noun🔗ShareBallast, unnützes GewichtUnremitting heavy weight that does not move."The old couch was deadweight; we couldn't even budge it to get it out of the house. "Das alte Sofa war Ballast; wir konnten es nicht einmal bewegen, um es aus dem Haus zu bekommen.massphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTragfähigkeit, tote LastThe largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty."The ship's deadweight was carefully calculated to ensure it could carry the maximum amount of cargo without sinking. "Die Tragfähigkeit des Schiffes wurde sorgfältig berechnet, um sicherzustellen, dass es die maximale Ladungsmenge transportieren konnte, ohne zu sinken.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEigengewicht, TotlastDead load."The extra books in my backpack were pure deadweight, making it hard to walk. "Die zusätzlichen Bücher in meinem Rucksack waren reines Eigengewicht, was das Gehen erschwerte.massphysicsbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBallast, unnötiges GewichtThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down."She wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter."Sie möchte den Ballast so vieler alter Gerümpel loswerden.businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
