course load

kɔrs loʊd

Definition

Definition of course load - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

amount of work required for courses

His course load is manageable with good time management.

coursework

academic schedule

number and difficulty of courses taken

He is struggling with his heavy course load this year.

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Expressions with course

of course

exp.

used to show something is obvious

Of course it rains a lot in the rainforest.

crash course

short, intensive class to learn something quickly

She took a crash course in French before her trip.

on course

adj.

proceeding as expected or planned

The project is on course to finish by June.

collision course

path leading to a collision if unchanged

The asteroid is on a collision course with Earth.

over the course of

prep.

indicates time period during which something happens

She learned French over the course of three years.

set a course for

decide and begin to follow a direction or path

The captain set a course for the nearest island.

Expressions with load

load up

fill something with cargo or items

They load up the truck with boxes.

a load of

det.

a large number of people or things

A load of people showed up at the event.

lighten the load

reduce the weight or amount of something

They lightened the load by removing unnecessary items.

share the load

help someone with their work or responsibilities

We need to share the load to finish this project on time.

dump one's load

empty a container or vehicle

The truck driver dumped his load at the construction site.

load of garbage

large amount of waste materials collected together

The truck carried a load of garbage to the landfill.

load the dice

to rig a situation for a desired result

They loaded the dice to ensure their candidate would win.

shoulder the load

take on a difficult task or responsibility

She had to shoulder the load after her boss left.

drop a load

release a heavy burden or load

The truck stopped to drop a load of bricks.

lazy man's load

heavy load carried to avoid multiple trips

He took a lazy man's load and dropped everything.

Terms with course load included in their meaning

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credit hour

college schedule

course-load measure, often one weekly meeting across a term

Examples of course load in a sentence

Balancing a part-time job and a full course load is challenging.
Her course load this semester is overwhelming.
Balancing a part-time job with a full course load is challenging.

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French:charge de cours, emploi du temps, ...
German:Arbeitsbelastung, Kursbelastung, ...
Italian:carico di studio, carico accademico, ...
Spanish:carga de cursos, ...
Portuguese:carga horária, carga curricular, ...
Chinese:课程负担, 学业负担, ...
Japanese:学業負担, 履修負担, ...
Arabic:عِبْء دِرَاسِيّ, حِمْل دِراسِيّ, ...
Hebrew:עוֹמֶס לִימוּדִים, עוֹמֶס לִימּוּדִים, ...
Russian:учебная нагрузка, академическая нагрузка, ...
Ukrainian:навчальне навантаження, ...
Hindi:पाठ्यभार, शैक्षणिक भार, ...
Bengali:পাঠ্যভার, শিক্ষাভার, ...
Catalan:càrrega lectiva, càrrega acadèmica, ...
Czech:studijní zátěž, počet a náročnost předmětů, ...
Danish:studiebelastning, fagbelastning, ...
Dutch:studiebelasting, studielast, ...
Greek:φόρτος μαθημάτων, ακαδημαϊκό φορτίο, ...
Hungarian:tanulmányi terhelés, óraterhelés, ...
Khmer:បន្ទុកមុខវិជ្ជាសិក្សា, បរិមាណ និងកម្រិតលំបាកនៃមុខវិជ្ជាដែលរៀន, ...
Korean:수업량, 과목 부담, ...
Persian:حجم درسی, بار درسی, ...
Polish:obciążenie zajęciami, liczba kursów, ...
Portuguese (BR):carga horária, ...
Romanian:încărcătura cursurilor, volum de cursuri, ...
Swedish:studiebelastning, kursbelastning, ...
Thai:ภาระการเรียน, ภาระวิชาเรียน, ...
Turkish:ders yükü, ...
Vietnamese:khối lượng môn học, lịch học, ...

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