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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBalance
/ˈbæl.əns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
"She lost her balance and fell off the bicycle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'bilanx', meaning 'having two scale pans', from 'bis' (twice) + 'lanx' (dish or scale). It entered Middle English via Old French 'balance' in the 14th century, initially referring to a weighing scale before expanding metaphorically to equilibrium and financial accounting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Balance" is said worldwide
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équilibre
Transliteration: équilibre
"Il a perdu l'équilibre sur la glace."
Gleichgewicht
Transliteration: Gleichgewicht
"Sie verlor ihr Gleichgewicht auf dem Seil."
equilibrio
Transliteration: equilibrio
"Ha perso l'equilibrio e è caduto."
equilibrio
Transliteration: equilibrio
"Perdió el equilibrio y se cayó."
equilíbrio
Transliteration: equilíbrio
"Ele perdeu o equilíbrio na corda bamba."
संतुलन
Transliteration: santulan
"उसने साइकिल पर अपना संतुलन खो दिया।"
平衡
Transliteration: pínghéng
"他在冰上失去了平衡。"
균형
Transliteration: gyunhyeong
"그는 자전거에서 균형을 잃었다."
バランス
Transliteration: baransu
"彼は自転車の上でバランスを崩した。"
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