lastre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ballast noun Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon, or vehicle to provide stability.
- burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
- liability noun A legal or financial responsibility for a debt, loss, or obligation.
- load verb To put a quantity of goods, cargo, or material onto or into something for transport or storage.
- prudence noun Careful, sensible judgment, especially about practical matters and future risks.
Senses
lastre is used for these senses in English:
- burden A responsibility, onus.
- liability A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
- load A burden; a weight to be carried.
- prudence (uncountable) The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.
ballast — full definition
- noun Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon, or vehicle to provide stability.
- noun Crushed stone or gravel laid down to form a stable bed for a road or railway track.
- verb To stabilise something by loading it with heavy material.
burden — full definition
- noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
- verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.