| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| balance n | (person: ability to stay upright) | Stehvermögen Nn |
| | | Gleichgewicht Nn |
| | Alcohol affects a person's balance. |
| | Alkohol beeinträchtigt das Stehvermögen einer Person. |
| balance n | (fairness) | Neutralität Nf |
| | | Objektivität Nf |
| | News stations try to report the news with balance. |
| | Neue Sendestationen versuchen, über die Nachrichten mit Neutralität zu berichten. |
| balance n | (harmony) | Einklang Nm |
| | | Harmonie Nf |
| | | Ausgewogenheit Nf |
| | We try to keep our team relationships in balance. |
| | Wir versuchen, unsere Teambeziehungen im Einklang zu halten. |
| balance n | (counterweight) | Gegengewicht Nn |
| | The shelf tilted, so I quickly added a book to the other end as a balance. |
| | Das Regal kippte, also legte ich schnell ein Buch als Gegengewicht auf die andere Seite. |
| balance n | (amount in account) | Kontostand Nm |
| | | Bankguthaben, Guthaben Nn |
| | I need to check my balance before paying that bill. |
| | Ich muss erst meinen Kontostand überprüfen, bevor ich diese Rechnung bezahle. |
| balance n | (debt, amount outstanding) | Kredit Nm |
| | | Rückstand Nm |
| | The balance on my credit cards is too high. |
| | I've paid a deposit and I need to pay the balance at the end of the month. |
| | Der Kredit auf meiner Kreditkarte ist zu hoch. |
| | Ich habe eine Einzahlung getätigt und muss den Rückstand Ende des Monats ausgleichen. |
balance [sth], balance [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (place precariously) | etwas balancieren Vt |
| | | etwas auf etwas balancieren Präp + Vt |
| | The hiker balanced his water bottle on a rock. |
| | Der Wanderer balancierte seine Wasserflasche auf einem Stein. |
balance [sth] with [sth], balance [sth] against [sth] vtr + prep | (offset) | etwas mit etwas ausgleichen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas mit etwas kompensieren Präp + Vt |
| | Mindy balanced her long hours at work with a visit to the spa. |
| | Mindy glich ihre langen Arbeitszeiten mit einem Besuch im Spa aus. |
| balance [sth]⇒ vtr | (debits, credits: equalize) | ausbilanzieren Vt, sepa |
| | The firm's accountant always balances the debits and credits. |
| | Der Buchhalter der Firma bilanziert immer die Debitoren und die Kreditoren aus. |
| balance⇒ vi | (person: equilibrium) | das Gleichgewicht halten VP |
| | | balancieren Vi |
| | People with inner ear problems cannot balance well. |
| | Menschen mit Innenohrproblemen können nicht gut das Gleichgewicht halten. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| balance n | (mental stability) | Ausgeglichenheit Nf |
| | Her problem is a lack of emotional balance. |
| balance n | (music: right to left) (informell) | Balanceregler Nm |
| | Tim adjusted the balance on his car stereo. |
| balance n | (scales) | Waage Nf |
| | The jeweller weighed the diamonds on a balance. |
| balance n | US (majority opinion) | Mehrheit Nf |
| | Toward the end of voting season, the balance favoured the senator from Ohio; as predicted, she won the election. |
| balance n | (remainder) | Rest Nm |
| | Jane paid most of the bill, so Jim paid the balance. |
| balance n | (timepiece: balance wheel) (Tech) | Unruh Nf |
| | (Tech) | Unruh-Spirale-Schwingsystem Nn |
| | This watch's balance rotates at a speed of 6 beats per second. |
| balance vi | (have equal debits and credits) | ausgeglichen sein Adj + Vt |
| | I start to worry when my chequebook doesn't balance. |
| balance [sth]⇒ vtr | (create harmony in) | etwas ausbalancieren Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas harmonisch gestalten Adj + Vt |
| | Sheila is trying to balance the energy in her house using Feng Shui. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter: balance | balancé |
| account balance n | (bank: amount in an account) | Kontostand Nm |
| | My account balance is slightly over $4000. |
| annual balance sheet n | (financial statement for a year) | Jahresbilanz Nf |
| | | Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung Rdw |
| | The company announced significant profits on the annual balance sheet. |
| balance of power n | (between nations) | Machtverhältnis Nn |
| | The balance of power shifted when the king became ill, with parliament becoming more independent. |
| balance of trade n | (difference: imports, imports) | Handelsbilanz Nf |
| | The growth in imports has lead to a worsening of the balance of trade. |
| balance sheet n | (accounts document) | Bilanz Nf |
| | The balance sheet shows a healthy increase in profits. |
| | Die Bilanz zeigt eine gesunde Zunahme in der Fluktuation. |
balance the books, balance the accounts v expr | (do accounting) | Bücher abschließen Npl + Vt, sepa |
| | The bookkeeper's job is to balance the accounts. |
balance the books, balance the accounts v expr | (equalize accounts) | Bilanz ziehen Nf + Vt |
| | | saldieren Vt |
| | | ausgleichen Vt, sepa |
| bank balance n | (amount of money in bank account) (Finanzw) | Kontostand Nm |
| | It's a good thing tomorrow is payday; my bank balance is down to zero. |
beam, balance beam n | (gym apparatus) (Sport) | Schwebebalken Nm |
| | I find it amazing that women can do flips and pirouettes on a 4-inch wide beam without falling. |
| | Ich finde es beeindruckend, dass Frauen auf einem 10-cm-breiten Schwebebalken Saltos und Pirouetten machen können. |
the beam, balance beam n | (gymnastic discipline: balancing) (Sport) | Schwebebalken Nm |
| | The gymnast won gold for her performance on the beam. |
| | Die Turnerin bekam Gold für ihre Darbietung am Schwebebalken. |
| consolidated balance sheet n | (business: company asset summary) | konsolidierte Bilanz Adj + Nf |
| | | Konzernbilanz Nf |
| | The company publishes a consolidated balance sheet in its annual report. |
| due balance n | (amount owed) | geschuldeter Betrag Adj + Nm |
| | | Restschuld Nf |
| hang in the balance v expr | figurative (be precarious) | auf dem Spiel stehen Rdw |
| | | auf Messers Schneide stehen Rdw |
| | Australia's political future hung in the balance after no clear winner emerged in Saturday's election. |
| in balance prep + n | (having no extremes) | im Gleichgewicht Präp + Nn |
| | | ausgeglichen Adj |
| in the balance adv | (in a state of uncertainty) | in den Sternen stehen Rdw |
| | | in der Schwebe hängen Rdw |
| | His future is in the balance. |
off balance, off-balance adj | (unsteady) | nicht im Gleichgewicht Rdw |
| | (Objekt) | wackelig Adj |
| off-balance-sheet activity n | usually plural (business: not recorded) | außerbilanzielle Vorgänge Adj + Npl |
| | Off-balance sheet activity by banks was blamed for flooding the market with low-quality assets. |
| off-balance-sheet risk n | usually plural (business: risk of not recording [sth]) | außerbilanzielles Risiko Adj + Nn |
| | The bank went bankrupt because it assumed too much off-balance-sheet risk. |
| on balance adv | (all things considered) | alles in allem Rdw |
| | | schlussendlich Adv |
| | | unterm Strich Präp + Nm |
| | On balance, I prefer working long hours from home than part time in an office. |
| outstanding balance n | (money still owed) (Finanzw) | Restbetrag Nm |
| | (ugs) | offener Betrag Adj + Nm |
| | I just received a letter saying that I still have an outstanding balance on my car, but I'm sure I've completed the payments. |
| remaining balance n | (total amount left) | Guthaben Nn |
| | | restliches Guthaben Adj + Nn |
| | | verbleibendes Guthaben V Part Präs + Nn |
| strike a balance v expr | (compromise) | den Mittelweg finden VP |
| | | die Balance finden VP |
| | | ein Gleichgewicht schaffen VP |
| | Which is more important, productivity or quality? It's a question of striking a balance. |
| strike a balance between v expr | (find compromise between) | einen Kompromiss zwischen etwas finden Rdw |
| | | einen Mittelweg zwischen etwas finden Rdw |
| | You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework. |
| trade balance n | (imports compared to exports) | Handelsbilanz Nf |
| | Despite fluctuations, China's trade balance looks healthy. |
| trial balance n | (bookkeeping: check equality) | Rohbilanz Nf |
| | | Probebilanz Nf |
| | | Saldenbilanz Nf |