Lastra in english
Lastra
pronunciation: læstrə part of speech: noun
pronunciation: læstrə part of speech: noun
In gestures
lastra = toll ; millstone ; deadwood [dead wood].
Example: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.Example: Squeezed between the upper and nether millstones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Example: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.lastrar = weight down ; ballast.
Example: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.Example: It was a common practice to fill empty fuel oil tanks with sea water to ballast ships.