…a situation in which one is compelled to act in a manner inconsistent with one’s true nature or principles…
…a posture in which the feet are placed turned outwards, one immediately in front of but touching the other so that the toe of the back foot just protrudes beyond the heel of the front foot…
…a posture in which the feet are placed turned outwards with the heels touching…
…a posture in which the feet are placed turned outwards one in front of the other, separated by the distance of one step…
…a cross-legged position for meditation, with the feet resting on the thighs…
…(in business and politics) a written report outlining someone’s attitude or intentions regarding a particular matter…
…a posture in which the feet form a straight line, being turned out to either side with the heels separated by the distance of a small step…
…a posture in which the turned-out feet are placed one in front of the other, so that the heel of the front foot fits into the hollow of the instep of the back foot…
…a supine position of the body with the legs separated, flexed, and supported in raised stirrups, originally used for lithotomy and later also for childbirth…
…a position used in first aid to prevent choking in unconscious patients, in which the body is placed facing downwards and slightly to the side, supported by the bent limbs…
…a runner’s position on second or third base, from which scoring on a base hit is likely…
…purchase securities in order to be able to fulfil a commitment to sell…
…a position for sexual intercourse in which a couple lie face to face with the woman underneath the man…
…a position, used for pelvic surgery and to treat shock, in which a patient lies face upwards on a tilted table or bed with the pelvis higher than the head…
…a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in ‘the man on the platform’, ‘she arrived after dinner’, ‘what did you do it for?’…
…a word or morpheme placed after the word it governs, for example -ward in homeward…
…(in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped round the shins…
…no estoy en condiciones de prestarles ayuda…
…me has puesto en una situación muy violenta…
…leicht angreifbar sein…
