Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

balansere ‎(imperative balanser, present tense balanserer, passive balanseres, simple past balanserte, past participle balansert, present participle balanserende)

1. to balance (make (items) weigh up), to poise, keep one's balance

   Hun balanserte en stokk i hånden.

   She balanced a stick in her hand.

   Oppdraget balanserer på en knivsegg.

   The mission is poising on the edge of a knife.

2. (economics, accordance between income and expense) to balance

   Endelig klarte firmaet å balansere regnskapet.

   The company finally made the account balance.

Derived terms

• avbalansere
• balansert
• ubalansert

Related terms

• balanse

Synonyms

• (make items weigh up) manøvrere, sette sjøbein/sette sjøben, utligne, stemme, avveie
• (accordance) gjøre opp, saldere, gå opp, stemme

References

• “balansere” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “balansere” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun balanse, "balance", and the verb suffix -ere, both from Latin.

Verb

balansere (present tense balanserer; past tense balanserte; past participle balansert; present participle balanserande; imperative balanser)

1. to balance (make (items) weigh up), to poise, keep one's balance

   Ho balanserte ein stokk i handa.

   She balanced a stick in her hand.

   Oppdraget balanserer på ein knivsegg.

   The mission is poising on the edge of a knife.

2. (economics, accordance between income and expense) to balance

   Endeleg klarte firmaet å balansere rekneskapen.

   The company finally made the account balance.

Derived terms

• avbalansere
• balansert
• ubalansert

Related terms

• balanse

Synonyms

• (make items weigh up) manøvrere, sette sjøbein, utlikne, stemme, avveie
• (accordance) gjere opp, saldere, gå opp, stemme

References

• “balansere” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “balansere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.