posture

postura

Modo di tenere il corpo quando si sta seduti, in piedi o ci si muove.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: position, stance

Espressioni comuni: good posture, poor posture, sitting posture

ostentare convinzioni, atteggiarsi

Fingere di credere fermamente in qualcosa, di solito per impressionare gli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: posture as someone/something (She postured as a defender of workers.); posture for someone/something (The politicians were posturing for the television audience.)

Sinonimi: grandstand

Espressioni comuni: posture for voters, posture as something

atteggiarsi, posare

Comportarsi o mettersi in una certa posizione per dare una particolare impressione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: posture as someone/something (He postured as a fearless leader.)

Sinonimi: pose

Espressioni comuni: posture for cameras, posture as something

posare

Assumere certe posizioni con il corpo per attirare l'attenzione o farsi ammirare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: posture for someone/something (The athletes postured for the cameras.)

Sinonimi: pose

Espressioni comuni: posture before someone, posture for cameras