pose

  • 41pose — [[t]po͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ poses, posing, posed 1) VERB If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. [V n] This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry... [V n] His ill health poses serious problems for… …

    English dictionary

  • 42pose — 1 verb 1 pose a problem/threat/challenge etc to cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc: Newton s challenge poses no threat to the leadership. | Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for the administration. 2 (I, T) to sit or stand in a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43posé — I. Posé, [pos]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe. On dit, Cela posé il s ensuit, pour dire, Cela estant accordé, il s ensuit. Et, Posé que cela fust. posé le cas que cela fust, que feriez vous? Pour dire, Si cela estoit, que feriez… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 44Pose — Stellung; Körperhaltung; Haltung; Positur * * * Po|se [ po:zə], die; , n: gekünstelte Stellung; unnatürliche, affektierte Haltung: eine bestimmte Pose einnehmen. Syn.: ↑ Haltung, ↑ Stellung. Zus.: Lieblingspose, Siegerpos …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 45pose — {{11}}pose (n.) act of posing the body, 1818, from POSE (Cf. pose) (v.1). Sense of attitudinize is from 1840. {{12}}pose (v.1) put in a certain position, late 14c., suggest, propose, suppose, assume, from O.Fr. poser put, place, propose, a term… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 46pose as — PRETEND TO BE, impersonate, pass oneself off as, masquerade as, profess to be, represent oneself as; formal personate. → pose * * * ˈpose as [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pose as he/she/it poses as present participle …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 47pose — pose1 posingly, adv. /pohz/, v., posed, posing, n. v.i. 1. to assume a particular attitude or stance, esp. with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature. 2. to present oneself insincerely: He seems to be… …

    Universalium

  • 48pose — ► sustantivo femenino 1 Postura física o actitud que adopta la persona que hace de modelo ante un pintor, escultor o fotógrafo: ■ el artista le indicó en qué pose debía colocarse. SINÓNIMO postura 2 Actitud afectada de una persona: ■ su simpatía… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 49Pose — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Pose », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) La pose est le moment de la prise de vue photographique pendant lequel le modèle tente d adopter la posture désirée. En photographie la pose …

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  • 50pose — 01. She was offered over a million dollars to [pose] nude in a magazine, but she refused. 02. Many citizens feel that a nuclear power plant could [pose] serious environmental problems for the area. 03. New reproductive technologies [pose] serious …

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