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2 ( elegant) plein d'aisance ;3 ( suspended) [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 ( balanced) to be poised on lit se tenir sur [rock, platform, cliff] ; 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 ( on the point of) to be poised to do être sur le point de faire ; to be poised for sth être prêt pour qch. -
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poised [pɔɪzd]∎ her hand was poised over the telephone sa main était suspendue au-dessus du téléphone;∎ she held her glass poised near her lips elle tenait son verre près de ses lèvres;∎ he was poised between life and death il était entre la vie et la mort;∎ the cat was poised ready to spring le chat se tenait prêt à bondir(b) (ready, prepared) prêt;∎ poised for action prêt à agir;∎ Rome was poised to conquer the known world Rome se tenait prête à conquérir le monde connu(c) (composed, self-assured) calme, assuré -
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poised [pɔɪzd]a. ( = ready) prêt• powerful military forces, poised for invasion des forces armées puissantes, prêtes pour l'invasionb. ( = self-possessed) sûr de soi* * *[pɔɪzd]1) ( self-possessed) [person] plein d'assurance; [manner] posé2) ( elegant) plein d'aisance3) ( suspended) [pen, knife, hand] en suspens4) ( balanced)to be poised on — se tenir sur [rock, platform, cliff]
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1) (staying in a state of balance and stillness: The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.) en équilibre (sur)2) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) prêt à bondir sur -
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7 FOOTSIE
( abbreviation Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Index) = principal indice boursier du Financial Times basé sur la valeur de 100 actions cotées à la Bourse de LondresComputer services group Logica is poised to be booted out of the Footsie after a profit warning left the shares down 51 pence at 243 pence for a two-day loss of 93 pence, wiping £415 million off its value. The shares peaked at 2724 pence in 2000. The firm, which supplies systems that make text-messaging possible, is also axing 700 jobs.
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( abbreviation Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Index) = principal indice boursier du Financial Times basé sur la valeur de 100 actions cotées à la Bourse de LondresComputer services group Logica is poised to be booted out of the Footsie after a profit warning left the shares down 51 pence at 243 pence for a two-day loss of 93 pence, wiping £415 million off its value. The shares peaked at 2724 pence in 2000. The firm, which supplies systems that make text-messaging possible, is also axing 700 jobs.
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9 finely
1 [chopped, grated, ground, minced] finement ;2 [balanced, controlled, judged, poised] soigneusement ;3 [carved, wrought] délicatement ;4 [written, painted, executed] splendidement ;5 ( sumptuously) [dressed, furnished] splendidement. -
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poise [pɔɪz]1 noun(a) (composure, coolness) calme m, aisance f, assurance f;∎ to recover one's poise retrouver son aplomb(balance) mettre en équilibre; (hold suspended) tenir suspendu;∎ she poised herself on the arm of my chair elle s'est assise gracieusement sur le bras de mon fauteuil
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poised — [pɔızd] adj [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: poise to weigh, balance (14 21 centuries), from Old French peser, from Latin pensare] [Sense: 4; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: POISE] 1.) [not before noun] not moving, but ready to move or do something … Dictionary of contemporary English
poised — [ pɔızd ] adjective 1. ) about to do or achieve something after preparing for it: The Rockets appear poised for victory in the championship game. Japan was poised to become the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. a ) waiting in a position where… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poised — UK US /pɔɪzd/ adjective ► [after verb] ready to do a particular thing at any moment: poised to do sth »The public pension fund is poised to invest up to $1.5 billion over the next year. »The City is poised for a major announcement on the airline… … Financial and business terms
poised — poised; un·poised; … English syllables
poised — [poizd] adj. 1. composed; calm; self assured 2. balanced 3. suspended, as in motion; readied [an opponent poised to strike] … English World dictionary
poised — adjective 1 (not before noun) not moving but ready to move or do something at any moment (+ for/on etc): She saw Matthew poised on the board for a swift, controlled racing dive. | poised to do sth: He was waiting with the door open, poised to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
poised — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, stand ▪ She stood poised for a moment. ▪ remain ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
poised — [[t]pɔ͟ɪzd[/t]] 1) ADJ If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment. He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ to inf, ADJ for n If someone is poised to do… … English dictionary
poised — UK [pɔɪzd] / US adjective 1) a) about to do or achieve something after preparing for it Liverpool appear poised for victory in the championship match. Japan was poised to become the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. b) waiting in a position… … English dictionary
poised — /poyzd/, adj. 1. (of a person) composed, dignified, and self assured. 2. being in balance or equilibrium: a balloon poised on the nose of a seal. 3. teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster. 4. hovering or suspended in or as… … Universalium
Poised — Poise Poise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[ e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English