sobrecargar

to overload

verb soh-breh-kahr-GAHR Rare

Origin: sobre- (over) + cargar (to load)

Also means

to surcharge

Usage Note

Sobrecargar is a regular -ar verb with the same spelling change as cargar: the g becomes gu before e (sobrecargué). It is used literally — sobrecargar un camión (to overload a truck) — and figuratively — sobrecargar de trabajo (to overburden with work). In IT, it also means 'to overload' a network or server.

Examples

"No debes sobrecargar la mochila con tantos libros."

Natural Translation

You shouldn't overload the backpack with so many books.

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