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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCounterbalance
/ˈkaʊntərˌbæləns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A weight or influence that balances another.
"The new regulations act as a counterbalance to corporate power."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining the prefix counter- (against) and balance (from Latin bilanx, having two scale pans).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Counterbalance" is said worldwide
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contrepoids
Transliteration: contre-poids
"Cet investissement sert de contrepoids économique."
Gegengewicht
Transliteration: Gegengewicht
"Das Gesetz dient als wichtiges Gegengewicht."
contrappeso
Transliteration: contrappeso
"Questa misura agisce come un contrappeso efficace."
contrapeso
Transliteration: contrapeso
"El acuerdo sirve como contrapeso político."
contrapeso
Transliteration: contrapeso
"A decisão atua como um contrapeso necessário."
संतुलन
Transliteration: santulan
"यह निर्णय एक प्रभावी संतुलन का काम करता है।"
平衡力
Transliteration: pínghéng lì
"这项政策起到了权力的平衡作用。"
균형추
Transliteration: gyunhyeongchu
"그 제도는 중요한 균형추 역할을 한다."
均衡装置
Transliteration: kinkō sōchi
"この法律は効果的な均衡装置として機能する。"
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