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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

cette , .

Hold that pose, I am taking the photo.

.

Fitting the new windows will take two days.

cette .

She has a very natural pose in this photo.

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The fitting of the new windows takes about two days.

cette , .

Hold that pose, I want to take one last photo.

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This word is part of lesson 20.