tasapainoilla — meaning in English

English meaning

• hedge noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
• straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.

Senses

tasapainoilla is used for these senses in English:

• hedge (ambitransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.
• straddle (transitive) To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
• walk a tightrope (figuratively) To undertake a precarious course of action.

hedge — full definition

1. noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
2. noun A financial move made to reduce or offset the risk of a loss elsewhere.
3. noun A vague or noncommittal statement made to avoid being pinned down.
4. verb To avoid giving a straight answer or firm commitment.

straddle — full definition

1. verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
2. verb To span or extend across both sides of something, or to hold a position between two options without committing fully to either.
3. noun An options-trading strategy that bets on a security moving sharply in either direction.

Related Finnish words