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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesposition de force
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pozisjɔ̃ də fɔʁs
"Grâce à cette acquisition, ils sont en position de force."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A position of advantage, superiority, or supreme control; an enviable or commanding situation.
"After negotiating the contract details, the company found itself sitting in the catbird seat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
This American idiom originated in the mid-20th century, popularized largely by the humorist and sports broadcaster James Thurber. It derives from the habit of the gray catbird to perch in the highest branches of trees, a vantage point metaphorically associated with holding an advantageous, superior, or commanding position.
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position de force
Transliteration: pozisjɔ̃ də fɔʁs
"Grâce à cette acquisition, ils sont en position de force."
am längeren Hebel sitzen
Transliteration: am lɛŋəʁən heːbəl ˈzɪtsən
"Mit diesen Beweisen sitzt sie am längeren Hebel."
posizione di vantaggio
Transliteration: pozziˈtsione di vanˈtażżo
"Ora la nostra squadra è in una posizione di vantaggio."
posición de ventaja
Transliteration: posiˈsjon de benˈtaxa
"Con esa oferta, están en una posición de ventaja."
situação privilegiada
Transliteration: sitwɐˈsɐ̃w prifileʒiˈadɐ
"Eles estão numa situação privilegiada para vencer o campeonato."
मजबूत स्थिति
Transliteration: majaboot sthiti
"इस सौदे के बाद वे एक मजबूत स्थिति में हैं।"
有利地位
Transliteration: yǒulì dìwèi
"经过这次谈判，他们占据了有利地位。"
유리한 고지
Transliteration: yurihan goji
"우리는 협상에서 유리한 고지를 선점했다."
有利な立場
Transliteration: yūrina tachiba
"彼女はその交渉で非常に有利な立場にいる。"
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