tasapainoilla
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑsɑˌpɑi̯noi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌpɑ̝i̯no̞i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑinoilːɑ
- Syllabification(key): ta‧sa‧pai‧noil‧la
Verb edit
tasapainoilla (intransitive)
- to balance oneself
- (figuratively) to walk a tightrope (to undertake a precarious course of action)
- Yritys tasapainoili jatkuvasti alhaisten rahavarojen ja tilausten nopean toimittamisen välillä.
- The company constantly walked a tightrope between operating on little money and filling orders quickly.
Conjugation edit
Further reading edit
- “tasapainoilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03