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I . poise [pɔɪz] N no pl

poise

dostojanstvenost f

poise

poise

II . poise [pɔɪz] VB trans usu passive

1. poise:

poise (balance)

držati [perf pridržati]

to be poised to jump

biti pripravljen na skok

to be poised (hover)

2. poise fig (about to):

to be poised to do sth

biti pripravljen storiti kaj

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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. en.wikipedia.org

The beauty and poise of the actress had deeply impressed. en.wikipedia.org

Common reasons for a substitution include injury, tiredness, ineffectiveness, a tactical switch, or timewasting at the end of a finely poised game. en.wikipedia.org

It is silent over rough bumps, poised and well damped. en.wikipedia.org

Poise was his favorite word when it came to inspiring his team. en.wikipedia.org

He asked any men who wanted to volunteer to poise their firelocks, but not a man turned out. en.wikipedia.org

The country was poised to become an even more significant supplier to world oil markets in the next decade. en.wikipedia.org

It has or is poised to become mainstream. en.wikipedia.org

In the end, the two parties would be poised against each other in several local elections. en.wikipedia.org

In them she wears heeled shoes and is poised "demi point". en.wikipedia.org

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