What does bilancia in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word bilancia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bilancia in Italian.

The word bilancia in Italian means scales, Chinese fishing net, suspended scaffolding, Libra, Libra, balance, stabilize, weigh, weigh up, consider, balance, offset, needle of the scale, automatic weighing scale, trade balance (between countries), balance of payments. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bilancia

scales

sostantivo femminile (attrezzi per calcolare il peso) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Mi si è rotta la bilancia da cucina e non so come pesare gli ingredienti della torta.
My kitchen scales are broken so I don't know how to weigh the ingredients for the cake.

Chinese fishing net

sostantivo femminile (tipo di rete per pescare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio nonno usciva di notte a pescare con una bilancia.
My grandfather would go out at night to fish with a Chinese fishing net.

suspended scaffolding

sostantivo femminile (edilizia (struttura mobile per costruzioni) (construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nel cantiere c'è una bilancia pericolante che deve essere smontata al più presto.
There is a suspended scaffolding at the construction site that must be taken down as soon as possible.

Libra

sostantivo femminile (insieme di stelle) (constellation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tra le costellazioni zodiacali vi è la Bilancia.

Libra

sostantivo femminile (astrologia: segno) (sign of the Zodiac)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mia mamma è Bilancia.

balance, stabilize

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (equilibrare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Bisogna bilanciare per bene pesi e frutta prima di leggere il valore.
You need to balance the fruit and weights properly before reading the scales.

weigh, weigh up, consider

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (soppesare, ponderare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Bilancia bene pregi e difetti prima di scegliere di tornare in Europa.
Weigh up the pros and cons carefully before deciding on returning to Europe.

balance, offset

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (contabilità: compensare, pareggiare) (financial)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il commercialista mi comunicò che era impossibile bilanciare le perdite.
The accountant informed me that it was impossible to offset the losses.

needle of the scale

automatic weighing scale

trade balance (between countries)

balance of payments

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