Finnish-English translations for painolasti

ballast
us
For some it is a thing of great value that needs to be protected, but for others, and sadly there are many in this group, it is ballast that they would like to be rid of. Joillekin sillä on merkittävää arvoa, jota on suojeltava, mutta toisille, ja näitä ryhmiä on valitettavan monia, se on painolasti, josta ne haluaisivat päästä eroon.
baggagePlease put your baggage in the trunkThis person has got a lot of emotional baggage.

dead weightShe wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter.
deadweight
encumbrancea widow without encumbrances, i.e. without children
jettison
us
The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hillThe jettisoning of fuel tanks
third wheel

laivan tai muun aluksen arvotonta lisäkuormaa, jonka tarkoituksena on vakauttaa alusta ja saada aikaan kulun kannalta edullinen syväys

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