"be in the balance" in German to be in the balance in der Schwebe sein unentschieden sein unsicher sein in den Sternen stehen Detailed translations for "be in the balance" to be in the balance to be in the balance(also: to be undecided, to be abeyant, to be up in the air, to be in limbo) in der Schwebe sein to be in the balance(also: to be undecided, to be abeyant) unentschieden sein to be in the balance(also: to hesitate) unsicher sein to be in the balance in den Sternen stehen{intransitive verb}