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1 poised
adjectiveselbstsicher; see also academic.ru/56460/poise">poise 2. 1)* * *1) (staying in a state of balance and stillness: The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.) im Gleichgewicht sein2) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) halten* * *[pɔɪzd]* * *[pɔɪzd]adja waitress approached us, pencil and pad poised — die Bedienung näherte sich uns, Stift und Block bereithaltend
2) (= ready) bereitto be poised to do sth — bereit sein, etw zu tun
he was poised to become champion — er war auf dem besten Weg, die Meisterschaft zu gewinnen
they sat in the hall, poised for departure — sie saßen abfahrtbereit in der Halle
to be poised between peace and war — am Rande des Krieges stehen
to be poised on the brink of sth — dicht vor etw (dat) or am Rande von etw stehen
a bright young man poised on the brink of success — ein intelligenter junger Mann an der Schwelle zum Erfolg
3) (= self-possessed) gelassen, selbstsichershe was poised and diplomatic on the telephone — am Telefon war sie selbstsicher und diplomatisch
* * *adjectiveselbstsicher; see also poise 2. 1)* * *adj.balanciert adj.
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