Translation for "weighing down" to spanish

Weighing down

verb

• sobrecargar
• agobiar
• abrumar

Translation examples

sobrecargar verb

“Now, remember,” he was saying, “shellfish gives Monsieur L’Evêque a rash, but the nature of the entertainment is such that Madame will wish something light, terribly light, to be served. We must not weigh down the spirits of our audience, eh?” He was waving his fingers in the air to symbolize the lightness desired.
—Y recuerda —decía— que los mariscos causan erisipela al señor obispo; se trata de una velada en la que Madame querrá que se sirva algo ligero, muy ligero. No hay que sobrecargar a los invitados, ¿sabes? Gesticulaba delicadamente con los dedos para dar a entender la ligereza que deseaba.

agobiar verb

Indeed, I think that if the last quarter of what you carried into my house were upon this table, I'd feel right about weighing down my dear kinsman with the heavy responsibility of the Palwashantu Index."
Más aún, creo que si el cuarto restante de lo que habéis traído a mi casa estuviera sobre esta mesa, no me molestaría agobiar a mi querido pariente con la tremenda responsabilidad del índice Palwashantu.