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| counterweight n | (weight that balances out another) | contrepoids nm |
| | Measure the counterweight carefully to get an accurate reading. |
| counterweight n | figurative ([sth] that provides balance) (figuré) | contrepoids nm |
| | Marco's calm personality acts as a counterweight to my tendency to be neurotic. |
| counterweight [sth]⇒ vtr | (balance out) | contrebalancer⇒ vtr |
| | | faire contrepoids à [qch] loc v |
| | If you don't counterweight the scale properly, it will be off balance. |
| counterweight [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (balance out) | contrebalancer [qch] avec [qch] vtr |
| | Try to counterweight the apples with some oranges. |
| counterweight [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (provide a balance with) | contrebalancer⇒ vtr |
| | Her book is an attempt to counterweight government propaganda on the subject of education. |
| | Son livre est une tentative pour contrebalancer la propagande du gouvernement avec le sujet de l'éducation. |
| counterweight [sth] by doing [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (provide a balance with) | contrebalancer [qch] en faisant [qch] vtr |
| | We counterweighted the negative aspects of the deal by offering plenty of freebies. |
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