la
feminine
poz
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Translation
pose; installation
Word origin
A back-formation from poser ('to place, set down'), from Late Latin pausare ('to halt, rest'), which in French merged in sense with Latin ponere ('to put'). English borrowed pose, pause and repose from the same family.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pausare
- English cognates
- pose, pause, repose
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralposes
Examples
, .
Hold that pose, I am taking the photo.
durer .
Fitting the new windows will take two days.
naturelle .
She has a very natural pose in this photo.
.
The fitting of the new windows takes about two days.
, .
Hold that pose, I want to take one last photo.
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