balansere

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun balanse, "balance", and the verb suffix -ere, both from Latin.

Verb

balansere (imperative balanser, present tense balanserer, passive balanseres, simple past balanserte, past participle balansert, present participle balanserende)

  1. to balance (make (items) weigh up), to poise, keep one's balance
    Hun balanserte en stokk i hånden.
    She balanced a stick in her hand.
    Oppdraget balanserer på en knivsegg.
    The mission is poising on the edge of a knife.
  2. (economics, accordance between income and expense) to balance
    Endelig klarte firmaet å balansere regnskapet.
    The company finally made the account balance.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the noun balanse (“balance”) +‎ -ere, both from Latin.

Verb

balansere (present tense balanserer, past tense balanserte, past participle balansert, passive infinitive balanserast, present participle balanserande, imperative balanser)

  1. to balance (make (items) weigh up), to poise, keep one's balance
    Ho balanserte ein stokk i handa.
    She balanced a stick in her hand.
    Oppdraget balanserer på ein knivsegg.
    The mission is poising on the edge of a knife.
  2. (economics, accordance between income and expense) to balance
    Endeleg klarte firmaet å balansere rekneskapen.
    The company finally made the account balance.

Synonyms
  • (make items weigh up) manøvrere, sette sjøbein, utlikne, stemme, avveie
  • (accordance) gjere opp, saldere, gå opp, stemme

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