English-Dutch translations for posture

• houding
  Hij is ons met andere woorden een serieuze houding schuldig. We are at least owed a posture of seriousness.
  Dit punt heeft betrekking op de algemene houding van de EU ten opzichte van antidumping. That point relates to the question about the EU's general posture on anti-dumping.
  De verzoenende houding van de rapporteur, mevrouw Oomen-Ruijten, heeft heel wat valkuilen voorkomen. The conciliatory posture of the rapporteur, Mrs Oomen-Ruijten, has prevented quite a number of stumbling blocks.
• situatie

Definition of posture

• The way a person holds and positions their body
• A situation or condition
• One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person
• The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation
• to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
• to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
• To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose

Examples

• If youre finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?
• The politicians couldnt really care less about the issue: theyre just posturing for the media.
• to posture oneself; to posture a model

Related words

• postural
• posturing
• imposture
• stand in a posture