Grammatical class

Noun

balance

scales

Details

Syllables

ba-lan-ce

Phonetics

ba.lɑ̃s

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4288

Freq. (movies)

3932

Freq. (news)

4897

Sentences

Montez sur la balance.

Step on the scale.

A1

Je suis pas une balance.

I'm not a snitch.

A1

Une balance mesure le poids.

A scale measures weight.

A1

Veuillez placer vos bagages sur cette balance.

Please put your baggage on this scale.

A1

Sabu a tourné balance du FBI.

Sabu turned FBI snitch.

B1

La balance semble décalée de deux livres.

The scale seems to be off by two pounds.

B2

La balance des paiements du Japon a affiché un énorme surplus depuis de nombreuses années.

Japan's balance of payments has been running a huge surplus for many years.

B2