French-English translations for balancier

balance
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But in the future the Commission will have to be very careful not to tip the balance decisively one way or the other. Mais il ne faudrait pas qu'à l'avenir, la Commission tire trop le balancier d'un côté ou de l'autre. Some of the debates were pretty lively, but although I now live in Normandy, I come from the south, and sometimes my southern temperament wins out over the more balanced Norman approach. Quelquefois, les débats ont été un peu vifs, mais je suis sudiste, même si je suis allé en Normandie, et, quelquefois le tempérament sudiste l'emporte sur le balancier normand. These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.
outrigger

pendulum
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swing
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The plant swung in the breeze.The children laughed as they swung.It wasnt long before the crowds mood swung towards restless irritability.