lastrar
lastrar(
lahs
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trahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to ballast
Estos depósitos de agua se usan para lastrar el barco y lograr más estabilidad.These water tanks are used to ballast the ship and increase stability.
a. to burden
"Los socialistas lastran nuestro crecimiento económico", dijo el político."Socialists burden our economic growth," said the politician.
b. to weigh down
La burocracia lastra el proceso de selección y nos quita competitividad.Bureaucracy weighs down the selection process and makes us less competitive.
3. (colloquial) (to eat) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to devour (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No sobró comida. ¡Tus amigos lastraron todo!There was no food left over. Your friends devoured everything!
b. to stuff oneself on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esta noche vamos a lastrar un rico pollo al horno.Tonight we're going to stuff ourselves on a delicious roast chicken.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (colloquial) (to eat) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to stuff oneself (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tomamos y lastramos hasta reventar.We drank and stuffed ourselves till we were fit to burst.
b. to pig out (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Gabriel se tiró a dormir la siesta después de lastrar.Gabriel lay down to take a nap after pigging out.
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Conjugations
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