Cumber
Translation of "cumber" into Russian
cumber
NounUK
/ˈkʌmbə/
US
/ˈkʌmbər/
cumber
cumbers pl
The old machinery became a cumber to the factory's operations.
Старое оборудование стало обузой для работы завода.
cumber
VerbUK
/ˈkʌmbə/
US
/ˈkʌmbɚ/
cumber
cumbers
cumbered Past Simple / Past Participle
cumbering Gerund
The heavy backpack cumbers him during the hike.
Тяжелый рюкзак обременяет его во время похода.
The regulations cumber the process of starting a new business.
Правила затрудняют процесс открытия нового бизнеса.
Definitions
cumber
NounUK
/ˈkʌmbə/
US
/ˈkʌmbɚ/
A hindrance or burden.
The heavy backpack was a cumber during the long hike.
A mass of clutter or accumulated useless objects; disorderly accumulation.
After the renovation, the garage was cleared of the cumber that had built up over years.
cumber
VerbUK
/ˈkʌmbə/
US
/ˈkʌmbɚ/
To hinder or obstruct with a burden or impediment.
The heavy backpack cumbered her progress up the steep hill.
To overload or weigh down.
The old cart was cumbered with too many boxes, making it difficult to move.
To fill or crowd (a place) in a way that impedes movement or use; to clutter up.
Fallen branches cumbered the forest path after the storm.
Idioms and phrases
cumber (someone) with
I don't want to cumber you with unnecessary details.
обременять (кого-либо) чем-либо
Я не хочу обременять тебя лишними деталями.
cumber (someone's) progress
Unnecessary bureaucracy can cumber our progress.
затруднять (чей-либо) прогресс
Ненужная бюрократия может затруднять наш прогресс.
cumber (someone's) way
The fallen branches cumbered their way through the forest.
мешать (чью-либо) дорогу
Поваленные ветки мешали им пройти через лес.
cumber (someone's) life
Worries should not cumber your life.
отягощать (чью-либо) жизнь
Тревоги не должны отягощать твою жизнь.
cumber (oneself) with
She doesn't cumber herself with trivial matters.
обременять (себя) чем-либо
Она не обременяет себя пустяками.