poised en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de poised en el diccionario inglés»español

poised [ingl. am. pɔɪzd, ingl. brit. pɔɪzd] ADJ.

1.1. poised (balanced, suspended):

poised in the air

suspendido en el aire

they were waiting with pencils poised

esperaban, lápiz en mano

poised on the brink of disaster

al borde del desastre

her hand was poised above the receiver

tenía la mano preparada para contestar el teléfono en cuanto sonara

1.2. poised (ready):

poised

listo

poised

preparado

the army was poised, ready to attack

el ejército estaba listo para atacar

they are poised to break into the Japanese market

están listos para irrumpir en el mercado japonés

the jaguar was poised for attack

el jaguar estaba agazapado, listo para atacar

she is poised for a political comeback

está lista para hacer su reaparición en la escena política

he was poised at the microphone

estaba preparado frente al micrófono

2. poised (self-assured):

for an 18-year-old she is very poised

para una chica de 18 años tiene mucho aplomo or mucha desenvoltura

I.poise [ingl. am. pɔɪz, ingl. brit. pɔɪz] SUST. U

1. poise (bearing):

poise

porte m

poise

elegancia f

2. poise (composure):

poise

desenvoltura f

poise

aplomo m

II.poise [ingl. am. pɔɪz, ingl. brit. pɔɪz] V. trans.

poise

colocar

III.poise [ingl. am. pɔɪz, ingl. brit. pɔɪz] V. v. refl.

to poise oneself, she poised herself to jump

se colocó en disposición de saltar

to poise oneself, she poised herself to jump

se preparó para saltar

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

the tiger was poised to spring

el tigre estaba agazapado, listo para atacar

Traducciones de poised en el diccionario español»inglés

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donosura

poise

prestancia

poise

garbosamente

with poise

acechaba, presto a abalanzarse sobre su víctima

it lay in wait, poised o ready to pounce on its victim

garbo (elegancia)

poise

continuó con el dedo tenso en el gatillo

he kept his finger poised on the trigger

andaba con mucha gravedad

she carried herself with great poise o composure

poised en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de poised en el diccionario inglés»español

poised ADJ.

1. poised (suspended):

poised

suspendido, -a

2. poised (ready):

poised

preparado, -a

3. poised (calm):

poised

sereno, -a

I.poise [pɔɪz] SUST. sin pl.

1. poise (composure):

poise

aplomo m

to lose/regain one's poise

perder/recobrar la serenidad

2. poise (elegance):

poise

porte m

II.poise [pɔɪz] V. trans.

to be poised to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

Traducciones de poised en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

gallardía

poise

poised Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to lose/regain one's poise

perder/recobrar la serenidad

to be poised to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

She glides through her scenes with the poised self-assurance of a woman who has a strong handle on herself and her power.

www.newyorker.com

Its characteristic pose, a double coil with a figure of eight, with the head poised in the center, permits it to lash out like a released spring.

en.wikipedia.org

The companys debt was sliced by two-thirds from $2.14 billion to $762.5 million, and was poised to be an acquirer as well as an operator.

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Handicraft exports from north-eastern states are poised to make quantum jump.

www.canindia.com

It has or is poised to become mainstream.

en.wikipedia.org

Along the top of the bar, the waitstaff's line of phones are poised and charging.

www.thetelegram.com

He called her a polite, soft-spoken, calm, and poised young woman that completely mystified the audience.

en.wikipedia.org

Merit alone had to decide; through camps, through cities, through nations roamed his poised and hesitating thoughts.

en.wikipedia.org

His electrifying campaign is poised to deliver a breakthrough result - sespite a late set-back when he fell from a forklift truck.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Without mincing words, the pension industry is robust, safe and is poised to help retirees live well after their active life in employment.

www.vanguardngr.com