surcharger

surcharger [syʀ∫aʀʒe]

➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb

to overload

• surcharger qn de travail/d'impôts to overload sb with work/with taxes

• je suis surchargé (de travail) I'm overloaded with work

• emploi du temps surchargé crowded timetable

• programmes scolaires surchargés overloaded syllabuses

• classes surchargées overcrowded classes

• manuscrit surchargé de corrections manuscript littered with corrections

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syʀʃaʀʒe

verbe transitif

1) (charger à l'excès) to overload

surcharger un texte de citations — to cram a text with quotations

2) (accabler) to overburden (de with)

surcharger quelqu'un de travail — to overburden somebody with work

3) Informatique to overload

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syʀʃaʀʒe vt

1) [véhicule] to overload

2) [décoration] to overdo

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surcharger verb table: manger vtr

1 (charger à l'excès) to overload; des bagages qui surchargent dangereusement la voiture luggage that dangerously overloads the car; surcharger un texte de citations to cram a text with quotations;

2 (accabler) to overburden (de with); surcharger qn de travail to overburden sb with work;

3 (écrire par-dessus) to cover [sth] with corrections [texte];

4 Postes to surcharge [timbre-poste];

5 Ordinat to overload.

[syrʃarʒe] verbe transitif

1. [véhicule] to overload

2. [accabler] to overburden

surchargé de travail overworked

3. [alourdir] to weigh down

4. [raturer] to alter

un rapport surchargé de ratures a report containing too many deletions