composure

[US]/kəmˈpəʊʒə(r)/
[UK]/kəmˈpoʊʒər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. calme, maîtrise de soi
Word Forms
Plurielcomposures

Phrases & Collocations

maintain composure

garder son calme

lose composure

perdre son calme

keep composure

garder son calme

struggle for composure

se débattre pour garder son calme

regain composure

retrouver son calme

Example Sentences

The defendant's composure finally began to crack.

Le calme du défendeur a fini par se fissurer.

her veneer of composure cracked a little.

Son vernis de calme s'est légèrement fissuré.

she had a composure well beyond her years.

Elle avait un calme bien au-delà de son âge.

Keep calm. You shouldn't lose your composure.

Restez calme. Vous ne devriez pas perdre votre calme.

his composure had the effect of stoking her anger.

Son calme a eu pour effet de raviver sa colère.

She maintained her composure, though with difficulty, throughout the trial.

Elle a maintenu son calme, bien qu'avec difficulté, tout au long du procès.

He wondered at her composure in such a crisis.

Il s'étonnait de son calme face à une telle crise.

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