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balancer

to throw, toss, to snitch on, rat on, to rock

b a . l ɑ̃ . s e
balanc swing; balance + er Infinitive
verb Uncommon #16,578
to throw, toss Informal.
FR: Il va balancer la balle dans le panier.
EN: He’s going to toss the ball into the basket.
to snitch on, rat on Informal.
FR: Je ne vais pas balancer mon frère.
EN: I’m not going to rat on my brother.
to rock, make sway Informal.
FR: Il faut balancer doucement le hamac.
EN: You have to rock the hammock gently.
Conjugation of balancer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First balance —
Second balances balancez
Third balance —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First balance —
Second balances —
Third balance —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second balance balancez
balancer
Past
balancé
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third balançait —

Sami a arrêté de se balancer.

Sami stopped swinging.

On devrait partir et balancer une charge nucléaire une fois en orbite.

We should leave and drop a nuclear payload once we’re in orbit.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Tu vas me balancer ?

Are you going to tell on me?

Ils vont nous balancer !

They're going to throw us out!

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Tu vas encore te balancer ça dans les veines.

You're going to be pumping that into your veins again.

Tu vas proposer l'idée de balancer les Cavaliers de l'avion.

You're going to suggest throwing the Cavaliers out of the plane.

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Tu crois que je vais tout leur balancer ?

Do you think I'm going to spill everything to them?

— Léviathan (2014)

Ils n'auront bientôt plus rien à balancer.

They'll soon have nothing left to throw around.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Et ton idée de balancer la petite par terre, ça a fait un effet sublime.

And your idea of throwing the little girl to the ground had a wonderful effect.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Je vais te balancer dans la rivière !

I'm going to throw you in the river!

— Still Life (2006)

Balancer, ça peut rapporter gros.

Snitching can pay off big time.

— The Rip (2026)

Je vous parle de balancer un pavé à travers le pare-brise de l'autre type.

I'm talking about throwing a paving stone through the other guy's windshield.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Fallait balancer que le casse.

All they had to do was report the robbery.

— Carandiru (2003)

Tu crois que je vais te balancer ?

Do you think I'm going to rat you out?

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

On n'a qu'à les balancer sur le nid.

We can just toss them onto the nest.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Ne faites pas balancer le bateau !

Don’t rock the boat!

J'allais lui balancer une poutre.

I was going to hurl a beam at him.

— Men in Black (1997)

Même si le vieux a une tumeur, t'aurais pas dû lui balancer ça.

Even if the old guy has a tumor, you shouldn't have thrown that at him.

— Carnets de voyage (2004)

Je vais leur balancer une grenade !

I’m going to throw a grenade at them!

— Election 1 (2005)

Comme un mec qui va balancer.

Like a guy who’s about to rat someone out.

— Un prophète (2009)

Je vais te balancer à la flotte.

I'll throw you into the water.

Balancer !

Swing!

— Les 3 Royaumes (2008)

Il a dû les balancer.

He must have thrown them out.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Merde, cette peste de Nagisa, elle est vraiment allée me balancer aux profs.

Shit, that bitch Nagisa, she really went and ratted me out to the teachers.

Et je lui ai appris à se balancer.

And I taught him how to swing.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Tu dois leur balancer le trésor à la figure.

You have to throw the treasure in their faces.