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posits

/ˈpɑzɪts/ /pəˈzɪts/

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noun

Postulat, principe

Something that is posited; a postulate.

Examples :

"The professor challenged the student's posits, arguing that they lacked sufficient evidence. "

Le professeur a contesté les postulats de l'étudiant, arguant qu'ils manquaient de preuves suffisantes.

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verb

Postuler, supposer

Assume the existence of; to postulate.

Examples :

"The scientist's hypothesis posits that increased sunlight will lead to faster plant growth. "

L'hypothèse du scientifique postule qu'un ensoleillement accru entraînera une croissance plus rapide des plantes.

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verb

Avancer, proposer

Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.

Examples :

"The scientist's theory posits that the universe is constantly expanding. "

La théorie du scientifique avance que l'univers est en constante expansion.

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verb

Placer, poser

Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.

Examples :

"The architect posits the support beam directly over the load-bearing wall. "

L'architecte place la poutre de support directement au-dessus du mur porteur.

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Endroit, lieu

A place or location.

Examples :

"Because the new worker was unfamiliar with the office's numerous posits, he found himself lost throughout the day. "

Comme le nouvel employé ne connaissait pas les nombreux endroits du bureau, il s'est perdu toute la journée.

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Poste, emploi

A post of employment; a job.

Examples :

"The teacher's new posit as head of the department is very prestigious. "

Le nouveau poste de professeur en tant que chef de département est très prestigieux.

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Statut, rang

A status or rank.

Examples :

"Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army."

Le chef d'état-major est le deuxième plus haut statut dans l'armée.

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Opinion, point de vue

An opinion, stand or stance.

Examples :

"My position on this issue is unchanged."

Mon point de vue sur cette question n'a pas changé.

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noun

Posture, position

Examples :

"Stand in this position, with your arms at your side."

Tenez-vous dans cette position, les bras le long du corps.

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noun

Poste, position

(team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.

Examples :

"Stop running all over the field and play your position!"

Arrête de courir partout sur le terrain et joue ton poste !

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noun

Position, avoir

An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm or institution.

Examples :

"The investment firm manages large posits of stocks and bonds for its clients. "

La société d'investissement gère d'importantes positions d'actions et d'obligations pour ses clients.

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Engagement, position

A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.

Examples :

"The trader managed his posits carefully, balancing his commitments to buy gold against those to sell silver to minimize risk. "

Le trader a géré ses positions avec soin, équilibrant ses engagements d'achat d'or avec ceux de vente d'argent pour minimiser les risques.

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noun

Postulat, supposition

A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.

Examples :

"Her algebra teacher encouraged her to use posits when she got stuck on a problem. "

Son professeur d'algèbre l'a encouragée à utiliser des suppositions lorsqu'elle était bloquée sur un problème.

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Position

The full state of a chess game at any given turn.

Examples :

"Analyzing all possible posits of the chess game helped the grandmaster choose his next move. "

L'analyse de toutes les positions possibles du jeu d'échecs a aidé le grand maître à choisir son prochain coup.

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