balancer

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English

Etymology

From balance +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

balancer (plural balancers)

  1. One who, or that which, balances.
  2. An acrobat.
  3. Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.

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Catalan

Etymology

From balança +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

balancer m (plural balancers, feminine balancera)

  1. scale-maker
  2. person who weighs metals at a minting operation

Noun

balancer m (plural balancers)

  1. pendulum
    Synonym: pèndol

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French

Etymology

From balance +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.lɑ̃.se/
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Verb

balancer

  1. (reflexive) to swing (to do a reciprocating movement)
  2. (reflexive) to swing (to ride on a swing)
  3. (informal) to toss, to throw away, to discard
  4. (slang) to denounce, to rat out on (to make a formal or public accusation against)
    Synonym: dénoncer
    balancer son porc(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2017 December 29, Le Monde:
      La journaliste Sandra Muller revient sur le phénomène #balancetonporc qu’elle a lancé.
      The journalist Sandra Muller looks back on the #balancetonporc movement that she started.
  5. (Quebec) to balance (to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond)

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

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