Ballast
//ˈbæl.əst//
Translations of "ballast" (40 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | balast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), balast(material laid to form a bed for a road), balastoj(to stabilize a ship with ballast), balastoj(to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | ἕρμα(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | hérma | |
| Bulgarian | баласт(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), баластра(material laid to form a bed for a road), товар(electronics) | balast, balastra, tovar | |
| Catalan | llast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), llastar(to stabilize a ship with ballast) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 壓載 /压载(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), 道砟(material laid to form a bed for a road), 道碴(material laid to form a bed for a road) | yāzài, dàozhǎ, dàozhǎ, dàochá | |
| Czech | zátěž(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Danish | ballast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Dutch | ballast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), ballast(electronics), ballastbed(material laid to form a bed for a road), bedding(material laid to form a bed for a road) | — | |
| Esperanto | balasto(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), balasto(material laid to form a bed for a road) | — | |
| Estonian | ballast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), ballast(material laid to form a bed for a road), ballast(electronics), ballastima(to stabilize a ship with ballast), ballastima(to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track) | — | |
| Faroese | barlast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), kjølfesta(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), studningur(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Finnish | elektroninen virranrajoitin(electronics), kuristin(electronics), paarlasti(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), painolasti(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), raidesepeli(material laid to form a bed for a road), raidesora(material laid to form a bed for a road), tukikerros(material laid to form a bed for a road), virranrajoitin(electronics), ottaa painolastia(to stabilize a ship with ballast), sepelöidä(to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track), tasapainottaa(to weigh down with a ballast) | — | |
| French | ballast(material laid to form a bed for a road), ballast(electronics), lest(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), remblai(material laid to form a bed for a road), ballaster(to stabilize a ship with ballast) | — | |
| German | Ballast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), Bettung(material laid to form a bed for a road), Schotter(material laid to form a bed for a road), beschottern(to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track) | — | |
| Greek | έρμα(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), σαβούρα(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | érma, savoúra | |
| Greenlandic | ballasti(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Hebrew | רבד(material laid to form a bed for a road) | reved | |
| Hungarian | ballaszt(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), holtsúly(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Ido | balasto(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), balasto(material laid to form a bed for a road), balastizar(to stabilize a ship with ballast), balastizar(to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track) | — | |
| Indonesian | balas(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), balas(material laid to form a bed for a road) | — | |
| Italian | massicciata(material laid to form a bed for a road), regolatore(electronics), zavorra(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Japanese | バラスト(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | barasuto | |
| Korean | 밸러스트(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | baelleoseuteu | |
| Latin | saburro(to stabilize a ship with ballast) | — | |
| Māori | pēhanga kowhatu(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), pēhi(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), taowaka(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), tauta(to stabilize a ship with ballast) | — | |
| Norwegian | ballast(material laid to form a bed for a road), fundament(material laid to form a bed for a road), ballaste(to stabilize a ship with ballast) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ballast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | ballast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | بالاست(material laid to form a bed for a road), صافره(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | balast, safra | |
| Polish | balast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), balast(material laid to form a bed for a road), podsypka(material laid to form a bed for a road), balastować(to stabilize a ship with ballast), balastować(to weigh down with a ballast) | — | |
| Portuguese | balastro(material laid to form a bed for a road), lastro(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Romanian | balast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), balast(material laid to form a bed for a road), balast(electronics), blocaj(material laid to form a bed for a road), lest(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), pietriș(material laid to form a bed for a road) | — | |
| Russian | балла́ст(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | ballást | |
| Serbo-Croatian | balast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), баласт(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Spanish | balasto(material laid to form a bed for a road), balasto(electronics), balastra(electronics), balastro(material laid to form a bed for a road), balastro(electronics), lastre(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), lastre(anything that steadies emotion or mind), lastrar(to stabilize a ship with ballast) | — | |
| Swedish | ballast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), ballast(material laid to form a bed for a road), barlast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), barlast(material laid to form a bed for a road) | — | |
| Tagalog | tulakbahala(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Thai | บัลลาสต์(electronics), อับเฉา(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | ban-làat, àp-chǎo | |
| Turkish | balast(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), balast(material laid to form a bed for a road), safra(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) | — | |
| Ukrainian | бала́ст(heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel), бала́ст(material laid to form a bed for a road) | balást, balást |
balast, balast, balastoj, balastoj
llast, llastar
zátěž
ballast
ballast, ballast, ballastbed, bedding
balasto, balasto
ballast, ballast, ballast, ballastima, ballastima
barlast, kjølfesta, studningur
elektroninen virranrajoitin, kuristin, paarlasti, painolasti, raidesepeli, raidesora, tukikerros, virranrajoitin, ottaa painolastia, sepelöidä, tasapainottaa
ballast, ballast, lest, remblai, ballaster
Ballast, Bettung, Schotter, beschottern
ballasti
ballaszt, holtsúly
balasto, balasto, balastizar, balastizar
balas, balas
massicciata, regolatore, zavorra
saburro
pēhanga kowhatu, pēhi, taowaka, tauta
ballast, fundament, ballaste
ballast
ballast
balast, balast, podsypka, balastować, balastować
balastro, lastro
balast, balast, balast, blocaj, lest, pietriș
balast, баласт
balasto, balasto, balastra, balastro, balastro, lastre, lastre, lastrar
ballast, ballast, barlast, barlast
tulakbahala
balast, balast, safra
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