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self-possessed adj [person] maître/maîtresse de soi ; she gave a self-possessed performance sa performance témoignait d'une grande maîtrise de soi or d'elle-même. -
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3 self-possessed
[selfpə'zest](calm, and able to act confidently in an emergency: a calm, self-possessed person.) maître de soi -
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self [self]1. noun(plural selves)2. compounds• send a self-addressed envelope envoyez une enveloppe à votre nom et adresse ► self-adhesive adjective autocollant• self-assessment system (British = taxation system) système de déclaration des revenus avec autoévaluation des impôts à payer ► self-assurance noun confiance f en soi► self-conscious adjective ( = shy) [person, manner] emprunté ; ( = aware of oneself or itself) [art, person, political movement] conscient (de son image)• to be self-conscious about sth être gêné par qch ► self-consciously adverb ( = shyly) de façon empruntée ; ( = deliberately) volontairement• a self-defeating plan un plan qui va à l'encontre du but recherché ► self-defence noun autodéfense f• to be self-deprecating [person] se dénigrer soi-même ► self-destruct intransitive verb s'autodétruire adjective[device, program] autodestructeur (- trice f)• she has a tendency to be self-destructive elle présente une tendance à l'autodestruction ► self-determination noun autodétermination f• he is self-disciplined il fait preuve d'autodiscipline ► self-doubt noun manque m de confiance en soi• to be self-employed travailler à son compte ► the self-employed plural noun les travailleurs mpl indépendants• to have low/high self-esteem avoir une mauvaise/bonne opinion de soi-même ► self-evident adjective évident• buying flowers for myself seems self-indulgent m'acheter des fleurs semble une dépense inutile ► self-inflicted adjective volontaire• out of self-protection pour se défendre ► self-raising flour noun (British) farine f pour gâteaux (avec levure incorporée)► self-starter noun (in car) démarreur m ; ( = hard-working person) personne f motivée (et pleine d'initiative)* * *[self]1) gen, Psychology moi mone's better self — le meilleur de soi/de lui/d'elle etc
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6 poised
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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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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cool [ku:l]∎ it's getting cooler in the evenings (weather) les soirées sont plus fraîches;∎ keep in a cool place tenir au frais(b) (colour → blue, green) clair(c) (calm → person, manner, voice) calme;∎ familiar keep cool! du calme!□ ;∎ to keep a cool head garder la tête froide, garder son sang-froid;∎ familiar she's a cool customer! (cheeky) elle a du culot!, elle en prend à son aise!; (self-possessed) elle a beaucoup de sang-froid!;∎ to be cool, calm and collected être d'un calme olympien;∎ to be/look as cool as a cucumber garder son sang-froid ou calme(d) (unfriendly → person, greeting, welcome) froid∎ she earned a cool million dollars last year elle a gagné la coquette somme d'un million de dollars l'année dernière;∎ I lost a cool thousand j'ai perdu mille livres bien comptées∎ Glasgow's a really cool city Glasgow est une ville hyper-branchée;∎ he still thinks it's cool to smoke il pense encore que ça fait bien de fumer∎ we had a really cool weekend on a passé un super week-end;∎ that's a cool jacket elle est cool ou super, cette veste;∎ that's cool! c'est génial!;∎ I'll be there at eight - cool! je serai là à huit heures - super!∎ is it cool to skin up in here? on peut se rouler un joint ici?;∎ it's not cool to wear jeans in that restaurant on ne peut pas entrer dans ce restaurant si on porte un jean∎ are you cool with that? ça te va?;∎ they're not cool about me smoking at home ils n'aiment pas que je fume à la maison;∎ I thought she'd be angry, but she was really cool about it je pensais qu'elle se fâcherait, mais en fait elle a été très cool2 adverb∎ play it cool! ne nous énervons pas!□3 noun(a) (coolness) fraîcheur f;∎ the cool of the evening la fraîcheur du soir∎ to keep/to lose one's cool garder/perdre son calme(air, liquid, room) rafraîchir, refroidir; (brow, feet) rafraîchir;∎ to cool sb's ardour refroidir l'ardeur de qn;∎ figurative to cool one's heels faire le pied de grue;∎ they left him to cool his heels in jail ils l'ont laissé mijoter en prison;∎ familiar cool it! du calme!□(food, liquid) (se) refroidir; (friendship etc) se refroidir; (enthusiasm, passion, temper) s'apaiser, se calmer►► cool bag glacière f;familiar Cool Britannia = formule qui tend à véhiculer l'image d'une Grande-Bretagne jeune, dynamique et tournée vers l'avenir; il s'agit d'un jeu de mots avec "Rule Britannia", chant patriotique britannique;Music cool jazz cool m∎ give him time to cool down donne-lui le temps de se calmer∎ things have cooled down between them les relations se sont refroidies entre eux(b) (of cold drink) rafraîchir
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