He likes to posture as an intellectual.
Source: tatoeba (301456)
Posture
//ˈpɒst͡ʃə//
Synonyms for "posture" (262 found)
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Strong matches (78)
conceptconceptionconclusionconditionconductconsensus gentiumconsiderationcountenanceculture patterncustomdactylologydeadlockdeaf-and-dumb alphabetdeceptiondelusiondemeanordeportmentdisguisedispositiondissemblance
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dissemblingdissimulationdoingdoingsdumb showemotionemotivityestateestimateestimationethoseyefacadefacefacial appearancefakeryfakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsityfavorfeaturefeaturesfeelingfeeling tonefeigningfeintfixfolkwayfootingformatfour-flushingframe of mindfraudfrontgarbgeneral beliefgesticulationgesturegesture languagegesturesgiltglossgoings ongoings-onguisehand signalhumbughumbuggeryideaimpostureimpressionjamjudgmentjuncturekinesicslayout
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lightslineamentslineslocationlookslotmaintienmannermannersmaskmasquerademental attitudemeretriciousnessmethodmethodologymethodsmienmilitary capabilitymindmodality
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modemodelmodus vivendimoodmotionmotionsmovementmovementsmovesmystiquenotionobservable behaviorobservationopinionorganizationorientationostentationoutlookoutward showpantomimepasspass forpass offpatternpeacockpersonal judgmentphasephysiognomypickleplaceplayactingplightpoint of viewpoisepopular beliefportpose for effectposingpracticepraxispredicamentpresencepresumptionpretensepretensionpretextprevailing beliefprocedureproceedingpromptnesspsychologypublic beliefpublic opinionquicknessrankreactionreadinessrepresentationseemingsemblancesentimentshamshowshow offshrugsidesightsign languagesimulacrumsimulationsitsituationsocial sciencespeciousnessspotstancestandstandingstatestationstatusstrike a posestrike an attitudestyletacticstempertheorythinkingthoughttonetraittraitsturnvarnishviewviewpointvisagewayway of lifeway of thinkingwayswindow dressing
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5 entriesderived
13 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
13 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 31 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- وَضْعِيَّة noun (position of body)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- duruş noun (position of body)
Belarusian
1 entries- паста́ва noun (position of body)
Bulgarian
4 entries- оса́нка noun (position of body)
- по́за noun (position of body)
- сто́йка noun (position of body)
- позирам verb (to put one's body into a posture or series of postures)
Catalan
1 entries- postura noun (position of body)
Chinese
1 entries- 姿勢 /姿势 noun (position of body)
Czech
1 entries- postoj noun (position of body)
Danish
2 entries- holdning noun (position of body)
- positur noun (position of body)
Dutch
1 entries- houding noun (position of body)
Esperanto
1 entries- teniĝo noun (position of body)
Finnish
2 entries- asento noun (position of body)
- ryhti noun (position of body)
French
1 entries- posture noun (position of body)
German
1 entries- Haltung noun (position of body)
Hungarian
1 entries- testtartás noun (position of body)
Icelandic
1 entries- stelling noun (position of body)
Italian
3 entries- atteggiamento noun (position of body)
- postura noun (position of body)
- atteggiarsi verb (to put one's body into a posture or series of postures)
Japanese
1 entries- 姿勢 noun (position of body)
Kazakh
3 entries- бейне noun (position of body)
- түр noun (position of body)
- қалып noun (position of body)
Korean
1 entries- 자세 noun (position of body)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- ахыбал noun (position of body)
- жобо noun (position of body)
Latin
1 entries- positūra noun (position of body)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- جلسه noun (position of body)
- وضعیت noun (position of body)
Portuguese
1 entries- postura noun (position of body)
Romanian
2 entries- postură noun (position of body)
- ținută noun (position of body)
Russian
2 entries- оса́нка noun (position of body)
- по́за noun (position of body)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- držanje noun (position of body)
Spanish
1 entries- postura noun (position of body)
Swedish
1 entries- hållning noun (position of body)
Telugu
1 entries- భంగిమ noun (position of body)
Turkish
2 entries- duruş noun (position of body)
- postür noun (position of body)
Ukrainian
3 entries- оса́нка noun (position of body)
- поста́ва noun (position of body)
- стату́ра noun (position of body)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.
Source: tatoeba (327511)
A lot of back problems can be attributed to poor sitting posture.
Source: tatoeba (3755453)
Poor posture can cause many problems.
Source: tatoeba (3765195)
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