lastre

m.

1 ballast.

soltar lastre to discharge ballast

2 burden.

3 gravel, ballast, road metal.

4 scum, scoria.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: lastrar.

* * *

lastre

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO ballast

2 figurado dead weight, burden

* * *

SM

1) (Náut, Téc) ballast

en lastre — (Náut) in ballast

2) (=inconveniente) burden

3) (=sentido común) good sense, good judgment

4) Cono Sur ** (=comida) grub *, chow (EEUU) **

* * *

masculino

a) (de buque, globo) ballast

soltar or largar lastre — to drop ballast

b) (carga, estorbo) burden

* * *

= drag, liability, albatross.

Ex. Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.

Ex. Low-tech is not a liability in all cases; sometimes simple is better.

Ex. 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.

----

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* ser un lastre para = be a drag on.

* * *

masculino

a) (de buque, globo) ballast

soltar or largar lastre — to drop ballast

b) (carga, estorbo) burden

* * *

= drag, liability, albatross.

Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.

Ex: Low-tech is not a liability in all cases; sometimes simple is better.

Ex: 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.

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* ser un lastre para = be a drag on.

* * *

lastre

masculine

A

1 (de un buque, globo) ballast

soltar or largar lastre to drop ballast

2 (carga, estorbo) burden

es un lastre para la familia she's a burden on her family

lastre financiero financial burden

B (RPl arg) (comida) grub (colloq)

¿qué hay para el lastre? what is there to eat?, what's for dinner ( o lunch etc)?

* * *

Del verbo lastrar: (conjugate lastrar)

lastré es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

lastre es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
lastrar    
lastre
lastre sustantivo masculino

a) (de buque, globo) ballast

b) (carga, estorbo) burden

lastre sustantivo masculino
1 (de barco, globo) ballast
2 (rémora) dead weight: su falta de dominio del idioma es un lastre para él, not being able to speak the language perfectly is a burden for him
'lastre' also found in these entries:
English:
ballast
- liability
- weight

* * *

lastre nm

1. [peso] ballast;

soltar lastre to discharge ballast

2. [estorbo] burden

* * *

lastre

m ballast; fig

burden;

soltar lastre drop ballast

* * *

lastre nm

1) : burden

2) : ballast