balance

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el equilibrio

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balance
[ˈbæləns]
sustantivo
1equilibrio (m) (equilibrium)
  • to keep/lose one's balance -> mantener/perder el equilibrio
  • to throw somebody off balance -> hacer que alguien pierda el equilibrio
  • to catch somebody off balance (sentido figurado) -> pillar or (español de España) coger or (español de España) agarrar a alguien desprevenido(a) (Am)
  • the balance of power -> el equilibrio de fuerzas
  • on balance -> en conjunto
  • to strike a balance -> establecer un equilibrio
2saldo (m) (of bank account)
  • balance of trade/payments (economía) -> balanza (f) comercial/de pagos
  • balance sheet -> balance (m)
3balanza (f) (for weighing)
  • to hang or be in the balance (sentido figurado) -> estar en el aire (decision, result)
verbo transitivo
4poner en equilibrio (object)
  • she balanced the basket on her head -> se puso la cesta en equilibrio sobre la cabeza
  • he sought to balance the claims of the two parties -> trató de equilibrar las reivindicaciones de ambos bandos
  • to balance the books (finanzas) -> hacer que cuadren las cuentas
verbo intransitivo
5estar or mantenerse en equilibrio (physically)
6cuadrar (finanzas)
  • she couldn't get the accounts to balance -> no consiguió que le cuadraran las cuentas

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balance [ba-lans]
sustantivo
1Balanza (apparatus), el peso compuesto de fiel, brazos y platillos.
2Cotejo de una cosa con otra.
3(physical) Equilibrio.
  • To keep, loose one’ -> balance, mantener, perder el equilibrio
  • The blow caught him off balance -> el golpe lo agarró o lo cogió desprevenido
  • To throw somebody off balanc -> (disconcert), desconcertar a alguien, (topple) hacer que alguien pierda el equilibrio
  • Bank balance -> saldo (difference, remainder, resto (of sum of money), saldo
4Volante de reloj.
5(Astr.) Libra, el séptimo signo del zodíaco.
  • The balance of an account -> saldo de una cuenta, balance o ajuste final de ella (in accounting)
  • Balance sheet -> balance
  • Balance weight -> contrapeso
  • Balance wheel -> rueda catalina, volante, péndulo de reloj
  • To strike a balance -> hacer o pasar balance
Balance.
1Equilibrar, mantener o sostener en equilibrio.
  • He put out his arms to balance himself -> extendió los brazos para no perder el equilibrio
  • You have to balance the risks against the likely profit -> tienes que sopesar los riesgos y los posibles beneficios
2Balancear, contrapesar.
3Dar finiquito, saldar, satisfacer el alcance que resulta de una cuenta.
  • To balance the books -> hacer cuadrar las cuentas
4Pesar en balanza; pesar, considerar, examinar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Estar en equilibrio; ser iguales en peso. (n)
6Balancear, dudar, estar perplejo en la resolución de alguna cosa. (n)
7Balancearse, agitarse, menearse de acá para allá. (n)
  • Balance out -> compensarse
  • It all balances out in the end -> al final una cosa compensa la otra
  • The losses and the gains balance each other out -> las pérdidas y las ganancias se compensan
va. Igualar en peso, en poder, sopesar (weigh up).

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balance [ˈbæləns]
noun
1 (equilibrium) equilibrio; (m)
a nice balance of humour and pathos un sutil equilibrio entre el humor y el patetismo
try to achieve a balance between work and play
the balance of his mind was disturbed (formal) su mente estaba desequilibrada
in balancein en equilibrio; equilibrado
to keep one's balancekeep mantener el equilibrio
to lose one's balancelose perder el equilibrio
the balance of naturenature el equilibrio de la naturaleza
off balanceoff
he's a bit off balance (mentally) está un poco desequilibrado; to catch sb off balance pillar a algn desprevenido; to throw sb off balance hacer que algn pierda el equilibrio; desconcertar a algn
on balanceon teniendo tomando en cuenta todos los factores;or una vez considerados todos los factores; (formal)
to be out of balanceout [+mechanism, wheel] estar desequilibrado
balance of powerpower (Mil) (Comm) equilibrio de poder; (m) (Fís) equilibrio de fuerzas; (m)
to redress the balanceredress restablecer el equilibrio
he has no sense of balancesense no tiene sentido del equilibrio
to strike a balancestrike conseguir establecer un equilibrio;or
the blow caught him off balance her question caught me off balance you're spending too much time on housework etc and not enough time on yourself; you need to strike a balance
2 (scales) balanza; (f)
to be hang in the balancebeorhang estar pendiente de un hilo
3 (Comm) saldo; (m)
what's my balance? ¿qué saldo tengo?; to pay off the balance of an account liquidar el saldo de una cuenta
bank balancebank saldo; (m)
balance carried forwardcarried forward balance a cuenta nueva; (m)
closing balanceclosing saldo de cierre; (m)
credit/debit balancecreditdebit saldo acreedor/deudor; (m)
balance of payments/tradepaymentstrade balanza de pagos/comercio; (f)
4 (remainder) [of items] resto; (m) [of money] saldo; (m)
balance duedue saldo deudor; (m)
balance outstandingoutstanding saldo pendiente; (m)
5 (Audio) balance; (m)
verb:transitive
1 (place in equilibrium) [+weight] equilibrar; [+object] poner/mantener en equilibrio; (Aut) [+wheel] nivelar
he balanced the glass on top of the books puso el vaso en equilibrio sobre los libros; the seal balanced the ball on its nose la foca mantenía la pelota en equilibrio sobre su hocico
to balance [o.s.]
he balanced himself on one foot se mantuvo en equilibrio sobre un pie; cats use their tails to balance themselves los gatos utilizan el rabo para equilibrarse
I tried to balance myself
2 (compare) comparar; sopesar; (make up for) compensar
this increase must be balanced against the rate of inflationagainst hay que sopesar este aumento y la tasa de inflación
3 (Comm)
to balance an accountaccount hacer el balance de una cuenta
to balance the booksbooks hacer balance; hacer cuadrar las cuentas
to balance the budgetbudget nivelar el presupuesto
to balance the cashcash hacer caja
verb:intransitive
1 (keep equilibrium) mantener el equilibrio; mantenerse en equilibrio
2 (Comm) [+accounts] cuadrar
modifier
balance sheet (n) balance; (m) hoja de balance; (f)
balance weight (n) contrapeso; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "balance"

Imperative
  • balance
  • you balance
  • he/she balances
  • we balance
  • you balance
  • they balance
Preterite
  • I balanced
  • you balanced
  • he/she balanced
  • we balanced
  • you balanced
  • they balanced
Present Continuous
  • I am balancing
  • you are balancing
  • he/she is balancing
  • we are balancing
  • you are balancing
  • they are balancing
Present Perfect
  • I have balanced
  • you have balanced
  • he/she has balanced
  • we have balanced
  • you have balanced
  • they have balanced
Past Continuous
  • I was balancing
  • you were balancing
  • he/she was balancing
  • we were balancing
  • you were balancing
  • they were balancing
Past Perfect
  • I had balanced
  • you had balanced
  • he/she had balanced
  • we had balanced
  • you had balanced
  • they had balanced
Future
  • I will balance
  • you will balance
  • he/she will balance
  • we will balance
  • you will balance
  • they will balance
Future Perfect
  • I will have balanced
  • you will have balanced
  • he/she will have balanced
  • we will have balanced
  • you will have balanced
  • they will have balanced
Future Continuous
  • I will be balancing
  • you will be balancing
  • he/she will be balancing
  • we will be balancing
  • you will be balancing
  • they will be balancing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been balancing
  • you have been balancing
  • he/she has been balancing
  • we have been balancing
  • you have been balancing
  • they have been balancing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been balancing
  • you will have been balancing
  • he/she will have been balancing
  • we will have been balancing
  • you will have been balancing
  • they will have been balancing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been balancing
  • you had been balancing
  • he/she had been balancing
  • we had been balancing
  • you had been balancing
  • they had been balancing

balance
masculine noun
1balance sheet (finance) (documento); balance (operación)
  • balance consolidado -> consolidated balance sheet
  • balance de pagos -> balance of payments (Am)
2outcome (resultado)
  • hacer balance (de) -> to take stock (of)
  • el accidente tuvo un balance de seis heridos -> a total of six people were wounded in the accident

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balance [bah-lahn’-thay]
noun
1Fluctuation, vibration. (m)
2Libration, swinging, see-saw. (m)
3Equilibrium or equipoise of a rider on horseback. (m)
4Balance of accounts, balancesheet. (m)
  • Balance de situación -> balance sheet
5Doubt. (Obsolete) (m)
6Rolling of a ship. (m)
  • Balance de comercio -> balance of trade

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balance
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Economía) [de una cuenta] balance; (documento) balance (sheet); (Com) [de existencias] stocktaking; inventory; (EEUU)
hacer balance [de una cuenta] to draw up a balance; [de existencias] to take stock; do the stocktaking
hay que hacer balance para comprobar los gastos y beneficios
balance consolidado consolidated balance sheet
balance de comprobación trial balance
balance de pagos balance of payments
balance de situación balance sheet
2 (resultado)
el balance de víctimas mortales en el accidente the death toll in the accident; the number of dead in the accident
se desconoce el balance definitivo de desaparecidos
el equipo tiene un balance de dos victorias y tres derrotas so far the team have had two wins and three defeats; un abogado con un buen balance de casos ganados a lawyer who has won a good proportion of his cases
3 (evaluación) [de hecho, situación] assessment; evaluation
los puntos negros en el balance del año académico the black spots in the assessment evaluation of the academic year;o hizo balance de los cinco años de su gobierno he assessed evaluated took stock of the five years of his government;oo
hacer balance de la situación this category sounds very dubious to me - I have never come across this sense
4 (balanceo) to-and-fro motion; [de un barco] roll; rolling
5 (indecisión) vacillation
6 (Caribe) (mecedora) rocking chair

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