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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesla compostura
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la compostura
"Perdió la compostura ante las críticas injustas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state or feeling of being calm and in control of one's emotions.
"She struggled to maintain her composure during the difficult meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century (in the sense 'calm mental state', also 'settlement of a dispute'): from obsolete compose (in the sense 'calm, pacify') + -ure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "composure" is said worldwide
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le sang-froid
Transliteration: le sang-froid
"Elle a gardé son sang-froid malgré la situation critique."
die Fassung
Transliteration: die Fassung
"Er verlor in diesem Moment völlig die Fassung."
la calma
Transliteration: la calma
"Ha cercato di mantenere la calma durante la discussione."
la compostura
Transliteration: la compostura
"Perdió la compostura ante las críticas injustas."
a compostura
Transliteration: a compostura
"Ela manteve a compostura apesar das provocações."
धैर्य
Transliteration: dhairya
"मुश्किल समय में भी उसने अपना धैर्य नहीं खोया।"
镇静
Transliteration: zhènjìng
"她在压力下依然保持着镇静。"
침착
Transliteration: chimchak
"그는 위기 상황에서도 침착함을 잃지 않았다."
落ち着き
Transliteration: ochitsuki
"彼女はどんな時でも落ち着きを保っている。"
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