balance

équilibre

Capacité ou état permettant de rester stable sans tomber ni basculer.

En anglais simple : The ability or state of staying steady without falling or tipping over.

• I lost my balance.
• Her balance improved with practice.
• The heavy bag upset the boat’s balance.

Synonymes : stability, equilibrium

Contraires : imbalance

Expressions courantes : lose balance, keep your balance, sense of balance

solde

Somme présente sur un compte une fois les entrées et les sorties d’argent prises en compte.

En anglais simple : The amount of money in an account after payments in and out are counted.

• My balance is fifty pounds.
• She checked her bank balance online.
• The statement showed a negative balance.

Expressions courantes : bank balance, account balance, check your balance

équilibre, rapport de forces

Importance respective de différents groupes, forces ou opinions, qui influence le résultat final.

En anglais simple : The relative strength of different groups, forces, or opinions that affects the final result.

• One vote tipped the balance.
• The balance of opinion favored reform.
• New weapons shifted the balance of power.

Comment l'utiliser : balance of something (The election changed the balance of power.)

Expressions courantes : balance of power, balance of opinion, tip the balance

reste, solde

Partie ou quantité qui reste après en avoir utilisé, retiré ou payé une partie.

En anglais simple : The part or amount that remains after some has been used, removed, or paid.

• Please pay the balance tomorrow.
• We ate some rice and stored the balance.
• The balance of the agreement still applies.

Comment l'utiliser : balance of something (The balance of the order will arrive tomorrow.)

Synonymes : remainder, rest

Expressions courantes : pay the balance, remaining balance, balance of something

balance

Instrument à deux côtés qui compare les poids pour mesurer la masse d’un objet.

En anglais simple : An instrument with two sides that compares weights to measure how heavy something is.

• Put the powder on the balance.
• The balance has two metal pans.
• We used a balance to weigh the sample.

Synonymes : scales

Expressions courantes : beam balance, laboratory balance, use a balance

équilibrer, tenir en équilibre

Rester stable ou stabiliser quelque chose en répartissant le poids de façon équilibrée.

En anglais simple : To keep yourself or something steady by spreading weight evenly.

• Can you balance on one foot?
• She balanced herself before lifting the box.
• We balanced the load on both sides.

Comment l'utiliser : balance on something (The bird balanced on a thin branch.)

Synonymes : steady, stabilize

Contraires : unbalance

Expressions courantes : balance on something, balance yourself, balance the weight

tenir en équilibre

Tenir ou poser quelque chose sur un support étroit de façon à empêcher sa chute.

En anglais simple : To hold or place something on a narrow support so that it does not fall.

• He balanced a cup on his knee.
• She balanced three plates on one hand.
• Can you balance this coin on its edge?

Comment l'utiliser : balance something on something (She balanced a book on her head.)

Synonymes : poise

Expressions courantes : balance something on, balance a tray

avancer en équilibre

Se déplacer sur un support étroit en gardant son équilibre.

En anglais simple : To move along a narrow support while keeping yourself steady.

• She balanced along the wall.
• He balanced across the rope above the river.
• The acrobat balanced along a high wire.

Comment l'utiliser : balance along/across something (He balanced across the narrow beam.)

Synonymes : equilibrate, equilibrate

Expressions courantes : balance along something, balance across something