English-Finnish translations for counterweight

• vastapaino
  On perustettava poliittinen vastapaino ja demokraattinen valvonta. We need to introduce a political counterweight and democratic control.
  Meidän on siksi tarjottava vankka vastapaino markkinavoimille. That is why we must provide a solid counterweight against market forces.
  On välttämätöntä tiivistää talouspoliittista yhteistyötä, jotta yhteiselle rahapolitiikalle syntyy todellinen vastapaino. It is vital to tighten economic cooperation, to act as a counterweight to convergence.

Definition of counterweight

• A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge

Related words

• counter
• encounter
• counterfeit
• counterforce
• counter-current
• countersign
• counterpoint
• counterpart
• countermark