противовес

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Noun

противове́с (protivovésm

  1. counterbalance, contrast
    в противове́с на
    v protivovés na
    in contrast to

Declension

References

  • противовес”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • противовес”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

противове́с (protivovésm inan (genitive противове́са, nominative plural противове́сы, genitive plural противове́сов)

  1. counterbalance, counterpoise
    в противове́с э́тому
    v protivovés étomu
    1) to counterbalance it; 2) in contrast to that

Declension