Толковый словарь английского языка - burden
Burden
burden
I. noun see: bear Date: before 12th century 1. something that is carried ; load , duty , responsibility , something oppressive or worrisome, 3. the bearing of a load, capacity for carrying cargo , load 11 , II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1541 load , oppress , III. noun Etymology: Middle English burdoun, from Anglo-French burdun a drone bass, of imitative origin Date: 14th century a bass or accompanying part, 2. chorus , refrain , a central topic ; theme
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n. & v. --n. 1 a load, esp. a heavy one. 2 an oppressive duty, obligation, expense, emotion, etc. 3 the bearing of loads (beast of burden). 4 (also archaic burthen) a ship's carrying-capacity, tonnage. 5 a the refrain or chorus of a song. b the chief theme or gist of a speech, book, poem, etc. --v.tr. load with a burden; encumber, oppress. Phrases and idioms burden of proof the obligation to prove one's case. Derivatives burdensome adj. Etymology: OE byrthen: rel. to BIRTH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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