poise

1. (countable, uncountable)A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.

   Gleichgewicht, Fassung

   равнове́сиеravnovésije

   рівновагаrivnovaha

   a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

2. (countable, uncountable)Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.

   Gelassenheit, Fassung

   уравнове́шенностьuravnovéšennostʹ

   врівноваженістьvrivnovaženistʹ

3. (countable, uncountable)Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.

   Haltung, Ausdruck

4. (countable, uncountable)A condition of hovering, or being suspended.

5. (countable, uncountable)A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.

   Poise

   a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

6. (countable, uncountable)The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

7. (countable, uncountable)That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

   Selbstsicherheit

8. Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).

9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.

1. Tom has a lot of poise.

   Том дуже врівноважений. — deniko

   ruТом очень уравновешенный человек. — marafon

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2. He has a lot of poise.

   ruОн очень уравновешен. — Wezel

   deEr ist äußerst selbstbewusst. — Yorwba

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3. He seems poised to do something horrible.

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4. Algeria's tourism industry is poised to prosper.

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5. Algeria is poised for a geopolitical comeback.

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