balancer

This is the 8736th most frequent French word.


balancer

"Balancer" means "to swing," "to balance," or "to throw."


In this sentence, 'balancer' is used to mean 'to swing' or 'to move back and forth,' indicating a physical action.

Il aime balancer ses bras en marchant.

He likes to swing his arms while walking.


Here, 'balancer' is used colloquially to mean 'to blurt out' or 'to reveal,' referring to saying something suddenly or straightforwardly.

Elle a fini par balancer la vérité.

She ended up blurting out the truth.


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.

Le capitaine a dû balancer une partie de la cargaison.

The captain had to throw away part of the cargo.