equilibrar

v.

to balance.

Ricardo balancea la escoba en su cabeza Richard balances the broom on his head.

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equilibrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to balance, poise

■ equilibrar los platillos de una balanza to balance the trays on a set of scales

2 figurado to balance, adjust

■ tenemos que equilibrar el presupuesto we have to balance the budget

► verbo pronominal equilibrarse

1 to balance (en, on)

2 figurado to recover one's balance

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verb

to balance

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1.

VT [gen] to balance; [+ una cosa con otra] to counterbalance

equilibrar gastos e ingresos — to balance outgoings and income

equilibrar la balanza de pagos — to restore the balance of payments

equilibrar el marcador — to level the score

2.

See:

equilibrarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <peso/carga/ruedas> to balance

para equilibrar las fuerzas de los partidos — in order to achieve a balance o an equilibrium between the parties

b) (Com, Fin)

equilibrar las diferencias económicas — to redress economic imbalances

equilibrar la balanza comercial — to restore the balance of trade

2.

equilibrarse v pron fuerzas to even up; balanza de pagos to be restored; platillos de la balanza to balance out

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= offset, balance, even out.

Ex. Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex. It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.

Ex. But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.

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* equilibrar el presupuesto = balance + the budget.

* equilibrar la balanza = adjust + the balance, redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.

* equilibrar paréntesis = balance + parentheses.

* equilibrarse = level off.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <peso/carga/ruedas> to balance

para equilibrar las fuerzas de los partidos — in order to achieve a balance o an equilibrium between the parties

b) (Com, Fin)

equilibrar las diferencias económicas — to redress economic imbalances

equilibrar la balanza comercial — to restore the balance of trade

2.

equilibrarse v pron fuerzas to even up; balanza de pagos to be restored; platillos de la balanza to balance out

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= offset, balance, even out.

Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.

Ex: But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.

* equilibrar el presupuesto = balance + the budget.

* equilibrar la balanza = adjust + the balance, redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.

* equilibrar paréntesis = balance + parentheses.

* equilibrarse = level off.

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equilibrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹peso/carga› to balance; ‹ruedas› to balance

para equilibrar la balanza to balance the scales o make the scales balance

colocó una caja a cada lado para equilibrar el peso he put a box on each side to distribute the weight evenly o to balance the weight

2 ‹fuerzas/información›

para equilibrar las fuerzas de los partidos in order to achieve a balance o an equilibrium between the parties

intentan equilibrar la información durante el cubrimiento de las campañas electorales they try to give balanced coverage of the election campaign

3 (Com, Fin):

equilibrar las diferencias económicas to redress economic imbalances

equilibrar la balanza comercial to restore the balance of trade

para equilibrar el presupuesto to balance the budget

■ equilibrarse

v pron

«objetos/fuerzas/presupuesto» to be balanced; «balanza de pagos» to be restored

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equilibrar (conjugate equilibrar) verbo transitivo ‹peso/carga/ruedas› to balance;

◊ equilibrar las diferencias económicas to redress economic imbalances

equilibrarse verbo pronominal [fuerzas] to even up;

[balanza de pagos] to be restored;
[platillos de la balanza] to balance out
equilibrar verbo transitivo to balance
'equilibrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
English:
balance
- even

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equilibrar

♦ vt

1. [carga, ruedas, fuerza] to balance;

equilibrar el marcador [en partido] to level the score, to equalize;

Comp

equilibrar la balanza [al pesar algo] to balance the scales;

[para igualar fuerzas] to achieve a balance

2. [en finanzas]

equilibrar las cuentas/el presupuesto to balance the accounts/budget

♦ See also the pronominal verb equilibrarse

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equilibrar

v/t balance

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equilibrar vt

: to balance

♦ See also the reflexive verb equilibrarse

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equilibrar vb to balance