money/weight scale
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Does anyone know what you would call the old fashioned scales in spanish? (the ones where you put weight on one side to balance out the otherside?) The dictionary gave me pesillo, but when I reversed that/and googled it, wanting to make sure it was indeed common usage...it came up with a lot of random things, none of which was a scale. Anybody have any ideas?
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updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by toothpastechica
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"Balanza" should include the kind of scales you are talking about!
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J
updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by Jeremias
thanks! I wonder why the dictionary didnt give me this one - toothpastechica, Aug 15, 2011
Yeah, it is wierd. The dictionary is still a little bit of a work in progress, I guess. Hopefully Heidita or someone will take note of this glitch and fix it. - Jeremias, Aug 15, 2011
I know the thing in English is called a "balance", so that's what I looked for in our dictionary. - SonrisaDelSol, Aug 15, 2011
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!!updated Oct 8, 2011
edited by SonrisaDelSol
posted by SonrisaDelSol
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According to the drae, pesillo= a small very accurate scale used to weigh coins.
updated Oct 8, 2011
posted by lorenzo9
thats what i got, but i need something that the average person of grade 4 education would understand without having to look up, and so want a more 'common' word. - toothpastechica, Aug 15, 2011
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Maybe Balanza that is a generic name for all scales
updated Oct 8, 2011
posted by silvia61
