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equilibrium [‚i:kwɪˈlɪbrɪəm]* * *[ˌiːkwɪ'lɪbrɪəm] -
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equilibrium [‚i:kwɪ'lɪbrɪəm, ‚ekwɪ'lɪbrɪəm]équilibre m;∎ in equilibrium en équilibre;∎ how does the spinning top maintain its equilibrium? comment la toupie garde-t-elle l'équilibre?;∎ she lost her equilibrium elle a perdu l'équilibreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > equilibrium
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[i:kwi'libriəm](a state of equal balance between weights, forces etc.) équilibre -
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balance [ˈbæləns]1. nouna. ( = equilibrium) équilibre m• to keep/lose one's balance garder/perdre son équilibre• what's my balance? (in bank) quelle est la position de mon compte ?c. ( = remainder) reste ma. équilibrer ; ( = maintain equilibrium of) tenir en équilibre ; ( = place in equilibrium) poser en équilibreb. ( = compare) peser ; [+ two arguments, two solutions] comparerc. (in weight, symmetry) équilibrer ; (in value, amount) contrebalancer• they balance each other [two objects] (in weight) ils se font contrepoids ; (in symmetry) ils s'équilibrenta. [two objects] se faire contrepoids ; [acrobat] se maintenir en équilibreb. [accounts] s'équilibrer4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]balance is not translated by the French word balance.* * *['bæləns] 1.1) ( stable position) lit, fig équilibre m ( between entre)to catch somebody off balance — fig prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu
to throw somebody off balance — fig perturber quelqu'un
2) ( scales) lit, fig balance fto be in the balance — fig être dans la balance
to hang in the balance — fig être en jeu
3) Commerce ( in account) solde m4) ( remainder) restant m2.transitive verb2) ( counterbalance) contrebalancer [weights, design, elements]3) ( perch) mettre [quelque chose] en équilibre (on sur)4) ( adjust) équilibrer [diet, activity]5) (weigh up, compare) peser6) Commerce équilibrer [account, economy]3.1) lit [one person] se tenir en équilibre (on sur); [one thing] tenir en équilibre (on sur); [two things, persons] s'équilibrer2) Commerce [books, figures, budget] être en équilibre4.to make something balance —
balanced past participle adjective [person, behaviour, view, diet, budget] équilibré; [article, report] objectif/-ive -
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1 noun(equilibrium) équilibre m; (counterbalance) contrepoids mcontrebalancer, faire contrepoids à -
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libration [laɪ'breɪʃən](a) (oscillating) oscillation f, balancement m(b) (equilibrium) équilibre m -
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