имя существительное 1) поза, положение Синоним(ы): pose, posture 2) позиция, установка Например: to take a tougher stance on something — занять более жёсткую позицию по отношению к чему-либо Синоним(ы): position, stand
noun Etymology: Middle English stance, staunce, from Middle French estance position, posture, stay, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stant-, stans, present participle of stare to stand 1. chiefly Scottish a. station b. site 2. a. a way of standing or being placed; posture b. intellectual or emotional attitude Example: took an antiwar stance 3. a. the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing b. the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates