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1 kneeling-squatting position
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2 posture
1. noun 2. intransitive verbposieren; (strike a pose) sich in Positur werfen (ugs., leicht spött.)* * *['pos ə]1) (the way in which a person places or holds his body when standing, sitting, walking etc: Good posture is important for a dancer.) die Haltung2) (a position or pose: He knelt in an uncomfortable posture.) die Stellung* * *pos·ture[ˈpɒstʃəʳ, AM ˈpɑ:stʃɚ]I. nto have a good/bad \posture eine gute/schlechte Haltung habenin a very awkward \posture in einer sehr merkwürdigen Haltung [o Stellung]in a kneeling/an upright \posture in kniender/aufrechter Stellungto adopt a defensive \posture eine defensive Haltung einnehmen* * *['pɒstʃə(r)] Haltung f; (pej) Pose fshe has very poor posture — sie hat eine sehr schlechte Haltung
in the posture of — in der Pose (+gen)
2. visich in Positur or Pose werfenis he merely posturing ( because of the election)? — ist das nur eine (Wahl)pose seinerseits?
* * *A s1. (Körper)Haltung f, (eine bestimmte auch) Stellung f:3. fig Haltung f (on in dat, zu)4. Lage f (auch fig)C v/i1. sich in Positur setzen oder werfen2. posieren, eine Pose einnehmen* * *1. noun(relative position) [Körper]haltung, die; (fig.): (mental, political, military) Haltung, die2. intransitive verbposieren; (strike a pose) sich in Positur werfen (ugs., leicht spött.)* * *n.Anordnung f.Haltung -en f.Körperhaltung f.Lage -n f.Pose -n f.Positur -en f.Stellung -en f.geistige Haltung f. v.arrangieren v.posieren v.sich in Pose stellen ausdr.sich in Positur bringen ausdr.zurechtstellen v. -
3 kneel
kneel [down] to do something — niederknien od. sich [hin]knien, um etwas zu tun
kneel to somebody — vor jemandem [nieder]knien
* * *[ni:l]past tense, past participle - knelt; verb((often with down) to be in, or move into, a position in which both the foot and the knee of one or both legs are on the ground: She knelt (down) to fasten the child's shoes; She was kneeling on the floor cutting out a dress pattern.) knien* * *[ni:l]vi knien▪ to \kneel before sb vor jdm niederknien* * *[niːl] pret, ptp knelt or kneeledvi(before vor +dat) knien; (also kneel down) niederknien, (sich) hinknien* * *2. a) knien, auf den Knien liegen ( beide:before vor dat)* * *kneel [down] to do something — niederknien od. sich [hin]knien, um etwas zu tun
kneel to somebody — vor jemandem [nieder]knien
* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: kneeled)= hinknien v.knien v.
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