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Verb

balanço

1. first-person singular present indicative form of balançar

Portuguese

Etymology

From balança ‎(“scales”), from Old Portuguese balança, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx ‎(“having two scales”), from bi- + lanx.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈlɐ̃.su/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈlɐ̃.so/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lan‧ço

Noun

balanço m (plural balanços)

1. swing (hanging seat)

   Crianças gostam de brincar no balanço do parque.‎

   Children like to play in the park’s swing.

2. sway (swaying motion)

   O balanço do barco é enjoativo.‎

   The boat’s sway is nauseating.

3. (music, informal) rhythm (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds)

   O balanço dessa música é bom para dançar.‎

   This song’s rhythm is good for dancing.

4. a scrupulous examination

   Fizeram um balanço da economia.‎

   They did a scrupulous examination of the economy.

5. (accounting) balance (list accounting for debits and credits)
6. equilibrium (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced)

Synonyms

• (hanging seat): baloiço, balouço
• (sway): oscilação, vaivém
• (rhythm): ritmo
• (scrupulous examination): análise, avaliação
• (equilibrium): equilíbrio

Derived terms

• balancinho, balançozinho (diminutives)
• balanção (augmentative)
• balanço-d’água

Related terms

Descendants

• Japanese: ブランコ (​buranko)

Verb

balanço

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of balançar