postura

Definitions of postura
  1. noun
    a theatrical pose created for effect
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    afectación
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  2. noun
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
    synonyms: actitud, ademán
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    extensión
    an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
    posicionamiento
    standing posture
  3. noun
    standing posture
    synonyms: posicionamiento
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    actitud, ademán
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  4. noun
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    synonyms: disposición
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    crédito
    the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
    defensiva, defensivo
    an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
    paternalismo
    the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
    actitud, ademán
    a rationalized mental attitude
    inclinación, tendencia
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    intolerancia
    unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
    consideración, estima, estimación
    an attitude of admiration or esteem
    orientación
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
    dirección
    a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
    corriente
    a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
    comprensión, entendimiento, simpatía
    an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
    favoritismo
    an inclination to favor some person or group
    proclividad, propensión
    a natural inclination
    inclinación
    a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
    literalidad, literalismo
    a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
    predisposición
    an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
    desaprobación
    an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
    parcialidad, partidismo
    an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
    ecuanimidad, equidad, imparcialidad
    an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
    amplitud de miras, despreocupación, tolerancia, tragaderas
    an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior
    desasimiento, neutralidad
    tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
    cerrazón, estrechez de miras, intolerancia
    an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
    dogmatismo
    the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
    fanatismo
    excessive intolerance of opposing views
    aprecio, estimación, juicio, opinión
    the respect with which a person is held
    reorientación
    a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
    perspectiva, visión
    a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    criterio, punto de vista, vertiente, óptica
    a mental position from which things are viewed
    ortodoxia
    a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
    herejía, heterodoxia
    any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
    ideología, orientación política
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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    cognición, conocimiento
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  5. noun
    a rationalized mental attitude
    synonyms: actitud, ademán
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    criterio, punto de vista, vertiente, óptica
    a mental position from which things are viewed
    enfoque, perspectiva, punto de vista
    a biased way of looking at or presenting something
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    disposición
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
  6. noun
    the money risked on a gamble
    synonyms: apuesta, parada, partida
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    bote
    the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
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