poser

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: pode se referir a uma pessoa que finge ser o que não é, a alguém que posa para um artista ou fotógrafo, ou a uma questão ou problema particularmente difícil ou intrigante.

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.

   Poser

   • 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.

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2. Model or subjectB1formal

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

   Modelo

   • 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.

   Sinônimosmodelsittersubject

3. Difficult questionC1formalbritish

   A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem.

   Pergunta difícil

   • 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.

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   Antônimosanswersolution