Translation
to ballast, to weigh down
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Word origin
From Old French lest ("ballast"), of Germanic origin (compare Dutch and German Last, "load").
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- last
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | leste | lestais | lestai | lesterai | lesterais |
| tu | lestes | lestais | lestas | lesteras | lesterais |
| il/elle | leste | lestait | lesta | lestera | lesterait |
| nous | lestons | lestions | lestâmes | lesterons | lesterions |
| vous | lestez | lestiez | lestâtes | lesterez | lesteriez |
| ils/elles | lestent | lestaient | lestèrent | lesteront | lesteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | leste | lestasse |
| tu | lestes | lestasses |
| il/elle | leste | lestât |
| nous | lestions | lestassions |
| vous | lestiez | lestassiez |
| ils/elles | lestent | lestassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | leste |
| nous | lestons |
| vous | lestez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- lestant
- Past participle
- lesté · lestée · lestés · lestées
Examples
.
They weighed the balloon down to keep it stable.
.
The captain had the ship ballasted with sand.
plongeur .
The diver weighted himself with a lead belt.
.
He weighed down his pockets with stones as a joke.
.
This debt weighed down his entire budget.
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