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sobrecargado

overloaded, overburdened

adjective soh-breh-kahr-GAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Sobrecargado is the past participle of sobrecargar (to overload), used as an adjective. It applies to physical loads (camión sobrecargado, overloaded truck), electrical circuits (circuito sobrecargado, overloaded circuit), and workloads (agenda sobrecargada, packed schedule). The related noun is sobrecarga (overload, surcharge). The feminine form is sobrecargada.

Examples

"El servidor estaba sobrecargado de peticiones."

Natural Translation

The server was overloaded with requests.

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