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unload

/ʌnˈləʊd/

/ʌnˈloʊd/

Translations

unloadverb

unloaded

Past Simple

unloaded

Past Participle

unloading

Gerund

/ʌnˈləʊd/

/ʌnˈloʊd/

déchargerSens militaire ou de sécurité.

Soldiers must unload their rifles before entering the barracks.

Les soldats doivent décharger leurs fusils avant d'entrer dans la caserne.

The workers began to unload the boxes from the truck.

Les ouvriers ont commencé à décharger les cartons du camion.

Additional translations

déchargerInformatique.

déchargerSens figuré : se décharger de quelque chose, confier un fardeau.

liquiderFamilier : vendre rapidement, se débarrasser d'un bien.

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unloadverb

To remove cargo or goods from a vehicle, ship, or container.

The workers began to unload the boxes from the truck.

To relieve oneself of something burdensome or unwanted.

She needed to unload her worries to a friend.

To remove the ammunition from a firearm, rendering it incapable of firing.

Soldiers must unload their rifles before entering the barracks.

Computing: to remove a program, driver, or data from active memory or from a device.

The technician unloaded the driver before rebooting the computer.

Informal: to sell or dispose of something quickly, especially when it is unwanted or losing value.

Investors rushed to unload their shares after the profit warning.