German Conversation · Level 22
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German word
Balance
Pronunciation
IPA/baˈlɑ̃ːsə/
Meaning
- feminine nounbalance
Example
Die Gesundheit hängt von der Balance zwischen Arbeit und Leben ab.
Health depends on the balance between work and life.
More examples
Beim Yoga lernt man, die Balance zu halten.
In yoga, you learn to keep your balance.
Core concept
Two opposing sides settle at a steady midpoint instead of tipping toward either extreme.
Common phrases
die Balance halten
keep one's balance
die Balance verlieren
lose one's balance
Similar words
Ausgewogenheit: A well-proportioned arrangement with no part seeming excessive or lacking.
Ausgleich: The process of compensating for a disparity and bringing things back into balance.
Gleichgewicht: A condition in which equal forces keep a physical object from tipping or moving.
Definition in German
Balance bezeichnet den Zustand, in dem Kräfte oder Einflüsse so ausgeglichen sind, dass etwas stabil bleibt.
Word origin
Balance entered German through French and ultimately derives from Medieval Latin bilancia, whose original sense referred to weighing scales.
Usage tips
- German commonly uses Gleichgewicht for physical equilibrium, while Balance is frequent in abstract compounds such as Work-Life-Balance.
Other meanings
- equilibriumnoun
- poisenoun
Opposites
- Ungleichgewichtimbalancenoun
Related words
- balancierenbalanceverb
- balanciertbalancedadjective