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balançar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
  • sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.
  • swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

balançar is used for these senses in English:

  • rock (transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
  • sway (transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.
  • swing (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

rock — full definition

  1. noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
  2. noun A style of popular music with a strong beat, driven by electric guitar, bass, and drums.
  3. noun Someone or something that provides steady support and stability.
  4. verb To move gently backward and forward, or to cause something to do so.
  5. verb To shake something violently, or to shock and disturb people deeply.

sway — full definition

  1. verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.
  2. verb To influence someone's opinion or decision.
  3. noun Power or influence over someone or something.

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