counterpoise in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for counterpoise in the English»French Dictionary

I.counterpoise [Brit ˈkaʊntəpɔɪz, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌpɔɪz] N

II.counterpoise [Brit ˈkaʊntəpɔɪz, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌpɔɪz] VB trans

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counterpoise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for counterpoise in the English»French Dictionary

counterpoise Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in counterpoise
être en équilibre
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A counterpoise though, rarely works exactly as one would hope.
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Her face is thin and serious, her graying hair pulled back, as she supports her head with her left hand, her right hand counterpoised in her lap, holding a fan.
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It's an elegant piece of film-making, in which the beauty of the countryside is counterpoised with a dynamic narrative leading in unexpected directions.
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It is a hefty volume with ultra-high-definition photo reproductions, the gnomic text counterpoised by sumptuous visuals.
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The lives of ordinary people on the ground then and now are counterpoised against this vision.
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Counterpoise operated as a collective, wherein all members participated in the process of creating and publishing the magazine.
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Qualities of gum, such as wet, sticky, and viscous, were mentally abstracted, and these meanings counterpoised against ochre properties, such as dry, loose, and dehydrating.
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An antenna counterpoise or ground plane is a structure of conductive material which improves or substitutes for the ground.
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The antenna tower was located on the roof of the hotel building with a shortened counterpoise radial system that only extended to the edge of the building's roof.
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His paintings can then be likened to a sort of fugue-like arrangement: each variation counterpoised against one another, yet all existing within one architectonic structure.
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