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Translate ballast from English to Spanish

Summary

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ballast:
- lastre; zahorra; carga inútil
Wiktionary:
- ballast → lastrar
- ballast → balastro, balastra, balasto, lastre
- ballast → lastre

English

Detailed Translations for ballast from English to Spanish

ballast:

ballast [the ~] noun

the ballast
el lastre; la zahorra; la carga inútil
- lastre [el ~] noun
- zahorra [la ~] noun
- carga inútil [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for ballast:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
carga inútil	ballast
lastre	ballast	cargo; freight; load; shipment
zahorra	ballast
-	ballast resistor; barretter; light ballast

Related Words for "ballast":

ballasts

Synonyms for "ballast":

substance; matter
gravel; crushed rock
attribute
ballast resistor; barretter; resistor; resistance
light ballast; electrical device
brace; steady; stabilize; stabilise

Related Definitions for "ballast":

any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship¹
an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps¹
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)¹
an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings¹
coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads¹
make steady with a ballast¹

Wiktionary Translations for ballast:

ballast

verb

to stabilize a ship with ballast
- ballast → lastrar

noun

electronics
- ballast → balastro; balastra; balasto
material laid to form a bed for a road
- ballast → balasto; balastro
anything that steadies emotion or mind
- ballast → lastre
heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel
- ballast → lastre

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• ballast	→ lastre	↔ Ballast — Stoff oder Bauteil, das für seine Größe vergleichsweise schwer ist und zur Stabilisierung des Objektes, auf welchem es geladen ist (z.B. auf Schiffen, Ballonen, U-Booten und anderen Tauchfahrzeugen) dient

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University