balance1, s.1Meá f, cóimheátán m. Roman balance, meá rómhánach. Spring balance, ainsiléad m, lingmheátán m. Analytical, chemical, precision, balance, cruinnmheá f, mionmheá f. To turn the balance, an scála a iompú. To be, hang in the balance, a bheith idir dhá cheann na meá. 2Cothromaíocht f, cóimheá f. He lost his balance, baineadh dá chothrom é. He recovered his balance, chuir sé é féin ar mheá chothrom arís. To throw s.o. off his balance, (i) duine a chur dá chothrom; (ii) duine a chur thar a shnáithe. Mind off its balance, intinn shiabhránach. The balance of power, cóimheá na cumhachta. 3Com: Fin: aFuílleach m, iarmhéid f. Balance in hand, fuílleach m ar láimh. Balance carried forward, fuílleach m anonn. Balance due, (i) fuílleach m fiacha; (ii) fuílleach m fáltais, bClár m fuílleach, clár m comhardaithe. To strike a balance, clár na bhfuílleach a dhéanamh amach. Balance of trade, fuílleach m trádála. Balance of payments, fuílleach m íocaíochta. He spent the balance of his life in travel, chaith sé an chuid eile dá shaol ag taisteal. On the balance . . ., tríd is tríd . . . S.a. CREDIT1 4, DEBIT1.
balance2 .1v.tr.aMeáim. bCuirim, coinním (rud) ar mheá chothrom; cothromaím. He balanced himself on his hands, d'fhan sé ina sheasamh ar a lámha. cOne mistake balanced another, chomhcheartaigh na dearmaid a chéile. dCom: Fin: Comhardaím. To balance the books, na cuntais a chothromú. To balance the budget, an cháinaisnéis a chomhardú. 2v.i.aCoinním mé féin ar mheá chothrom. b(Of accounts) Comhardaíonn. cLuascann. F: (Of pers.) Táim ag braiteoireacht, táim idir dhá chomhairle.