WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| counterweight n | (weight that balances out another) | contrapeso sm |
| | Measure the counterweight carefully to get an accurate reading. |
| counterweight n | figurative ([sth] that provides balance) | contrapeso sm |
| | Marco's calm personality acts as a counterweight to my tendency to be neurotic. |
| counterweight [sth]⇒ vtr | (balance out) | contrapesar vt |
| | | contrabalançar vt |
| | If you don't counterweight the scale properly, it will be off balance. |
| counterweight [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (balance out) | contrapesar vt |
| | | contrabalançar vt |
| | Try to counterweight the apples with some oranges. |
| counterweight [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (provide a balance with) | contrabalançar vt |
| | | compensar vt |
| | Her book is an attempt to counterweight government propaganda on the subject of education. |
| counterweight [sth] by doing [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (provide a balance with) | contrabalançar vt |
| | | compensar vt |
| | We counterweighted the negative aspects of the deal by offering plenty of freebies. |