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poiz 1. verb(to balance: He poised himself on the diving-board.) balansere2. noun1) (balance and control in bodily movement: Good poise is important for a dancer.) god kroppsholdning, balanse og kontroll2) (dignity and self-confidence: He lost his poise for a moment.) likevekt, selvsikkerhet•- poisedkroppsholdning--------likevektIsubst. \/pɔɪz\/1) likevekt, balanse2) holdning, verdighet, sikker fremtreden3) uvisshet4) ( om fugl) sveving, fluktbe on the poise være usikker, stå og veie for og imothave poise ha en sikker fremtreden kunne føre segIIsubst. \/pɔɪz\/( fysikk) poise (måleenhet for viskositet)IIIverb \/pɔɪz\/1) bringe i likevekt, holde i likevekt, balansere, være i balanse2) (om hode, våpen, redskap e.l.) løfte, bære, holde hevet3) ( foreldet) veie4) ( om fugl) svevebe poised to do something være klar til å gjøre noe, være rede til å gjøre noe, være forberedt på å gjøre noepoise oneself for gjøre seg klar til, forberede seg på
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