balance
substantivoverbocorrente nos diálogos
- //ˈbæləns//
A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
substantivo
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A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things.
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Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
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figuradoSomething of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.
Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.
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A pair of scales.
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Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
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The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces.
I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead.
The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.
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Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
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A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
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The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.
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A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
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The remainder.
The balance of the agreement remains in effect.
The invoice said he had only paid $50. The balance was $220.
Balance Luzon
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obsoletoLibra.
Etimologia
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Latin lanx Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance From Middle English balaunce, from Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from (accusative form of) Latin bilanx (“two-scaled”), from bi- + lanx (“plate, scale”). Displaced the word — Old English wǣġ akin to Modern English: wey from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu (“scales; weight”).
verbo
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To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
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To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. To move while remaining balanced on a narrow or precarious support (e.g., a wire, ledge or rope).
She balanced along the wire while the crowd watched in rapt attention.
They must balance themselves down the fence until they reach the end.
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figuradoTo make (concepts) agree.
the Proteus Principle helps to qualify and balance the concepts of narrators and of narrative situations as previously developed in classical studies by G erard Genette and Franz Stanzel.
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To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee.
The circus performer balances a plate on the end of a baton.
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To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
Ballance the Good and Evil of Things.
Mr. Morrison's ruling to reopen the station as a shelter was given after he had balanced the relative dangers of flooding and bombing.
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To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
to balance partners
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To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
to balance the boom mainsail
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To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
to balance a set of books
This final payment, or credit, balances the account.
I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker.
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To be in equilibrium.
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To have matching credits and debits.
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obsoletoTo weigh in a balance.
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obsoletoTo hesitate or fluctuate.
Formas
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- balances
- pretérito
- balanced
- particípio passado
- balanced
- gerúndio
- balancing
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- balances
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