Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
ballast / ˈbæləst/ noun - (in balloon, ship) lest m;
- (on rail, road) ballast m.
'ballast' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
French:
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| ballast n | (of ship) | ballast nm |
| | | lest nm |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| ballast vtr | (a ship) | ballaster⇒ vtr |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| ballast tank n | (ship's water container) | citerne de lestage nf |
| | Ships are supposed to empty their ballast tanks out at sea to avoid introducing invasive species into the Great Lakes. |
| | | réservoir de lestage nm |
| | | cuve à lest nf |
| | angl | ballast nm |
| | Afin de refaire surface, le sous-marin injecta de l'air comprimé dans ses ballasts. |
| in ballast | un bateau en lest | être en lest |
| jettison ballast | navire, ballon | se délester v |
| remove ballast from | un navire, un ballon | délester v |
