burden · noun
Sens et exemples
Une responsabilité, une difficulté ou une inquiétude lourde à supporter ou à gérer.
The cost of repeated repairs placed a considerable burden on a family already managing on limited income.
Sharing the administrative work reduced the burden on volunteers who had previously handled everything themselves.
She did not want her disappointment to become another burden for friends dealing with their own problems.
The new reporting requirements increased the burden of paperwork without clearly improving the quality of the service.
Formes
- burden singular
- burdens plural