German VERB B2 Rank 9890

überlasten

to overload

überlasten – überlastete – hat überlastet

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry überlasten, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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überlasten vs überfordern

to overwhelm

Überfordern and überlasten can both express the exceeding of a performance limit. Überfordern emphasizes that the demands are too high for a person's abilities. Überlasten focuses more on the excessive amount of work or strain that exceeds a capacity limit.

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überlasten

Die vielen gleichzeitig eingehenden Anfragen überlasten das kleine Team.

The many inquiries arriving at the same time overload the small team.

überfordern

Die schwierigen Fachfragen überfordern das unerfahrene Team.

The difficult technical questions overwhelm the inexperienced team.

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