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The French word for scales is
balances





scales

French Definition


scales
     1. n. Trébuchet (petite balance comportant deux plateaux).
           Themis, the goddess of justice, is often represented as blindfolded, and holding a sword and the scales of justice.



Translations for scales and their definitions

Balance
     1. Proper noun. Libra (constellation)
     2. Proper noun. (astrology) Libra (star sign)
     3. n-f. scales
     4. n-f. (chemistry, physics) balance
     5. n-f. (economics, electricity, politics) balance
     6. n-f. (fishing) drop-net
     7. n-f. (slang) informant, snitch
     8. n-f. (Louisiana French) the rest, the remainder
     9. n-f. (Louisiana French) a scale, more specifically a balancing scale
     10. v. first-person singular present of balancer
     11. v. third-person singular present of balancer
     12. v. second-person singular imperative of balancer


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