balance
noun
1 noun person's equilibriumcothromaíocht fem3 seasamh masc1 his balance was affected by the stroke bhí sé corrach ar a chosa de bharr an stróc, bhí sé bainte dá chothrom ag an stróc 2 noun steady body positioncothrom masc1 seasamh masc1 she lost her balance baineadh dá cothrom íhe was thrown off balance cuireadh dá chothrom éit's hard to keep your balance on a boat is deacair do chothrom a choinneáil ar bhád, is deacair fanacht ar do chothrom ar bhádTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun equal distributioncothromaíocht fem3 cóimheá fem4 to achieve a work-life balance cothromaíocht oibre is saoil a bhaint amachto restore balance cothromaíocht a thabhairt ar aisto upset the delicate balance between x and y an chothromaíocht chigilteach idir x agus y a chur as a riochtgender balance cothromaíocht inscne 4 noun providing sth complementarycothromaíocht fem3 to strike the right balance between work and family an chothromaíocht cheart a aimsiú idir an obair agus an teaghlachthe craftwork gives a balance to the day job is breá an t-athrú oibre í an cheardaíocht 5 noun majority of information etcan chuid is mó tromlach masc1 the balance of evidence would suggest otherwise is é a mhalairt atá á thabhairt le fios ag trom na fianaisethat statement tilted the balance against the party chuaigh an tromlach in aghaidh an pháirtí de bharr an ráitis sin 6 noun ACC in accountiarmhéid masc4 to transfer a balance iarmhéid a aistriúaccount balance iarmhéid cuntais 7 noun ACC amounts remaining to be paidfuílleach masc1 the balance is due tomorrow tá an fuílleach le híoc amárach, tá an chuid eile le híoc amárach 8 noun mental, emotional calmstaidéar masc1 stuaim fem2 stiúir fem5 he was off balance at work ní raibh staidéar ar bith ann ag an obairshe was knocked off balance by the news bhain an scéala croitheadh aisti, chuir an scéala dá stiúir í 9 noun weighing equipment, scalesmeá fem4
verb
10 verb of person INTRANSITIVEtú féin a choinneáil ar do chothromfan ar do chothromshe was balancing on one leg bhí sí á coinneáil féin cothrom agus í ina seasamh ar leathchois 11 verb place sth so that it does not fall TRANSITIVEcoinnigh cothrom PhrVcuir ar mheá chothromcoinnigh ar cóimheátry balancing a pile of books on your head déan iarracht carnán leabhar a choinneáil cothrom ar do cheann 12 verb remain steady in precarious position INTRANSITIVEbheith ar cóimheáthe glass was balancing precariously bhí an ghloine ina seasamh ar éigean 13 verb maintain balance between different things TRANSITIVEfreastail ar PhrV cothromaíocht a aimsiú idira gceart a thabhairt doI was able to balance the workload with my family life bhí mé in ann freastal ar an obair agus ar mo shaol sa bhaile araon 14 verb act as balancing force TRANSITIVEcothromaigh verb worms balance the acidity of the soil cothromaíonn péisteanna aigéadacht na hithreach 15 verb ACC, FIN books, accounts, budget TRANSITIVEcomhardaigh verb to balance the books na cuntais a chomhardúto balance the budget an buiséad a chomhardú 16 verb AUTO wheels of vehicle TRANSITIVEcothromaigh verb