noun🔗ShareLastre, peso muertoUnremitting heavy weight that does not move."The old, unused textbooks in the storage room felt like deadweights when we tried to move them. "Los libros de texto viejos y sin usar en el almacén parecían lastre cuando intentamos moverlos.massphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePeso muerto, capacidad de carga máximaThe 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 captain carefully calculated the ship's deadweights to ensure it could safely transport the containers across the ocean. "El capitán calculó cuidadosamente el peso muerto del barco para asegurar que pudiera transportar los contenedores de forma segura a través del océano.nauticalsailingvehicletechnicalbusinesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCargas muertasDead load."The old textbooks in the bottom of my locker felt like deadweights, making my backpack incredibly heavy. "Los libros de texto viejos en el fondo de mi taquilla parecían cargas muertas, haciendo que mi mochila fuera increíblemente pesada.businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLastre, peso muertoThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down."She wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter."Ella quiere deshacerse del lastre de tantas pilas de cosas viejas.businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
