Summary
burden {noun}
charge · accablement · fardeau · coûts indirects
to burden {verb}
charger · alourdir
English-French translation for "burden"
"burden" French translation
burden {noun}
** Source: Estimated burden in 1998 in accordance with the draft budget for 1998.
The burden of proof must be with the companies and not with public authorities.
They can ensure that the burden of costs is distributed fairly among the Parties.
Some people say that this is a burden and a chore and that it will impose costs.
That is possible only if we learn to practice burden-sharing among countries.
burden {noun} (also: abasement, exhaustion)
place any undue burden on the accused and does not affect the accused's rights
It is important to avoid increasing the administrative burden on recipient States.
The heavy burden of external debt is a major cause of concern for many countries.
Their democratically elected Government is struggling to cope with the burden.
We have reduced the overall tax burden to its lowest level in nearly 50 years.
burden {noun}
To achieve a proportional burden sharing of all variable indirect costs, UNDP has determined a percentage fee that is charged to all...
to burden {verb}
to burden [burdened|burdened] {vb} (also: to load, to entrust, to pack, to charge)
We have also been careful not to burden the Treaty with a series of obligations.
Do you not feel that this is an extra burden that serves no purpose?
Managers become accountable for their decisions, instead of passing the burden of defense to the Office of Human Resources Management.
This is unfortunately so, even as we equally habitually burden the Organization with escalating tasks for it to perform on a shoestring
Burdens which the public do not understand are automatically perceived to be unfair.
to burden [burdened|burdened] {vb} (also: to make heavy, to bog down)
It is important to avoid increasing the administrative burden on recipient States.
The Committee should discuss the issue even though it would add to its burden of work.
Such a mechanism should not add a new bureaucracy or burden existing meetings.
However, this temporary solution is not sustainable and adds to the Government's debt burden.
However, the least developed countries' external debt burden has continued to grow over time.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "burden":
© Princeton Universitycharge · saddle · burthen · weight · weight down · load · loading · encumbrance · incumbrance · onus · effect · essence · core · gist
Usage examples
Usage examples for "burden" in French
Similar words
buns · bunt · bunting · Buonaparte · buoy · buoyancy · buoyant · buoyantly · bupkis · bur · burden · burdensome · burdock · bureau · bureaucracy · bureaucrat · bureaucratic · burette · burgeoning · burger · burgess
Even more translations in the English-Spanish dictionary by bab.la.