Spanish word

equilibrio

Pronunciation

IPA/ekiˈliβɾjo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbalance

Example

Necesito encontrar el equilibrio entre trabajo y vida personal.

I need to find the balance between work and personal life.

Illustration for equilibrio (balance)

More examples

Para resolver el problema necesitamos un equilibrio entre rapidez y calidad.

To solve the problem we need a balance between speed and quality.

Core concept

Two pans of a balance scale level with equal weights.

Common phrases

  • mantener el equilibrio

    maintain the balance

  • perder el equilibrio

    lose the balance

  • equilibrio emocional

    emotional balance

Similar words

balance: Evens out differences so the total picture remains level.
armonía: Aligns components or people so their interaction feels smooth and agreeable.
estabilidad: Maintains firmness and predictability with little variation.
punto medio: Falls halfway between two poles as the neutral middle point.

Definition in Spanish

Estado de balance o estabilidad entre fuerzas, elementos o aspectos; se aplica tanto a la estabilidad física como al equilibrio entre actividades o responsabilidades.

Word origin

From Latin aequilibrium (aequus 'equal' + libra 'scale'), the word means a scale's even weights and extends to physical and figurative stability.

Usage tips

  • Spanish commonly uses equilibrio with verbs such as buscar, encontrar, and mantener and with entre to describe a balance between two things.

Other meanings

  • equilibriumnoun
  • stabilitynoun

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