English-Hungarian translations for counterweight

• ellensúly
  Nem esik szó az Európai Központi Bank demokratikus ellensúlyáról, ami az ipari termelésnek és a munkahelyteremtésnek kedvező monetáris politika bevezetését biztosítaná. There is nothing about a democratic counterweight to the ECB imposing a monetary policy that favours industry and jobs.
  A jogszerűség ellenőrzése fontos ellensúly annak biztosításában, hogy a modern demokrácia követelményeinek megfelelően a vádlottat is megillessék a minimális jogok. The monitoring of legality is an important counterweight to ensure that an accused is afforded the minimum rights according to the requirements of a modern democracy.

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