balanza
Meanings
Noun
1. balance, scale (device used to measure weight)
2. comparative estimate, judgment (figuratively)
3. Libra (astronomy, constellations)
Examples7
Cada día me peso en una balanza.
I weigh myself on a scale every day.
Párese en la balanza.
Stand on the scale.
Una balanza mide el peso.
A scale measures weight.
Con esa victoria la balanza quedó a nuestro favor.
That victory turned the scales in our favor.
El camión está en la balanza.
The truck is on the scales.
El vendedor pesa el queso en una balanza de cobre.
The salesman weighs the cheese on a copper scale.