"balance" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ba.lɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-balance.ogg Forms: balances [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|balance|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French balance, {{inh+|fr|frm|balance}} Inherited from Middle French balance, {{inh|fr|fro|balance}} Old French balance, {{inh|fr|VL.|*bilancia}} Vulgar Latin *bilancia, {{der|fr|la|bilanx}} Latin bilanx, {{m|la|bi-}} bi-, {{m|la|bis}} bis, {{m|la|lanx}} lanx Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} balance f (plural balances)
  1. scales Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Measuring instruments
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-noun-bADAdqzJ Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 51 4 5 4 6 5 10 7 8
  2. (chemistry, physics) balance Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-noun-V1HgSOtv Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (economics, electricity, politics) balance Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Economics, Electricity, Politics
  4. (fishing) drop-net Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-noun-XvXGqr00 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  5. (slang) informant, snitch Tags: feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-noun-9ykU8KGS
  6. (Louisiana) the rest, the remainder Tags: Louisiana, feminine
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-noun--q-9yG6M Categories (other): Louisiana French
  7. (Louisiana) a scale, more specifically a balancing scale Tags: Louisiana, feminine
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-noun-2ILMlX3z Categories (other): Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mettre en balance, peser dans la balance Related terms: balancer, balançoire

Verb

IPA: /ba.lɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-balance.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|balance|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French balance, {{inh+|fr|frm|balance}} Inherited from Middle French balance, {{inh|fr|fro|balance}} Old French balance, {{inh|fr|VL.|*bilancia}} Vulgar Latin *bilancia, {{der|fr|la|bilanx}} Latin bilanx, {{m|la|bi-}} bi-, {{m|la|bis}} bis, {{m|la|lanx}} lanx Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} balance
  1. inflection of balancer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-verb-o2H2w8bk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 18 16 7 3 1 28 11
  2. inflection of balancer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-balance-fr-verb-ofTdpyIS

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