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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFassung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fas-ung
"Sie bewahrte in der Krise ihre Fassung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.
"She handled the difficult interview with remarkable poise and confidence."
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Be or cause to be balanced or suspended precariously in a particular position.
"A single drop of rain was poised on the edge of the leaf."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'peiser' (to weigh, to be heavy), stemming from the Late Latin 'pensare' (to weigh), which is related to 'pendere' (to weigh or hang). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physical weight and balance to a figurative state of mental balance, composure, and elegant posture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poise" is said worldwide
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aplomb
Transliteration: a-plom
"Elle a gardé son aplomb malgré les critiques."
Fassung
Transliteration: fas-ung
"Sie bewahrte in der Krise ihre Fassung."
equilibrio
Transliteration: e-kwi-li-brio
"Ha dimostrato grande equilibrio durante la conferenza."
temple
Transliteration: tem-ple
"Mantuvo el temple a pesar de la presión."
equilíbrio
Transliteration: e-ki-li-briu
"Ela manteve o equilíbrio durante a discussão."
आत्मसंयम
Transliteration: aatmasanyam
"उसने बहुत आत्मसंयम के साथ कठिन परिस्थिति का सामना किया।"
沉着
Transliteration: chén zhuó
"她在压力下保持了沉着。"
침착
Transliteration: chim-chak
"그녀는 위기 상황에서도 침착함을 잃지 않았다."
沈着
Transliteration: chinchaku
"彼女はどんな時も沈着冷静さを保っている。"
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