balancear

Portuguese

Etymology

From balanço +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.lɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.lɐ̃.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.lɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.lɐ̃.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ba.lɐ̃.siˈa(ɾ)/ [ba.lɐ̃.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.lɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.lɐ̃.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.lɐ̃.siˈa(ɻ)/ [ba.lɐ̃.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ba.lɐ̃ˈsja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.lɐ̃ˈsjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.lɐ̃ˈsjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.lɐ̃ˈsja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ba‧lan‧ce‧ar

Verb

balancear (first-person singular present balanceio, first-person singular preterite balanceei, past participle balanceado)

1. (transitive) to balance (all senses)

   Synonyms: balançar, equilibrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balancear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	balancear
Personal	balancear	balanceares	balancear	balancearmos	balanceardes	balancearem
Gerund
	balanceando
Past participle
Masculine	balanceado			balanceados
Feminine	balanceada			balanceadas
Indicative
Present	balanceio	balanceias	balanceia	balanceamos	balanceais	balanceiam
Imperfect	balanceava	balanceavas	balanceava	balanceávamos	balanceáveis	balanceavam
Preterite	balanceei	balanceaste	balanceou	balanceamos1, balanceámos2	balanceastes	balancearam
Pluperfect	balanceara	balancearas	balanceara	balanceáramos	balanceáreis	balancearam
Future	balancearei	balancearás	balanceará	balancearemos	balanceareis	balancearão
Conditional	balancearia	balancearias	balancearia	balancearíamos	balancearíeis	balanceariam
Subjunctive
Present	balanceie	balanceies	balanceie	balanceemos	balanceeis	balanceiem
Imperfect	balanceasse	balanceasses	balanceasse	balanceássemos	balanceásseis	balanceassem
Future	balancear	balanceares	balancear	balancearmos	balanceardes	balancearem
Imperative
Affirmative		balanceia	balanceie	balanceemos	balanceai	balanceiem
Negative (não)		não balanceies	não balanceie	não balanceemos	não balanceeis	não balanceiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• balanço

Further reading

• “balancear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “balancear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “balancear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “balancear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From balanza +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balanθeˈaɾ/ [ba.lãn̟.θeˈaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /balanseˈaɾ/ [ba.lãn.seˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧lan‧ce‧ar

Verb

balancear (first-person singular present balanceo, first-person singular preterite balanceé, past participle balanceado)

1. to balance
2. (pronominal) to swing, to rock, to sway
3. (pronominal) to roll (plane or ship)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balancear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			balancear
gerund			balanceando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		balanceado		balanceada
		plural		balanceados		balanceadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	balanceo	balanceastú balanceásvos	balancea	balanceamos	balanceáis	balancean
	imperfect	balanceaba	balanceabas	balanceaba	balanceábamos	balanceabais	balanceaban
	preterite	balanceé	balanceaste	balanceó	balanceamos	balanceasteis	balancearon
	future	balancearé	balancearás	balanceará	balancearemos	balancearéis	balancearán
	conditional	balancearía	balancearías	balancearía	balancearíamos	balancearíais	balancearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	balancee	balanceestú balanceésvos2	balancee	balanceemos	balanceéis	balanceen
	imperfect (ra)	balanceara	balancearas	balanceara	balanceáramos	balancearais	balancearan
	imperfect (se)	balancease	balanceases	balancease	balanceásemos	balanceaseis	balanceasen
	future1	balanceare	balanceares	balanceare	balanceáremos	balanceareis	balancearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		balanceatú balanceávos	balancee	balanceemos	balancead	balanceen
	negative		no balancees	no balancee	no balanceemos	no balanceéis	no balanceen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of balancear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive balancear	dative	balancearme	balancearte	balancearle, balancearse	balancearnos	balancearos	balancearles, balancearse
	accusative	balancearme	balancearte	balancearlo, balancearla, balancearse	balancearnos	balancearos	balancearlos, balancearlas, balancearse
with gerund balanceando	dative	balanceándome	balanceándote	balanceándole, balanceándose	balanceándonos	balanceándoos	balanceándoles, balanceándose
	accusative	balanceándome	balanceándote	balanceándolo, balanceándola, balanceándose	balanceándonos	balanceándoos	balanceándolos, balanceándolas, balanceándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative balancea	dative	balancéame	balancéate	balancéale	balancéanos	not used	balancéales
	accusative	balancéame	balancéate	balancéalo, balancéala	balancéanos	not used	balancéalos, balancéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative balanceá	dative	balanceame	balanceate	balanceale	balanceanos	not used	balanceales
	accusative	balanceame	balanceate	balancealo, balanceala	balanceanos	not used	balancealos, balancealas
with formal second-person singular imperative balancee	dative	balancéeme	not used	balancéele, balancéese	balancéenos	not used	balancéeles
	accusative	balancéeme	not used	balancéelo, balancéela, balancéese	balancéenos	not used	balancéelos, balancéelas
with first-person plural imperative balanceemos	dative	not used	balanceémoste	balanceémosle	balanceémonos	balanceémoos	balanceémosles
	accusative	not used	balanceémoste	balanceémoslo, balanceémosla	balanceémonos	balanceémoos	balanceémoslos, balanceémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative balancead	dative	balanceadme	not used	balanceadle	balanceadnos	balanceaos	balanceadles
	accusative	balanceadme	not used	balanceadlo, balanceadla	balanceadnos	balanceaos	balanceadlos, balanceadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative balanceen	dative	balancéenme	not used	balancéenle	balancéennos	not used	balancéenles, balancéense
	accusative	balancéenme	not used	balancéenlo, balancéenla	balancéennos	not used	balancéenlos, balancéenlas, balancéense

Derived terms

• balanceador
• balanceo

Further reading

• “balancear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024