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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolocar em postura
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ku.luˈkaɾ ẽj̃ pusˈtuɾɐ
"Ele conseguiu enterrar a bola por cima do oponente com muita força."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In basketball, to dunk over an opposing player in such a dominant fashion that they are left awkwardly positioned or humiliated.
"The star rookie managed to posturize the defending center with a thunderous one-handed dunk." - 2
To arrange or manipulate a subject into a specific bodily posture for visual effect or artistic depiction.
"The fashion photographer spent hours trying to posturize the model to capture the architectural lines of the dress."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'posture' (from Old French 'posture', from Latin 'positura' meaning 'position' or 'arrangement'), combined with the verbal suffix '-ize' of Greek origin. It emerged in sports and photographic terminology during the late 20th century to describe the act of forcing someone or something into a specific, often dramatic posture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Posturize" is said worldwide
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mettre en posture
Transliteration: mɛtʁ ɑ̃ pɔs.tyʁ
"Le joueur a cherché à le dominer sur le terrain."
in eine Pose bringen
Transliteration: ɪn ˈaɪ.nə ˈpoː.zə ˈbʁɪŋən
"Der Fotograf half dem Modell, die perfekte Haltung einzunehmen."
mettere in posa
Transliteration: ˈmɛt.te.re in ˈpɔ.za
"Il giocatore ha fatto una schiacciata memorabile sull'avversario."
poner en postura
Transliteration: poˈneɾ em posˈtuɾa
"El fotógrafo supo posturizar al modelo para la portada."
colocar em postura
Transliteration: ku.luˈkaɾ ẽj̃ pusˈtuɾɐ
"Ele conseguiu enterrar a bola por cima do oponente com muita força."
मुद्रा में लाना
Transliteration: mudra mein lana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"खिलाड़ी ने शानदार तरीके से अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी को पछाड़ दिया।"
摆姿势
Transliteration: bǎi zīshì
Script: 中文汉字
"摄影师指导模特摆出一个优美的姿势。"
포즈를 취하게 하다
Transliteration: po-jư-rŭl chwi-ha-ge ha-da
Script: 한국어 한글
"선수가 상대 선수 위로 멋지게 덩크슛을 성공시켰다."
ポーズをとらせる
Transliteration: pozu o toraseru
Script: 日本語
"選手は相手プレイヤーの上から豪快なダンクを決めた。"
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