balançoire

French balançoire

balançoire (plural balançoires)

1. (ballet) Swinging the working leg between front and back through first position, usually in conjunction with grands battements or attitudes and involving seesaw-like shifting of the upper body in opposition to the legs.

From balancer +‎ -oire.

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ/

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balançoire f (plural balançoires)

1. swing (a seat connected to a beam by rope or chain)

   Synonym: escarpolette

2. seesaw (a long board attached to a fulcrum)

   Synonym: tapecul

• “balançoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.