contrapeso
contrapeso
∗contrapeso
masculine noun
1counterweight (en ascensores, poleas); counterbalance (fuerza que iguala)
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contrapeso [con-trah-pay’-so]
noun
1Counterpoise, equiponderance, counterbalance, countervail. (m)
2A rope dancer’s pole. (m)
3Equipollence, equivalence of power. (Metaphorical) (m)
4Counterpoise in a velvet-loom 5. (m)
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