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1 pose
A n2 péj ( posture) pose f, frime f ; it's all a pose c'est pour épater la galerie ○ ; to strike a pose prendre une pose.B vtr ( present) poser [problem] (for pour) ; présenter [challenge] (to à) ; représenter [threat, risk] (to pour) ; soulever [question] (about de).C vi1 ( for artist) poser (for pour ; with avec) ; to pose for one's portrait se faire faire son portrait ;2 (in front of mirror, audience) prendre des poses ; -
2 sitting
sitting ['sɪtɪŋ]1 noun(a) (for meal) service m;∎ first/second sitting premier/deuxième service m;∎ to serve 500 people in or at one sitting servir 500 personnes à la fois∎ to paint a portrait in three sittings faire un portrait en trois séances(c) (of assembly, committee, court) séance f;∎ I read the book at or in one sitting j'ai lu le livre d'une traite∎ he propped up the body in a sitting position il a calé le corps en position assise(b) (in office) en exercice;∎ the sitting member for Leeds le député actuel de Leeds∎ old people are sitting ducks for all sorts of confidence tricksters les personnes âgées sont des proies faciles pour les escrocs en tous genres;British sitting room salon m, salle f de séjour;British sitting target cible f facile;British sitting tenant locataire mf en place;Horseriding sitting trot trot m assis -
3 sitting
sitting [ˈsɪtɪŋ]• they served 200 people in one sitting/in two sittings ils ont servi 200 personnes à la fois/en deux services• at a single sitting ( = in one go) d'une seule traite* * *['sɪtɪŋ] 1.1) ( session) séance f2) ( period in which food is served) service m3) ( incubation period) couvaison f2.1) ( seated)2) Agriculture [hen] couveuse f -
4 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) (s')asseoir; être assis2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) être posé3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) siéger (dans); faire partie (de)4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) être perché5) (to undergo (an examination).) se présenter à6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) poser7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) siéger•- sitter- sitting - sit-in - sitting-room - sitting target - sitting duck - sit back - sit down - sit out - sit tight - sit up -
5 self
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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