poser

• Nom désignant une personne qui prétend être ce qu'elle n'est pas, ou qui pose pour un artiste ou un photographe, ainsi qu'une question ou un problème particulièrement difficile à résoudre.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a person who pretends to be something they are not, a person who poses for an artist or photographer, or a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem.

1. Pretentious personB2informal

   A person who habitually pretends to be something they are not, often to impress others.

   Personne qui pose

   • He's such a poser, acting like he knows everything about art.
   • The party was full of posers trying to look cool.
   • Don't be a poser; just be yourself.

   Synonymesexhibitionistfakefraudimpostorphoneyposeurpretendershow-offwannabe

2. Model or subjectB1formal

   A person who poses for a photographer, painter, or sculptor.

   Modèle (personne qui pose)

   • The artist hired a poser for the portrait session.
   • She worked as a poser for life drawing classes.
   • The photographer asked the poser to hold still.

   Synonymesmodelsittersubject

3. Difficult questionC1formalbritish

   A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem.

   Question difficile

   • The final exam question was a real poser.
   • This riddle is a poser that no one can solve.
   • The detective faced a poser in the unsolved case.

   Synonymesconundrumenigmaproblempuzzlerriddlestumpertoughie

   Antonymesanswersolution