engelska-franska översättning av counterweight

contrepoidsL'Union européenne ne devrait-elle pas faire contrepoids à la suprématie américaine ? Or will the EU find a counterweight to the dominance of the USA? C’est pourquoi nous devons trouver un solide contrepoids aux forces du marché. That is why we must provide a solid counterweight against market forces. Le contrepoids d'une politique de la porte ouverte est l'application rigoureuse des conditions. The counterweight to an open door policy is rigorous application of the conditions.

A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge

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