Question 1

What is the plural of the French word "bascule"?

Accepted Answer

bascules

Question 2

What does "bascule" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

A piece of wood or other material supported in the middle so that pressing down on one end raises the other.
A game where two people, each on one end of a piece of wood balanced in the middle, amuse themselves by rocking up and down.
A movement similar to that of a seesaw.
A type of balance used to weigh heavy and bulky objects.
A device that functions as a seesaw or lever in a locksmithing, watchmaking, chimney sweeping, or carpentry apparatus.
A circuit with two stable states.

Question 3

Where does the French word "bascule" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Old French bacule, with popular etymology having assimilated '/ba/', from the verb battre (to beat), to bas (low) and basse (female), and having accorded it the feminine form in the shape of bassecule: some use syringes, valves, bassecules (...) to raise water from wells.

Question 4

How do you translate "bascule" into portuguese?

Accepted Answer

gangorra

Question 5

How to translate "bascule" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

báscula

Question 6

How to translate "bascule" into english?

Accepted Answer

teeter-totter

Question 7

How to translate "bascule" into german?

Accepted Answer

Flip-Flop

bascule

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