composures

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

Translation

n. kalmte, zelfbeheersing

Phrases & Collocations

maintain composure

behoud kalmte

lose composure

verlies kalmte

keep composure

behoud kalmte

struggle for composure

strijd om kalmte

regain composure

herstelt kalmte

Example Sentences

The defendant's composure finally began to crack.

De zelfbeheersing van de verdachte begon eindelijk te breken.

her veneer of composure cracked a little.

Haar façade van zelfbeheersing begon een beetje te breken.

she had a composure well beyond her years.

Ze had een zelfbeheersing die ver boven haar jaren uitstond.

Keep calm. You shouldn't lose your composure.

Blijf kalm. Je mag je zelfbeheersing niet verliezen.

his composure had the effect of stoking her anger.

Zijn zelfbeheersing had het effect dat haar woede werd aangewakkerd.

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

Ze behield haar zelfbeheersing, hoewel met moeite, gedurende het hele proces.

He wondered at her composure in such a crisis.

Hij was verbaasd over haar zelfbeheersing in zo'n crisis.

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