balançoire

== English == === Etymology === French balançoire === Noun === balançoire (plural balançoires) (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. == French == === Etymology === From balancer +‎ -oire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ/ === Noun === balançoire f (plural balançoires) swing (a seat connected to a beam by rope or chain) Synonym: escarpolette seesaw (a long board attached to a fulcrum) Synonym: tapecul === Further reading === “balançoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012