What does lastro in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word lastro in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lastro in Portuguese.
The word lastro in Portuguese means ballast, weight, base, gold reserve, lastro, lastro, lastro, tanque de lastro. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word lastro
ballastsubstantivo masculino (náutica (peso em barco) (shipping) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
weightsubstantivo masculino (peso em veículo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
basesubstantivo masculino (figurado (fundamento) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
gold reservesubstantivo masculino (economia (depósito em ouro) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
lastronoun (weight used to stabilize ship) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) That ship uses gravel as a ballast. |
lastronoun (figurative, uncountable ([sth] providing weight) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) A renda estável e a atitude maternal de Nancy foram um lastro para toda a família. Nancy's steady income and and motherly attitude was a ballast for the whole family. |
lastronoun ([sth] that maintains circuit current) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) The electrician installed a ballast to limit the current in the circuit. |
tanque de lastronoun (ship's water container) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) Os navios devem esvaziar seus tanques de lastro em alto mar para evitar a introdução de espécies invasoras nos grandes lagos. Ships are supposed to empty their ballast tanks out at sea to avoid introducing invasive species into the Great Lakes. |
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