belasten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
- charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
- encumber verb To load down something with a burden.
- incriminate verb To provide evidence that someone is guilty of a crime.
- lade verb To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- tax noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.
Senses
belasten is used for these senses in English:
- charge To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
- charge To call to account; to challenge.
- encumber (transitive) To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.
- encumber (transitive) To burden with a legal claim or other obligation.
- incriminate (transitive) To indicate the guilt of.
- lade To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
- strain (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
- tax (transitive) To make excessive demands on.
burden — full definition
- noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
- verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.
charge — full definition
- noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
- noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
- noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
- verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
- verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.