poised

adjectiveaidiacht 1 balanced he was poised on the edge of the seat bhí sé crochta ar chorr na cathaoireach a battle between two finely poised teams coimhlint idir dhá fhoireann a bhí breá ábalta ag a chéile the country is poised on the brink of revolution tá an tír ar tí éirí amach, tá éirí amach ar tí tarlú sa tír the castle is poised above the town tá an caisleán suite go hard os cionn an bhaile 2 ready he sat with his pen poised bhí sé ina shuí agus a pheann réidh aige, bhí sé ina shuí agus a pheann ar tinneall aige the wolf was poised to spring bhí an mac tíre ullamh le léim a thabhairt 3 gracefulgo maorga cmugo grástúil cmu he stood poised by the window bhí sé ina sheasamh go maorga ag an bhfuinneog 4 composedstuama adj3 cmu she was poised throughout the meeting choinnigh sí guaim uirthi féin i rith an chruinnithe

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