chargement

load

noun sharzh-MAHN Rare

Also means

loading, shipment

Usage Note

Chargement can refer to the physical load on a vehicle or ship (le chargement du camion) or to the process of loading (le chargement des bagages). In digital contexts it is increasingly used for 'loading' on screens, borrowed from charger ('to load/charge'). The related verb is charger and the agent noun chargeur means both 'loader' and 'charger' (battery charger).

Examples

"Le chargement du camion a pris une heure."

Natural Translation

Loading the truck took an hour.

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