| Traduções principais |
| balance n | (person: ability to stay upright) | equilíbrio sm |
| | Alcohol affects a person's balance. |
| | O álcool afeta o equilíbrio das pessoas. |
| balance n | (fairness) | equilíbrio sm |
| | News stations try to report the news with balance. |
| | Os canais de notícia tentam relatar as notícias com equilíbrio. |
| balance n | (harmony) | equilíbrio sm |
| | | harmonia sf |
| | We try to keep our team relationships in balance. |
| | Tentamos manter o relacionamento do nosso time em equilíbrio. |
| balance n | (counterweight) | contrapeso sm |
| | The shelf tilted, so I quickly added a book to the other end as a balance. |
| | O equilibrista segurava uma vara como contrapeso. |
| balance n | (amount in account) | saldo sm |
| | I need to check my balance before paying that bill. |
| | Tenho que checar meu saldo antes de pagar a conta. |
| balance n | (debt, amount outstanding) | saldo sm |
| | 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. |
| | O saldo nos meus cartões de crédito é muito alto. Eu paguei uma entrada e preciso pagar o saldo até o fim do mês. |
balance [sth],
balance [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (place precariously) | equilibrar vt |
| | The hiker balanced his water bottle on a rock. |
| | O hiker equilibrava sua garrafa de água sobre uma rocha. |
balance [sth] with [sth],
balance [sth] against [sth] vtr + prep | (offset) | equilibrar vt |
| | | contrabalançar vt |
| | Mindy balanced her long hours at work with a visit to the spa. |
| | Mindy equilibrava suas longas horas de trabalho com idas ao spa. |
| balance [sth]⇒ vtr | (debits, credits: equalize) | fazer balanço expres v |
| | | equilibrar contas expres v |
| | The firm's accountant always balances the debits and credits. |
| | O contador da empresa sempre faz o balanço dos débitos e créditos. |
| balance⇒ vi | (person: equilibrium) | equilibrar-se vp |
| | People with inner ear problems cannot balance well. |
| | Pessoas com problemas no ouvido não conseguem se equilibrar bem. |
| Traduções complementares |
| balance n | (mental stability) | equilíbrio sm |
| | | estabilidade sf |
| | Her problem is a lack of emotional balance. |
| | O problema dela é a falta de equilíbrio emocional. |
| balance n | (music: right to left) (equipamento de som, direita e esquerda) | balanço sm |
| | Tim adjusted the balance on his car stereo. |
| | Tim ajustou o balanço do rádio. |
| balance n | (scales) (equipamento de medição) | balança sf |
| | The jeweller weighed the diamonds on a balance. |
| | O joalheiro pesou os diamantes numa balança. |
| balance n | US (majority opinion) | estimativa sf |
| | Toward the end of voting season, the balance favoured the senator from Ohio; as predicted, she won the election. |
| | No fim do período eleitoral, a estimativa favorecia a senadora de Ohio; como previsto, ela venceu a eleição. |
| balance n | (remainder) (conta, pagamento) | resto sm |
| | (conta, pagamento) | diferença sf |
| | Jane paid most of the bill, so Jim paid the balance. |
| | Jane pagou a maior parte da conta, então Jim pagou o resto. |
| balance n | (timepiece: balance wheel) | balanceiro, balancim sm |
| | This watch's balance rotates at a speed of 6 beats per second. |
| | O balanceiro desse relógio move-se com velocidade de 6 batidas por segundo. |
| balance vi | (have equal debits and credits) (financeiro) | fechar v int |
| | I start to worry when my chequebook doesn't balance. |
| | Comecei a me preocupar quando o controle financeiro não fechava. |
| balance [sth]⇒ vtr | (create harmony in) | balancear vt |
| | | equilibrar vt |
| | Sheila is trying to balance the energy in her house using Feng Shui. |
| | Sheila está tentando balancear a energia na casa dela usando Feng Shui. |
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| account balance n | (bank: amount in an account) | saldo bancário loc sm |
| | My account balance is slightly over $4000. |
| annual balance sheet n | (financial statement for a year) | balanço patrimonial anual expres |
| | (eventos esportivos com atividades físicas básicas) | pista e campo loc sf |
| | The company announced significant profits on the annual balance sheet. |
| balance of payments n | (law: difference between payments to foreign nations) | balança de pagamentos expres |
| balance of power n | (between nations) | equilíbrio de poder expres |
| | The balance of power shifted when the king became ill, with parliament becoming more independent. |
| balance of trade n | (difference: imports, imports) (mercado financeiro) | balança comercial sf |
| | The growth in imports has lead to a worsening of the balance of trade. |
| balance sheet n | (accounts document) | balanço patrimonial, balanço contabilístico sm + adj |
| | (contabilidade) | balanço sm |
| | The balance sheet shows a healthy increase in profits. |
| | O balanço patrimonial mostra um aumento saudável nos lucros. |
balance the books,
balance the accounts v expr | (do accounting) | fazer a contabilidade expres |
| | The bookkeeper's job is to balance the accounts. |
balance the books,
balance the accounts v expr | (equalize accounts) | equilibrar as contas expres v |
| bank balance n | (amount of money in bank account) | saldo bancário loc sm |
| | It's a good thing tomorrow is payday; my bank balance is down to zero. |
beam,
balance beam n | (gym apparatus) (ginástica olímpica) | trave sf |
| | I find it amazing that women can do flips and pirouettes on a 4-inch wide beam without falling. |
| | Acho incrível mulheres conseguirem dar cambalhotas e piruetas em uma trave de 10 cm de largura sem cair. |
the beam,
balance beam n | (gymnastic discipline: balancing) | trave olímpica sf + adj |
| | | trave de equilíbrio loc sf |
| | The gymnast won gold for her performance on the beam. |
| | A ginasta ganhou o ouro pela performance na trave olímpica. |
| closing balance n | (bank account: ending balance) (posição de conta bancária ao fim do dia) | encerramento sm |
| | | saldo final loc sm |
| | The closing balance of your account was $1,879 as of the end of the month. |
| due balance n | (amount owed) | saldo devedor sm |
| hang in the balance v expr | figurative (be precarious) (figurado: precário) | estar na balança, estar na berlinda v int |
| | | correr risco expres |
| | Australia's political future hung in the balance after no clear winner emerged in Saturday's election. |
| in balance prep + n | (having no extremes) | balanceado adj |
| in the balance adv | (in a state of uncertainty) (em estado de incerteza) | estar incerto, ser duvidoso |
| | | estar na berlinda |
| | His future is in the balance. |
| mental balance n | (sanity) (sanidade) | equilíbrio mental loc sm |
| | He is still trying to restore his mental balance after a long period of depression. |
off balance,
off-balance adj | (unsteady) | instável adj |
| | | desequilibrado adj |
| on balance adv | (all things considered) | no geral adv |
| | On balance, I prefer working long hours from home than part time in an office. |
| outstanding balance n | (money still owed) | saldo pendente loc sm |
| | 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. |
| | Acabei de receber uma carta dizendo que ainda tenho saldo pendente pelo meu carro, mas tenho certeza que já completei os pagamentos. |
| remaining balance n | (total amount left) (quantidade total restante) | saldo restante loc sm |
| | | quantia restante loc sf |
| strike a balance v expr | (compromise) (firmar um compromisso) | chegar a um acordo expres v |
| | | acordar vt |
| | | entrar em acordo expres v |
| | Which is more important, productivity or quality? It's a question of striking a balance. |
| strike a balance between v expr | (find compromise between) | estabelecer um equilíbrio entre expres |
| | You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework. |
| trade balance n | (imports compared to exports) (importação e exportação: diferença) | saldo comercial, equilíbrio comercial sm |
| | | balança comercial sf |
| | Despite fluctuations, China's trade balance looks healthy. |
| trial balance n | (bookkeeping: check equality) | balancete sm |