cargar

/kaɾˈɡaɾ/, [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]

carry, upload


Verb cargar (first-person singular present cargo, first-person singular preterite cargué, past participle cargado)

  1. (transitive) to charge
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to load
  3. (transitive) to annoy, pester
  4. (American football) to blitz
  5. (reflexive, colloquial) to kill
  6. (reflexive, colloquial) to break

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Cada uno de estos ascensores puede cargar a diez personas.

    These elevators are each capable of carrying ten persons.

  • El médico no permitía a mi padre cargar cosas pesadas.

    The doctor didn't allow my father to carry heavy things.

  • Tengo que cargar el móvil.

    I need to charge my mobile.

  • Necesito cargar mi celular.

    I need to charge my cellphone.

  • Él me hizo cargar su equipaje.

    He made me carry his baggage.

  • Necesito cargar mi móvil.

    I need to charge my mobile.

  • Para él es fácil cargar la piedra.

    It is easy for him to carry the stone.

  • Hay que cargar la batería.

    The battery has to be charged.

  • Tom se ofreció a cargar con la maleta de Mary, pero ella le dijo que prefería llevarla ella misma.

    Tom offered to carry Mary's suitcase, but she told him she wanted to carry it herself.

  • ¡A cargar!

    Charge!

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