No. 1,316 in Portuguese
carga
"Carga" in Portuguese means "load" or "cargo" in English.
In a sentence
A carga do caminhão está pesada.
The truck's load is heavy.
In this sentence, 'carga' refers to the physical goods or cargo that the truck is carrying.
Ele tem uma grande carga de responsabilidade no trabalho.
He has a large load of responsibility at work.
Here, 'carga' metaphorically expresses the concept of burden or the amount of responsibility someone bears.
Durante a tempestade, houve uma carga elétrica intensa no céu.
During the storm, there was an intense electric charge in the sky.
In this context, 'carga' denotes the amount of electrical energy present in the air during the storm.
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