balance

balance
['bæləns] 1. n
(equilibrium) równowaga f; (of account) (sum) stan m konta; (remainder) saldo nt rachunku; (scales) waga f
2. vt
budget bilansować (zbilansować perf); account zamykać (zamknąć perf); pros and cons rozważać (rozważyć perf); (make equal, compensate) równoważyć (zrównoważyć perf)
3. vi
balansować, utrzymywać równowagę

on balance — po (głębszym) namyśle

balance of trade/payments — bilans handlowy/płatniczy

balance carried forward (COMM) — kwota do przeniesienia

balance brought forward (COMM) — kwota z przeniesienia

to balance the books (COMM) — zamykać (zamknąć perf) księgi

an ashtray was balanced on the arm of the chair — na poręczy fotela stała popielniczka

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['bæləns] 1. noun
1) (a weighing instrument.) waga
2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) równowaga
3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) równowaga
4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo
2. verb
1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) bilansować
2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) utrzymywać równowagę
- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance

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