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belaste

verbverb

to put a strain on · to burden · to debit

PronunciationUttale

belasˊte

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk from Low German

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. legge tyngde eller press på;
    utsette for en viss påkjenning;
    tyngeto weigh down
    to put weight or pressure on;
    to subject to a certain strain;
    to weigh downtynge
    • belaste en bjelke to load a beam
    • belaste en muskel to strain a muscle
    • han er belastet med en rekke verv he is burdened with a whole string of offices
    • være arvelig belastet med noe to be hereditarily predisposed to something
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • et hardt belastet strømnett a heavily loaded electricity grid
    • kriminelt belastede ungdommer young people with a criminal record
    • tungt belastede rusmiddelmisbrukere severely affected drug addicts
    • et belastende arbeid, både fysisk og mentalt a taxing job, both physically and mentally
  2. debitereto debit to debitdebitere
    • belaste en konto to debit an account

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

belastet begrep negativt ladet begrep (1)concept a negatively charged conceptbegrep (1) Eng. phrasea loaded term
  • planøkonomi har blitt et belastet begrep planned economy has become a dirty word