English-French translations for overburden

• accabler
• mort-terrain
• stérile
• surchargé
  La Commission européenne finit par être surchargée en poursuivant la politique actuelle. The European Commission will become overburdened if it pursues its current policy.
  Cette proposition impose simplement de la paperasserie et des coûts supplémentaires à une industrie déjà surchargée. This proposal simply adds more red tape and costs to an already overburdened industry.

Definition of overburden

• To overload or overtax
• The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam
• A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated

Related words

• overburdened
• overburning
• Overbury