load

A. n

• 1 (gen) charge (f); (on vehicle, animal) chargement (m); (on ship, plane) cargaison (f); (figurative) fardeau (m) three (lorry-)loads of sand = trois camions de sable

• 2 (colloq) (a lot) a (whole) load of people = des tas (fam) de gens that's a load of nonsense (colloq) = c'est vraiment n'importe quoi (fam)

B. n pl

• loads of (+ plural nouns) = des tas (fam) de loads of times = plein de or des tas (fam) de fois we've got loads of time = nous avons tout notre temps loads of work = un travail fou (fam)

C. vtr

• 1 (gen) charger [vehicle, gun] (with de); mettre un film dans [camera]

• 2 [Comput] charger [program]

• 3to load sb with = combler qn de [presents, honours]