| English | French |
|---|---|
| poised | équilibré |
| poised | flottant |
| poised | pendu |
| poised | dressé |
| English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
|---|---|
ADJECTIVE (2) 1. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; - Example: "a gull in poised flight" - Example: "George's poised hammer" 2. in full control of your faculties; - Example: "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination" - Example: "perfectly poised and sure of himself" - Example: "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen" - Example: "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed] |