Poised in spanish
Listo
pronunciation: listoʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: listoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
poise2 = posarse.
Example: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.poised = seguro de sí mismo, desenvuelto, equilibrado.
Example: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.more:
» be poised = hallarse, encontrarse, estar abocado. [Normalmente usado para referirse a una situación incierta, difícil o complicada]
Example: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.» be poised to = estar abocado a, estar a punto de, estar listo para.
Example: The compact disc, which has already revolutionised domestic audio entertainment, is poised to exert quite as big an influence on the world of the business user.» stand + poised = estar a punto de, estar listo para, estar preparado para.
Example: The Arabian Gulf Libraries stand poised at the threshold of networking.