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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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