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Meanings of counterbalance in English

Portuguese
contrapeso
Catalan
equilibri
Spanish
equilibrio

Equality of distribution.

        contrapeso
        Portuguese
        contrabalançar

        Adjust for.

            contrabalançar
            Portuguese
            neutralizar
            Catalan
            neutralitzar

            Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.

                  neutralizar
                  Portuguese
                  contrapeso
                  Catalan
                  contrapès
                  Spanish
                  balance

                  A weight that balances another weight.

                        contrapeso
                        Usage of counterbalance in English
                        1
                        She's a counterbalance to Kesey's central question about the nature of sanity.
                        Wired
                        2
                        It was thus a counterbalance to the idolatrous nature of Israelite religion.
                        A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
                        3
                        My point, though, is that there's normally nobody to counterbalance the president.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        The only counterbalance to depression, apart from pills of course, is compassion.
                        Radio NZ
                        5
                        She had to counterbalance Todd's fine-ground morality, his growing hatred of difference.
                        Flesh and blood
                        6
                        It's about using other people as a counterbalance to your own actions.
                        Silent screams
                        7
                        In a world of rolling news, Wato's unhurried approach provides a counterbalance.
                        The Guardian
                        8
                        But another theatre professional was within earshot and offered a sober counterbalance.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        This strange counterbalance of attributes results in a disposable but commanding pen.
                        Wired
                        10
                        Phosphorylation-induced decreases in NOS activity may counterbalance and modulate NOS activating signals.
                        Pubmed
                        11
                        Breaking down all precedent, he sent Speck von Sternburg to counterbalance Herbert.
                        The Education of Henry Adams
                        12
                        Let me, however, honestly report whatever may counterbalance this weight of censure.
                        Lives of the English Poets / Gay, Thomson, Young, Gray, &c.
                        13
                        To-day, something outside of them, and to counterbalance them, is seriously needed.
                        Complete Prose Works / Specimen Days and Collect, November Bough...
                        14
                        Practically, this meant helping Austria to become a stronger counterbalance to Prussian power.
                        The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
                        15
                        The increase of possible products tends to counterbalance the increased cost of labor.
                        Three Acres and Liberty
                        16
                        Anything by Anne Briggs, a good counterbalance to X Factor etc.
                        The Irish Times
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                        Counterbalance through the time
                        Counterbalance across language varieties
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