burden
1 noun difficult or unpleasant responsibilityualach masc1 it's a burden of guilt to bear is ualach ciontachta é seo le hiomparto place a burden on sb ualach a chur ar dhuine 2 noun professional or legal dutyualach masc1 he tends to shift the burden of blame to others is gnách leis an milleán a chur ar dhaoine eileTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun money to be paidualach masc1 muirear masc1 the debt burden ualach an fhiachaisthe burden of taxation ualach an chánachaisit's an additional burden on taxpayers is ualach breise é ar cháiníocóirí 4 noun heavy loadualach masc1 tromualach masc1 5 noun NAUT ship's maximum loadualach masc1 lód masc1 200 tons burden ualach 200 tonna, lód 200 tonna 6 noun main themepríomhthéama masc4 eithne fem4 I understood the burden of the argument thuig mé príomhthéama na hargóinte, thuig mé bunús na hargóinte 7 noun MUS refrain, choruspríomhthéama masc4 8 verb give sb duty, problem, etc TRANSITIVEualach a chur ar I won't burden you with the minor details ní bhodhróidh mé thú leis na mionsonraíhe was burdened by that responsibility ba mhór an t-ualach air an fhreagracht sin