English-Czech translations for counterbalance

• protiváha
  Tento Parlament byl zvolen, aby oživil evropský ideál a aby působil jako protiváha vůči egoistickým postojům nacionalismu. This Parliament was elected to bring the European ideal to life and to act as a counterbalance to national egotism.
  Jinak by se mohlo zdát, že lidské životy jsou používány jako protiváha energetického problému. Otherwise, it would appear that human life is being used to counterbalance the energy problem.
  Rusko je pro Evropskou unii důležité nejen jako dodavatel energie, ale také jako protiváha k úsilí Spojených států o získání světové nadvlády. in writing. - (DE) Russia is important to the EU not only as a supplier of energy but also as a counterbalance to America's drive for world domination.
• protizávaží
• vyvážit

Definition of counterbalance

• A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance
• To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight
• To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force

Examples

• Big brother counterbalances his two siblings to the pound
• Arm wrestling is undecided as long as the opponents counterbalance each-other
• The defenders knowledge of the terrain roughly counterbalances the attackers superior equipment

Related words

• counterblow
• counterbore
• counterbalanced
• counterbalancing
• counterblast