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1 balance
n. balans; evenwicht; standvastigheid; weegschaal; saldo--------v. in evenwicht brengen, opwegen tegen; sluitend maken; sluitend zijnbalance1[ bæləns]♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 his fate is/hangs in the balance • zijn lot is onbeslist/onzekerbalance of trade • handelsbalansadverse balance • passieve balansstrike a balance • 〈 figuurlijk〉een compromis/het juiste evenwicht vindenbalance of profit • overwinstbalance of an account • saldo van een rekeningavailable balance • beschikbaar saldobudgetary balance • begrotingssaldobalance due • debetsaldoexternal balance • uitvoersaldopay the balance • het saldo vereffenen¶ on balance • rekening houdend met alle gegevens, alles in aanmerking genomen♦voorbeelden:balance of power • machtsevenwichtupset the balance • het evenwicht verbrekenredress the balance • het evenwicht herstellenhe put me off balance • hij bracht me uit mijn evenwicht; 〈 figuurlijk〉 hij bracht mij van mijn stuk————————balance21 schommelen ⇒ balanceren, slingeren3 in evenwicht staan/blijven ⇒ balanceren♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 in evenwicht brengen/houden ⇒ balanceren♦voorbeelden:3 balance the books • de boeken/het boekjaar afsluiten -
2 lose one's balance
zijn evenwicht verliezen; aan het wankelen gebracht worden
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lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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