Definition: ballast
Notre montgolfière a besoin de plus de lest - Our hot-air balloon needs more ballast
Expressions: jeter du lest, lâcher du lest - to make concessions
On va devoir jeter du lest afin de conclure ces négotations - We're going to have to make concessions to finish these negotiations
Related: le lestage - ballasting; lester - to ballast, (inf) fill
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Notre montgolfière a besoin de plus de lest - Our hot-air balloon needs more ballast
Expressions: jeter du lest, lâcher du lest - to make concessions
On va devoir jeter du lest afin de conclure ces négotations - We're going to have to make concessions to finish these negotiations
Related: le lestage - ballasting; lester - to ballast, (inf) fill
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Pronunciation: [lest]Audio Link
