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The clay model of the figure, some three feet high, and already drying, looked superb in its soaring posture, with its large, outspread wings expanding as if with passionate desire for the infinite.
La figure, haute d’un mètre, et dont l’argile séchait déjà, avait un envolement superbe, ses deux grandes ailes déployées, enflées d’un désir éperdu d’infini.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Anna raised herself to a sitting posture on the bed.
Anna s'assit sur son lit.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
She moaned, raised her eyelids, and, half-fainting, remained in a sitting posture, her eyes turned on the other sufferers.
Elle gémit, rouvrit les paupières. Et elle restait sur son séant, défaillante, à regarder les autres malades.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
And he inclined his white head, and for a long time remained in a posture of humility.
Sa tête blanche s’était courbée, il s’humilia longuement.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Painfully she raised herself into a sitting posture without answering.
Péniblement, elle se dressa sans répondre.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
In Osolin, the majority took the view that the trial judge is obliged to focus on the rights of the accused, not the posture adopted by his or her counsel.
Dans l'arrêt Osolin, les juges majoritaires ont considéré que le juge du procès est tenu de se concentrer sur les droits de l'accusé, et non sur l'attitude manifestée par son avocat.
The old mercer, propped up by pillows in a sitting posture, gazed vaguely before her with the eyes of an idiot.
La vieille mercière, assise sur son séant, appuyée contre des oreillers, regardait vaguement devant elle avec des yeux d'idiote.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
A fit of stifling came over her, however, and Sister Hyacinthe had to raise her to a sitting posture.
Une suffocation la saisit, et il fallut que sœur Hyacinthe vînt l’asseoir sur son séant.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
When M. de Guersaint had helped her into a sitting posture, she gave a deep sigh of relief.
Et, lorsque M. de Guersaint l’eut assise, elle soupira profondément.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
She spoke this word in a majestic tone, not moving a limb as she stood there on the table in her goddess-like posture.
Elle dit cela d'une voix souveraine, sans un geste, campée sur la table, dans sa pose de déesse.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
A nest was considered active if eggs were laid, a female in incubating posture was present, or one or both members of a pair exhibited defensive behaviours.
Un nid est considéré actif si des œufs ont été pondus, si une femelle est présente en position d'incubation ou si un membre du couple ou les deux démontrent des comportements défensifs.
Here I dropped into a sitting posture, and remained till the struggle was over, conscious all the while that a stream of blood was oozing down my back, and saturating my undergarments.
J'y demeurai assis jusqu'à ce que le tumulte fût apaisé, sentant fort bien qu'un ruisseau de sang s'échappait de mon dos et imbibait mes vêtements de dessous.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
She sank into a crouching posture against the wall, silent with terror at the;priest's threatening fist.
Elle s'était laissé glisser, assise à demi contre le mur muette de terreur, devant le poing dont le prêtre la menaçait.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Mother La Roque had risen to a sitting posture and now remained weeping, with her hands clasped over her face.
La Roque s'était relevée, retournée, assise, et elle pleurait maintenant dans ses mains jointes sur sa face.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
One huge wave catches me up and chucks me in a sitting posture, as hard as ever it can, down on to a rock which has been put there for me.
Une énorme vague m’enlève et m’envoie valdinguer le plus brutalement du monde en plein sur un roc qu’on a mis là exprès pour moi.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka

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Collocations

poor posture
mauvaise posture
constrained posture
contrainte posturale
incorrect posture
attitude vicieuse
sitting posture
posture assise
right defensive posture
position défensive à droite
defensive posture
position défensive

Word forms

posture

verb
Basic forms
Pastpostured
Imperativeposture
Present Participle (Participle I)posturing
Past Participle (Participle II)postured
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I posturewe posture
you postureyou posture
he/she/it posturesthey posture
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am posturingwe are posturing
you are posturingyou are posturing
he/she/it is posturingthey are posturing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have posturedwe have postured
you have posturedyou have postured
he/she/it has posturedthey have postured
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been posturingwe have been posturing
you have been posturingyou have been posturing
he/she/it has been posturingthey have been posturing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I posturedwe postured
you posturedyou postured
he/she/it posturedthey postured
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was posturingwe were posturing
you were posturingyou were posturing
he/she/it was posturingthey were posturing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had posturedwe had postured
you had posturedyou had postured
he/she/it had posturedthey had postured
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been posturingwe had been posturing
you had been posturingyou had been posturing
he/she/it had been posturingthey had been posturing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will posturewe shall/will posture
you will postureyou will posture
he/she/it will posturethey will posture
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be posturingwe shall/will be posturing
you will be posturingyou will be posturing
he/she/it will be posturingthey will be posturing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have posturedwe shall/will have postured
you will have posturedyou will have postured
he/she/it will have posturedthey will have postured
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been posturingwe shall/will have been posturing
you will have been posturingyou will have been posturing
he/she/it will have been posturingthey will have been posturing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would posturewe should/would posture
you would postureyou would posture
he/she/it would posturethey would posture
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be posturingwe should/would be posturing
you would be posturingyou would be posturing
he/she/it would be posturingthey would be posturing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have posturedwe should/would have postured
you would have posturedyou would have postured
he/she/it would have posturedthey would have postured
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been posturingwe should/would have been posturing
you would have been posturingyou would have been posturing
he/she/it would have been posturingthey would have been posturing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am posturedwe are postured
you are posturedyou are postured
he/she/it is posturedthey are postured
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being posturedwe are being postured
you are being posturedyou are being postured
he/she/it is being posturedthey are being postured
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been posturedwe have been postured
you have been posturedyou have been postured
he/she/it has been posturedthey have been postured
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was posturedwe were postured
you were posturedyou were postured
he/she/it was posturedthey were postured
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being posturedwe were being postured
you were being posturedyou were being postured
he/she/it was being posturedthey were being postured
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been posturedwe had been postured
you had been posturedyou had been postured
he/she/it had been posturedthey had been postured
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be posturedwe shall/will be postured
you will be posturedyou will be postured
he/she/it will be posturedthey will be postured
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been posturedwe shall/will have been postured
you will have been posturedyou will have been postured
he/she/it will have been posturedthey will have been postured

posture

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseposturepostures
Possessive caseposture'spostures'