Lastre in english

Ballast

pronunciation: bæləst part of speech: noun
In gestures

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.

lastre1 = ballast. 

Example: There is enough information to support the argument that the cobblestones were brought over as ballast on ships returning from Europe.

more:

» agua de lastreballast water .

Example: Study shows deoxygenating ballast water can prevent invasive species and ship corrosion.

» tanque de lastreballast tank .

Example: In order to maintain stability during transit along coasts and on the open ocean , ships fill their ballast tanks with water.

lastre2 = drag ; liability ; albatross. 

Example: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space.Example: Low-tech is not a liability in all cases; sometimes simple is better.Example: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

more:

» el lastre dethe shackles of .

Example: They will have to free themselves from the shackles of convention or else pay the penalty.

» ser un lastre parabe a drag on .

Example: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
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