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| Goldwaage {f} | gold balance; a pair of gold scales; gold scales; gold scale [Am.]; assay balance; physical balance | |
| (bei jdm.) jedes Wort auf die Goldwaage legen müssen (um nicht kritisiert zu werden) [übtr.] | to have to watch every word you say (to sb.); to have to watch your every word (around sb.) (to avoid being criticized) | |
| nicht jedes Wort auf die Goldwaage legen [übtr.] | not to weigh up every word [fig.] |