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1 contrepoids
contrepoids [kɔ̃tʀəpwα]masculine nouncounterweight ; [d'acrobate] balancing-pole* * *kɔ̃tʀəpwanom masculin1) lit, fig counterweight, counterbalancefaire contrepoids à quelque chose — lit, fig to counterbalance something
2) ( de funambule) balancing pole* * *kɔ̃tʀəpwɒ nmcounterweight, counterbalance* * *contrepoids nm1 lit, fig counterweight, counterbalance; faire contrepoids to act as a counterbalance; faire contrepoids à qch lit, fig to counterbalance sth;2 ( de funambule) balancing pole.[kɔ̃trəpwa] nom masculin[d'une horloge] balance weight[d'un funambule] balancing polefaire contrepoids (à quelque chose) (sens propre & figuré) to provide a counterweight (to something)
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