самообладание
samoobladaniye
Poise is translated into Russian as самообладание (samoobladaniye).
самообладание refers to a person's composure or their ability to remain free from embarrassment and affectation. A common way to express the phrase 'to keep one's poise' is to use the verb сохранять with самообладание.
Meaning: composure, freedom from embarrassment or affectation (noun)
Which one should you use?
While самообладание refers to the mental state of composure, the word выдержка is used to describe endurance or the capacity to maintain discipline and withstand stress over time.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
самообладание is a neuter noun. To indicate possession or quantity, it takes the genitive ending –я in the singular, such as in the phrase недостаток самообладания (lack of poise).
How do you pronounce it?
samoobladaniye
Did you know?
- The root of самообладание, which is обладание, is the same word used in legal terms to describe the ownership of property. Using this word for poise suggests that your mind is a piece of property you must personally own and manage.
- If someone loses their poise, Russians might use the verb сорваться, which literally means 'to snap off' or 'to break away'. This imagery treats a person's composure like a physical tether that has finally snapped under tension.
- While самообладание is a neutral noun, it is often used in Russian literature to describe the 'stiff upper lip' of the nobility, contrasting inner turmoil with an outward mask of calm.
Examples in context
- У него большое самообладание.He has a lot of poise.This sentence shows how to describe someone possessing a great deal of самообладание.Tatoeba #4519804 by Wezel, translation #2258375 by _undertoad
- У него всегда есть выдержка и он проявляет самообладание даже в сложных ситуациях.He always maintains poise and shows self-control even in difficult situations.
- Она двигалась с грациозностью балерины.She moved with the poise of a ballerina.
- Он смотрел на ситуацию с полным хладнокровием и не проявлял ни капли волнения.He looked at the situation with complete poise and didn't show a hint of anxiety.
- Ей нужно проявить самообладание в этой ситуации.Yey nuzhno proyavit' samoobladaniye v etoy situatsii.She needs to show composure in this situation.
- Ваше самообладание вызывает у меня уважение.Vashe samoobladaniye vyzyvayet u menya uvazheniye.Your composure commands my respect.
Example conversation
Sergei and Olga are discussing a difficult coworker.
- Сергей SergeyОн совсем не сохраняет самообладание во время споров.On sovsem ne sokhranyayet samoobladaniye vo vremya sporov.He doesn't keep his composure at all during arguments.
- Ольга OlgaДа, это очень мешает работе.Da, eto ochen' meshayet rabote.Yes, it interferes with the work a lot.
- Сергей SergeyТы всегда ведешь себя очень спокойно, Ольга.Ty vsegda vedesh' sebya ochen' spokoyno, Ol'ga.You always behave very calmly, Olga.
- Ольга OlgaЯ стараюсь не поддаваться эмоциям.Ya starayus' ne poddayat'sya emotsiyam.I try not to give in to emotions.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
