🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

carga

Pronunciation / Transliteration: [ˈkaɾɣa]

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Burden/ˈbɜːr.dən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La carga emocional era demasiado pesada para ella."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A heavy load, especially one that is to be carried or lifted.

    "The donkey struggled under the burden of the heavy sacks of grain."
  2. 2

    A duty, responsibility, or source of worry that is difficult to bear; a cause of hardship or distress.

    "The constant financial worries became an unbearable emotional burden for her."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'burden' originates from the Old English 'byrthen', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*burdiz'. Historically, it has evolved to encompass both physical and metaphorical meanings, representing a load or responsibility that weighs heavily on someone.

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