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1 contrapeso
m.1 counterweight.2 ballast.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contrapesar.* * *1 counterweight2 figurado counterbalance* * *SM1) (Téc) counterpoise, counterweight; (Com) makeweight2) [de equilibrista] balancing pole3) (fig) counterweight* * ** * *= counterweight, counterpoise.Ex. Teenage fiction that offers such elements is an immensely valuable counterweight to other media channels.Ex. Legislation on the working day was an active counterpoise to the power of the capitalist class.----* actuar de contrapeso = counterpoise.* medida de contrapeso = counterbalance.* servir de contrapeso = counterpoise.* * ** * *= counterweight, counterpoise.Ex: Teenage fiction that offers such elements is an immensely valuable counterweight to other media channels.
Ex: Legislation on the working day was an active counterpoise to the power of the capitalist class.* actuar de contrapeso = counterpoise.* medida de contrapeso = counterbalance.* servir de contrapeso = counterpoise.* * *(del ascensor) counterweight; (de un equilibrista) balancing poleponte al otro lado de la barca para hacer contrapeso sit on the other side of the boat to balance it* * *
contrapeso sustantivo masculino ( del ascensor) counterweight;
( de equilibrista) balancing pole;
contrapeso sustantivo masculino counterweight
' contrapeso' also found in these entries:
English:
counterbalance
* * *contrapeso nm1. [en ascensores, poleas] counterweight2. [de equilibrista] balancing pole3. [fuerza que iguala] counterbalance;su rapidez sirve de contrapeso a su pequeño tamaño her speed compensates for o makes up for her small stature* * *m counterweight* * *contrapeso nm: counterbalance
См. также в других словарях:
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makeweight — ► NOUN 1) something put on a scale to make up the required weight. 2) an extra person or thing needed to complete something … English terms dictionary
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makeweight — UK [ˈmeɪkˌweɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms makeweight : singular makeweight plural makeweights someone or something that is included to make a number or amount complete … English dictionary
makeweight — noun Date: 1695 1. a. something thrown into a scale to bring the weight to a desired value b. something of little independent value thrown in to fill a gap 2. counterweight, counterpoise … New Collegiate Dictionary
makeweight — /mayk wayt /, n. 1. something put in a scale to complete a required weight. 2. anything added to supply a lack. [1685 95; MAKE1 + WEIGHT] * * * … Universalium
makeweight — noun a) Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. I would advise you to accept these as an instalment of a volume, (they are not big enough to make one themselves) with the promise that the stories to… … Wiktionary
makeweight — make|weight [ meık,weıt ] noun count someone or something included to make a number or amount complete … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
makeweight — meɪkweɪt n. something added to reach a required weight; addition, compensation (for something which is lacking) … English contemporary dictionary
