I 1. глагол 1) а) позировать; принимать позу, вид Например: In her youth, she earned a reasonable living by posing for art students in the drawing class. — В молодости она неплохо зарабатывала натурщицей у студентов художественной школы. б) ставить в определённую позу; располагать каким-либо образом 2) выдавать себя (за кого-л), притворяться кем-либо Например: to pose as a judge of art — изображать из себя знатока искусства The thief got into the house by posing as a television repairman. — Вор проник в дом, притворившись мастером по ремонту телевизоров. 3) а) излагать, формулировать (вопрос, проблему) Например: let me pose a question — позвольте мне сформулировать проблему б) ставить, предлагать (вопрос, задачу) Например: The continuing increase in population numbers poses some awkward questions for the government. — Непрестанный рост населения ставит перед правительством трудные проблемы. Синоним(ы): offer 4) представлять собой, являться Например: This stand poses a threat to peace. — Это противостояние угрожает миру. 2. имя существительное 1) поза, положение тела Например: to strike a pose — принять позу 2) рисовка, притворство, неискреннее поведение. Например: She knew religion was simply a pose with him. — Она знала, что его религиозность была просто позой. II глагол (по)ставить в тупик, сбить с толку, озадачить Синоним(ы): puzzle, baffle
I. verb (posed; posing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French poser, from Vulgar Latin *pausare, from Late Latin, to stop, rest, pause, from Latin pausa pause transitive verb 1. a. to set forth or offer for attention or consideration Example: let me pose a question b. to come to attention as; present Example: smoking poses a health risk 2. a. to put or set in place b. to place (as a model) in a studied attitude intransitive verb 1. to assume a posture or attitude usually for artistic purposes 2. to affect an attitude or character usually to deceive or impress Example: posed as a doctor to gain access to the ward II. noun 1. a sustained posture; especially one assumed for artistic effect 2. an attitude, role, or characteristic assumed for effect Synonyms: pose, air, airs, affectation, mannerism mean an adopted way of speaking or behaving. pose implies an attitude deliberately assumed in order to impress others Example: her shyness was just a pose. air may suggest natural acquirement through environment or way of life Example: a traveler's sophisticated air. airs always implies artificiality and pretentiousness Example: snobbish airs. affectation applies to a trick of speech or behavior that strikes the observer as insincere Example: the posh accent is an affectation. mannerism applies to an acquired eccentricity that has become a habit Example: gesturing with a cigarette was her most noticeable mannerism. III. transitive verb (posed; posing) Etymology: short for earlier appose, from Middle English apposen, alteration of opposen to oppose puzzle, baffle