GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der Ballast

ballast; stabilising weight

Der Ballast wurde so verteilt, dass das Schiff auch bei veränderter Beladung stabil lag und sich nicht einseitig neigte.

The ballast was distributed so that the ship remained stable even with a change in cargo and did not list to one side.

ballast; burden; baggage

Die Vorstellung, jede Erwartung erfüllen zu müssen, wurde für sie zum Ballast, den sie erst durch viele Gespräche allmählich ablegen konnte.

The idea that she had to meet every expectation became a burden she could only gradually shed through many conversations.

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