaded
3. [sur un mot] alteration
4. [sur un timbre] surcharge, overprint
5. CONSTRUCTION [d'un enduit] overthick coat
[ornementation] frills, over-embellishment
6. ÉLECTRICITÉ overload
7. IMPRIMERIE overprint
8. [d'un cheval de course] (weight) handicap
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en surcharge locution adjectivale
excess (avant nom), extra (avant nom)

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