poised in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poised in the English»French Dictionary

poised [Brit pɔɪzd, Am pɔɪzd] ADJ

1. poised (self-possessed):

poised person

plein d'assurance

poised manner

posé

2. poised (elegant):

poised

plein d'aisance

3. poised (suspended):

poised pen, knife, hand

en suspens

poised in mid-air

suspendu dans l'air

she sat there, pen poised

elle était assise, prête à écrire

4. poised (balanced):

to be poised on lit rock, platform, cliff

se tenir sur

the power was poised between ministers and businessmen fig

les ministres et les hommes d'affaires se partageaient le pouvoir

poised on the brink of a great discovery fig

à la veille d'une grande découverte

5. poised (on the point of):

to be poised to do

être sur le point de faire

to be poised for sth

être prêt pour qc

I.poise [Brit pɔɪz, Am pɔɪz] N

1. poise (aplomb):

poise

sang-froid m inv

2. poise (confidence):

poise

assurance f

3. poise (physical elegance):

poise

aisance f

II.poise [Brit pɔɪz, Am pɔɪz] VB trans

poise javelin, spade:

poise

tenir

Translations for poised in the French»English Dictionary

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être à la croisée de deux cultures/mondes

to be poised between two different cultures/worlds

poised in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poised in the English»French Dictionary

poised ADJ (calm)

person

calme

person behaviour

plein d'assurance

I.poise [pɔɪz] N no pl

poise

aisance f

to lose/regain one's poise

perdre/retrouver son sang-froid

II.poise [pɔɪz] VB trans

to poise sth

mettre qc en équilibre

to be poised to +infin

se tenir prêt à +infin

poised in the air

suspendu(e) en l'air

poised on the brink of action

prêt(e) à agir

poised Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lose/regain one's poise

perdre/retrouver son sang-froid

to poise sth

mettre qc en équilibre

to be poised to +infin

se tenir prêt à +infin

poised in the air

suspendu(e) en l'air

poised on the brink of action

prêt(e) à agir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The sheets, poised on one point, each deceptively deny their own extreme weight.

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This second source of artemisinin is poised to enable a more stable flow of key antimalarial treatments to those who need them most.

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The companys debt was sliced by two-thirds from $2.14 billion to $762.5 million, and was poised to be an acquirer as well as an operator.

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He called her a polite, soft-spoken, calm, and poised young woman that completely mystified the audience.

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Merit alone had to decide; through camps, through cities, through nations roamed his poised and hesitating thoughts.

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Applications architecture means managing how multiple applications are poised to work together.

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This placed the company in a precarious position and poised a huge single industry business risk.

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She was a poised young cook up on stage and happily shared some of her trade secrets.

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She glides through her scenes with the poised self-assurance of a woman who has a strong handle on herself and her power.

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Investigators believe the men were poised to carry out attacks while impersonating antiterrorist police officers, targeting either police stations, courts or shops and other public places.

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