überlastet
Translation
overloaded, congested, overburdened
Examples
Die Server sind zurzeit überlastet.
The servers are currently overloaded.
Ich fühle mich von der Arbeit überlastet.
I feel overburdened by work.
Die Straßen der Stadt sind völlig überlastet.
The city's streets are completely congested.
Grammar Patterns
to ((be)) overloaded The line is overloaded.
to ((feel)) overburdened I feel totally overburdened.
Similar Words
Synonyms: überfüllt (overcrowded), gestresst (stressed); Antonyms: entlastet (relieved), leer (empty)
Etymology
From 'über' (over) + 'Last' (load, burden). Literally 'over-loaded'.
Memory Tips
Picture a donkey with a huge 'load' (Last) on its back, so it's 'over'-loaded.