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balance ['bæləns]équilibre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) balance ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (f) contrepoids ⇒ 1 (d) solde, reste ⇒ 1 (e) mettre en équilibre ⇒ 2 (a) faire contrepoids àpeser ⇒ 2 (c) équilibrer, balancer ⇒ 2 (d) solder ⇒ 2 (e) être en équilibre ⇒ 3 (a) s'équilibrer ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c)1 noun∎ she tried to keep her balance elle a essayé de garder l'équilibre ou son équilibre;∎ I lost my balance j'ai perdu l'équilibre ou mon équilibre;∎ off balance (physically, mentally) déséquilibré;∎ he threw me off balance il m'a fait perdre l'équilibre; figurative il m'a décontenancé;∎ figurative to catch sb off balance prendre qn au dépourvu∎ she tried to strike a balance between the practical and the idealistic elle a essayé de trouver un juste milieu entre la réalité et l'idéal;∎ balance of nature l'équilibre m de la nature;∎ budgetary/economic balance équilibre m budgétaire/économique∎ to hang in the balance être en jeu;∎ our future hangs or lies in the balance notre avenir est en jeu;∎ everything is still (hanging) in the balance rien n'est encore certain;∎ his remark tipped the balance in his favour sa remarque a fait pencher la balance en sa faveur(d) (weight, force) poids m, contrepoids m;∎ the balance of evidence is against him la plupart des preuves lui sont défavorables;∎ she acts as a balance to his impulsiveness elle sert de contrepoids à ou elle contrebalance son impulsivité∎ balance in hand solde m en caisse;∎ balance carried forward solde m à reporter; (on balance sheet) report m à nouveau;∎ balance brought forward solde m reporté; (on balance sheet) report m;∎ balance due solde m débiteur ou dû;∎ I'd like to pay the balance of my account j'aimerais solder mon compte(f) (on hi-fi, amplifier) balance f∎ she balanced the book on her head elle a mis ou posé le livre en équilibre sur sa tête;∎ women balancing pots on their heads des femmes portant des pots sur la tête;∎ Cars to balance the wheels équilibrer les roues(b) (act as counterbalance, offset) faire contrepoids à, contrebalancer;∎ we have to balance the right to privacy against the public's right to know nous devons trouver le juste milieu entre le respect de la vie privée et le droit du public à être informé∎ you have to balance its usefulness against the actual cost vous devez mettre en balance ou comparer son utilité et le coût réel;∎ to balance the advantages against the disadvantages peser le pour et le contre∎ to balance the budget équilibrer le budget;∎ to balance an adverse budget rétablir un budget déficitaire;∎ to balance the books dresser ou établir le bilan, arrêter les comptes;∎ to balance one's chequebook faire ses comptes∎ to balance an account solder un compte(a) (remain in stable position) se maintenir en équilibre; (be in stable position) être en équilibre;∎ to balance on one foot se tenir en équilibre sur un pied;∎ she was balanced precariously on the top of a ladder elle était en équilibre instable en haut de l'échelle∎ the weights balance les poids s'équilibrent∎ I can't get the accounts to balance je n'arrive pas à équilibrer les comptesà tout prendre, tout bien considéré►► balance beam (in gymnastics) poutre f;Finance balance book livre m d'inventaire;Building industry balance bridge pont m basculant;Economics balance of payments balance f des paiements;Economics balance of payments deficit déficit m de la balance des paiements, déficit m extérieur;Politics balance of power (in government) balance f ou équilibre m des pouvoirs; (between states) balance f ou équilibre m des forces;∎ Politics he holds the balance of power il peut faire pencher la balance, tout dépend de lui;Accountancy balance sheet bilan m;∎ off the balance sheet hors de bilan;Accountancy balance sheet auditing contrôle m du bilan;Accountancy balance sheet consolidation consolidation f de bilan;Accountancy balance sheet item poste m de bilan;balance sheet value valeur f bilantielle ou d'inventaire;Economics balance of trade balance f commerciale;Technology balance weight contrepoids m;Technology balance wheel balancier m∎ the advantages and disadvantages balance out les avantages contrebalancent ou compensent les inconvénients;∎ they balance each other out (because of their respective skills) ils se complètent bien;∎ Finance the debits and credits should balance out les débits et les crédits devraient s'équilibrer
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