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la zavorra
ballast
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How do you say zavorra in Italian?
How do you pronounce zavorra in Italian?
zavorra is pronounced /la dzaˈvorra/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La zavorra pesante è stata rimossa dalla nave per farla galleggiare più velocemente.
The heavy ballast was removed from the ship to make it float faster.
Quella zavorra inutile rallentava ogni nostro progetto ambizioso.
That useless ballast was slowing down our every ambitious project.
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Why is it feminine?
Zavorra is feminine because it derives from Latin "sabura" (ballast), which was a feminine noun. Italian regularly preserves the gender of its Latin ancestors, and the -a ending typically marks feminine nouns in Italian. The word entered Italian through maritime vocabulary.
What is the Italian word for ballast?
The Italian word for ballast is la zavorra — feminine.
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