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1 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) tehtnica2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) ravnotežje3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) ravnovesje4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) uravnotežiti2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) držati (se) v ravnotežju•- in the balance
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- on balance* * *I [baeləns]nountehtnica; ravnotežje, protiutež; nihalo; kritje; commerce bilanca; saldo; American jocosely ostanekto be ( —ali hang, tremble, swing) in the balance — viseti na nitki, biti v kritičnem položajuoff one's balance — ves iz sebe, razburjento strike a balance — narediti bilanco; najti ravnotežje; figuratively izvesti poslediceto be weighed in the balance and found wanting — ne izpolniti upov, razočaratiII [baeləns]1.transitive verbtehtati; izenačiti; (with, against, by) držati v ravnotežju; soočiti;2.intransitive verb( between) kolebati, nihati; biti, ostati v ravnotežju -
2 striking
adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) zbujajoč pozornost* * *I [stráikiŋ]adjectiveki bije; očit, zbujajoč pozornost, opozorljiv; presenetljiv, osupljiv, frapanten, izrazit; stavkajočstriking clock — ura, ki bije urestriking distance — daljina, do katere seže udarecstriking force military udarna sila (četa)striking work — mehanizem, ki bije (v uri)II [stráikiŋ]nounudarjanje, zadetje, bitje; stavka(nje); music način reagiranja glasbil na pritisk prstov na tipke
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