weigh down
US /weɪ daʊn/
UK /weɪ daʊn/
1.
accabler, peser sur
to make someone feel worried or unhappy because of problems, responsibilities, or a heavy burden
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The responsibilities of the new job began to weigh him down.
Les responsabilités du nouveau poste ont commencé à l'accabler.
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Don't let your past mistakes weigh you down.
Ne laissez pas vos erreurs passées vous accabler.
2.
alourdir, lester
to cause something to sink or become heavy, often by adding weight
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The heavy rain began to weigh down the branches of the trees.
La forte pluie a commencé à alourdir les branches des arbres.
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She added stones to the net to weigh it down in the water.
Elle a ajouté des pierres au filet pour le lester dans l'eau.