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1 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) pose2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) affectation2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) poser2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) se faire passer pourII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) poser -
2 pose
pose [pəʊz]1 noun(a) (position → gen) pose f;∎ to take up or to strike a pose prendre une pose(b) (pretence) façade f;∎ their puritanism is only a pose leur puritanisme n'est qu'une façade∎ to pose for a photograph/for an artist poser pour une photographie/pour un artiste;∎ to pose in the nude poser nu;∎ she posed as a nymph elle a posé en nymphe∎ he posed as a hero il s'est posé en héros, il s'est fait passer pour un héros;∎ a man posing as a policeman un homme se faisant passer pour un policier(c) (behave affectedly) frimer;∎ look at him posing in his designer suit! regarde-le frimer avec son costume de marque!;∎ stop posing! arrête de frimer!(constitute → problem) poser, créer; (→ threat) constituer; (set → question) poser; (put forward → claim, idea) formuler -
3 pose
pose [pəʊz]1. nounpose fposer ; ( = attitudinize) poser pour la galerie( = present) [+ problem, question, difficulties] poser ; [+ threat] constituer* * *[pəʊz] 1.1) (for portrait, photo) pose f2.to strike a pose — [dancer, model] prendre une pose
transitive verb ( present) poser [problem] ( for pour); présenter [challenge] (to à); représenter [threat, risk] (to pour); soulever [question] ( about de)3.1) [artist's model] poser; [performer] prendre des poses2) ( masquerade) -
4 serve
serve [sɜ:v](a) (employer, monarch, country, God) servir;∎ to have served one's country well avoir bien servi sa patrie, literary bien mériter de la patrie;∎ she has served the company well over the years elle a bien servi la société pendant des années;∎ proverb you cannot serve two masters nul ne peut servir deux maîtres(b) (in shop, restaurant → customer) servir;∎ to serve sb with sth servir qch à qn;∎ are you being served? est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous?∎ the village is served with water from the local reservoir le village est alimenté en eau depuis le réservoir voisin;∎ the town is well served with transport facilities la ville est bien desservie par les transports en commun;∎ this train serves all stations south of Queensferry ce train dessert toutes les gares au sud de Queensferry(d) (food, drink) servir;∎ dinner is served le dîner est servi;∎ coffee is now being served in the lounge le café est servi au salon;∎ they served me (with) some soup ils m'ont servi de la soupe;∎ melon is often served with port on sert souvent le melon avec du porto;∎ the wine should be served at room temperature le vin doit être servi chambré;∎ this recipe serves four cette recette est prévue pour quatre personnes;∎ Religion to serve mass servir la messe(e) (be suitable for) servir;∎ the plank served him as a rudimentary desk la planche lui servait de bureau rudimentaire;∎ this box will serve my purpose cette boîte fera l'affaire;∎ when the box had served its purpose, he threw it away quand il n'eut plus besoin de la boîte, il la jeta;∎ it must serve some purpose cela doit bien servir à quelque chose;∎ it serves no useful purpose cela ne sert à rien de spécial(f) (term, apprenticeship) faire;∎ he has served two terms (of office) as president il a rempli deux mandats présidentiels;∎ to serve one's apprenticeship as an electrician faire son apprentissage d'électricien;∎ to serve one's time Military faire son service; (prison sentence) purger sa peine;∎ to serve time faire de la prison;∎ he has served his time il a purgé sa peine;∎ she served four years for armed robbery elle a fait quatre ans (de prison) pour vol à main armée∎ to serve sb with a summons, to serve a summons on sb remettre une assignation à qn;∎ to serve sb with a writ, to serve a writ on sb assigner qn en justice∎ she served the ball into the net son service a échoué dans le filet(i) Agriculture servir∎ it serves you right c'est bien fait pour toi;∎ it serves them right for being so selfish! ça leur apprendra à être si égoïstes!;∎ to serve at table servir à table;∎ could you serve, please? pourriez-vous faire le service, s'il vous plaît?;∎ she served as Lady Greenmount's maid elle était au service de Lady Greenmount(b) (as soldier) servir;∎ to serve in the army servir dans l'armée;∎ he served as a corporal during the war il a servi comme caporal pendant la guerre;∎ her grandfather served under General Adams son grand-père a servi sous les ordres du général Adams∎ he served as treasurer for several years il a exercé les fonctions de trésorier pendant plusieurs années∎ she serves on the housing committee elle est membre de la commission au logement(e) (function, act → as example, warning) servir;∎ let that serve as a lesson to you! que cela vous serve de leçon!;∎ it only serves to show that you shouldn't listen to gossip cela prouve qu'il ne faut pas écouter les commérages;∎ the tragedy should serve as a reminder of the threat posed by nuclear power cette tragédie devrait rappeler à tous la menace que représente l'énergie nucléaire;∎ this stone will serve to keep the door open cette pierre servira à maintenir la porte ouverte;∎ their bedroom had to serve as a cloakroom for their guests leur chambre a dû servir ou faire office de vestiaire pour leurs invités∎ whose turn is it to serve? c'est à qui de servir?;∎ Simmons to serve au service, Simmons;∎ he served into the net son service a échoué dans le filet∎ when occasion serves lorsque l'occasion est favorable3 nounSport service m;∎ it's your serve c'est à vous de servir;∎ to have a good serve avoir un bon service(b) (period of time) faire;∎ the president retired before he had served his term out le président a pris sa retraite avant d'arriver à ou d'atteindre la fin de son mandat;∎ to serve out a prison sentence purger une peine (de prison)Sport sortir son service∎ she serves up the same old excuse every time elle ressort chaque fois la même excuse
См. также в других словарях:
Posed — Posed, a. Firm; determined; fixed. A most posed . . . and grave behavior. [Obs.] Urquhart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
posed — index specious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
posed — com·posed; com·posed·ness; dis·posed; ex·posed; ex·posed·ness; in·dis·posed; in·dis·posed·ness; mal·posed; pur·posed·ly; sup·posed; un·posed; … English syllables
Posed — Pose Pose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Posing}.] [F. poser to place, to put, L. pausare to pause, in LL. also, to place, put, fr. L. pausa a pause, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make to cease, prob. akin to E. few. In compounds, this word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
posed — adjective arranged for pictorial purposes • Ant: ↑unposed • Participle of verb: ↑pose * * * posed, ppl. a. see pose v.1 and v.2 … Useful english dictionary
posed — noun /pǒːsed/lang=sh a) possession, ownership b) property (piece of real estate) … Wiktionary
posed — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. formal, stiff, unnatural; see awkward 1 , conventional 2 , 3 … English dictionary for students
posed — pəʊz n. position, posture, stance v. stand in a posture; raise, put forth (a question); impersonate; display, present … English contemporary dictionary
posed — dopes … Anagrams dictionary
Well-posed problem — The mathematical term well posed problem stems from a definition given by Hadamard. He believed that mathematical models of physical phenomena should have the properties that # A solution exists # The solution is unique # The solution depends… … Wikipedia
com|posed — «kuhm POHZD», adjective. 1. calm; quiet; self controlled; tranquil: »The doctor s composed nature calmed his nervous patient. SYNONYM(S): serene, cool, collected. See syn. under calm. (Cf. ↑calm) … Useful english dictionary
