balanço

See also: balanco

Catalan

Verb

balanço

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɐ̃.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɐ̃.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɐ̃.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlɐ̃.su/

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

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.

   Synonyms: baloiço, balouço

2. sway (swaying motion)

   O balanço do barco é enjoativo.

   The boat’s sway is nauseating.

   Synonyms: oscilação, vaivém

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.

   Synonym: ritmo

4. a scrupulous examination

   Fizeram um balanço da economia.

   They did a scrupulous examination of the economy.

   Synonyms: análise, avaliação

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

   Synonym: equilíbrio

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• balança
• balançada
• balançado
• balançante
• balançar
• balanceado

• balanceador
• balanceadura
• balanceamento
• balancear
• balanceio

• balanceiro
• balancete
• balancim
• balancista
• balançoso

Descendants

• Japanese: ブランコ (​buranko)

Verb

balanço