balanço

See also: balanco

Catalan

Verb

balanço

1. first-person singular present indicative of balançar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɐ̃.su/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlɐ̃.su/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃su
• Hyphenation: ba‧lan‧ço

Etymology 1

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

Noun

balanço m (plural balanços)

1. swing (hanging seat)

   Synonyms: baloiço, balouço

   Crianças gostam de brincar no balanço do parque.

   Children like to play in the park’s swing.

2. sway (swaying motion)

   Synonyms: oscilação, vaivém

   O balanço do barco é enjoativo.

   The boat’s sway is nauseating.

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

   Synonym: ritmo

   O balanço dessa música é bom para dançar.

   This song’s rhythm is good for dancing.

4. a scrupulous examination

   Synonyms: análise, avaliação

   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)

   Synonym: equilíbrio

Derived terms

• balancinho (diminutive), balançozinho (diminutive)
• 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)

Etymology 2

Verb

balanço

1. first-person singular present indicative of balançar