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  • 51pose — I [[t]poʊz[/t]] v. posed, pos•ing, n. 1) to assume or hold a physical position or attitude, as for an artistic purpose: to pose for a painter[/ex] 2) cvb to pretend to be what one is not, esp. in order to impress or deceive; assume a false… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 52pose — I. /poʊz / (say pohz) verb (posed, posing) –verb (i) 1. to affect a particular character as with a view to the impression made on others. 2. to present oneself before others: to pose as a judge of literature. 3. to assume or hold a position or… …

  • 53pose — I. verb (posed; posing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French poser, from Vulgar Latin *pausare, from Late Latin, to stop, rest, pause, from Latin pausa pause Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to set forth or offer for attention or… …

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  • 54POSÉ, ÉE — adj. Qui est rassis, grave, calme, tranquille. Il parle d’un ton posé. écrire à main posée, écrire lentement, pour mieux former les lettres. POSÉ signifie aussi Qui a une situation établie, solide. Un homme bien posé, bien posé dans le monde, Un… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 55pose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attitude, affectation; position, posture; aspect, figure. See form. v. sit; attitudinize, affect; propound; question, puzzle, quiz, inquire, nonplus. See difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. artificial …

    English dictionary for students

  • 56pose — 1. verb 1) pollution poses a threat to health Syn: constitute, present, create, cause, produce, be 2) the question posed earlier Syn: raise, ask, put, set, submit, advance …

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  • 57pose — [pəʊz] verb I 1) [T] to create a difficult or dangerous situation The oil spill poses a threat to marine life in the area.[/ex] 2) [I] to sit or stand somewhere so that someone can take a photograph of you or paint a picture of you 3) [I] to… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 58pose — {{#}}{{LM P31170}}{{〓}} {{SynP31920}} {{[}}pose{{]}} ‹po·se› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Postura o posición poco naturales, especialmente las que alguien adopta para ser fotografiado. {{<}}2{{>}} Actitud fingida en la manera de hablar y de… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 59posé — adj. : puzo, a, e av. (Albanais.001) ; => pp. Poser. A1) posé // placé // mis // renversé posé sur son ouverture, placé posé l ouverture vers le bas // sens dessus dessous, (ep. d un récipient) ; couché posé sur le ventre // la face contre… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 60POSÉ — ÉE. adj. Rassis, grave. Un enfant posé, bien posé. Une personne posée. Il parle d un ton posé …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)