No. 8,736 in French
balancer
"Balancer" means "to swing," "to balance," or "to throw."
In a sentence
Il aime balancer ses bras en marchant.
He likes to swing his arms while walking.
In this sentence, 'balancer' is used to mean 'to swing' or 'to move back and forth,' indicating a physical action.
Elle a fini par balancer la vérité.
She ended up blurting out the truth.
Here, 'balancer' is used colloquially to mean 'to blurt out' or 'to reveal,' referring to saying something suddenly or straightforwardly.
Le capitaine a dû balancer une partie de la cargaison.
The captain had to throw away part of the cargo.
In this context, 'balancer' is used in the sense of 'to throw away' or 'to discard,' describing an act of removing or disposing of something.
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