Ballast
derNounballast, dead weight, burden
English translations
- 01
ballast
Word details
- German meaning
- Überschüssiges Gewicht oder unnötige Belastung, sowohl physisch als auch metaphorisch.
- English meaning
- Ballast
- Synonym
- Belastung, Bürde
- German example
- Wir müssen den unnötigen Ballast abwerfen.
- English example
- We need to throw off the unnecessary ballast.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Ballast
- Plural Form
- die Ballaste
Related words
- ballasten
ballast
- Ballaststoff
fiber
- ballasten
To ballast
- Vollkornbrot
Whole grain bread
- Vollkornmehl
Whole wheat flour
- hartleibig
Constipated
- Trockenpflaume
A prune is a dried plum, often used as a snack or in cooking.
- Kleie
Bran
- Mungbohne
A legume primarily grown in Asia, whose seeds are used as food.
Example sentences with “Ballast”
Er warf den unnötigen Ballast über Bord. (He threw the unnecessary ballast overboard.)
Frequently asked questions
How is Ballast used figuratively in German?
It is often used as 'emotionaler Ballast' to describe metaphorical baggage or burdens.