posture

posture, maintien

Façon de tenir son corps quand on est assis, debout ou en mouvement.

En anglais simple : The way you hold your body when sitting, standing, or moving.

• Keep a good posture when you sit.
• Her posture improved after months of exercise.
• The instructor corrected our standing postures.

Synonymes : position, stance

Expressions courantes : good posture, poor posture, sitting posture

afficher des convictions de façade

Faire semblant de croire fortement à quelque chose, généralement pour impressionner les autres.

En anglais simple : To pretend to strongly believe something, usually to impress other people.

• The politicians are just posturing.
• He postured as a champion of free speech.
• They spent the debate posturing for their supporters.

Comment l'utiliser : posture as someone/something (She postured as a defender of workers.); posture for someone/something (The politicians were posturing for the television audience.)

Synonymes : grandstand

Expressions courantes : posture for voters, posture as something

prendre la pose, poser

Se tenir ou agir d'une certaine façon pour donner une impression aux autres.

En anglais simple : To act or stand in a particular way to create an impression.

• He postured as a confident leader.
• The guests postured for the cameras.
• She was posturing to impress the audience.

Comment l'utiliser : posture as someone/something (He postured as a fearless leader.)

Synonymes : pose

Expressions courantes : posture for cameras, posture as something

prendre la pose

Placer son corps dans certaines positions pour attirer l'attention ou se faire admirer.

En anglais simple : To hold your body in positions intended to make people notice or admire you.

• He postured in front of the mirror.
• The dancers postured to show off their costumes.
• She watched him posturing for the photographers.

Comment l'utiliser : posture for someone/something (The athletes postured for the cameras.)

Synonymes : pose

Expressions courantes : posture before someone, posture for cameras