She tried to compose herself and went back into the room to join her treacherous friends, who greeted her as cordially as if they had not just that moment driven knives into her heart and thrown her quite off balance.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. И. Мостицкий. 2002-2012.
compose oneself — index repose (rest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compose oneself — you have to compose yourself before you take the stand Syn: calm down, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one s head, relax; informal get a grip, keep one s cool, cool one s jets … Thesaurus of popular words
compose oneself — CALM DOWN, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one s head; informal get a grip, keep one s cool; N. Amer. informal decompress. → compose … Useful english dictionary
compose oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. control oneself, calm oneself, collect one s wits, pull oneself together; see calm down , quiet 1 … English dictionary for students
compose oneself — Syn: calm down, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, steady oneself; informal get a grip … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
compose oneself — relax, calm down … English contemporary dictionary
compose — verb 1) a poem composed by Shelley Syn: write, formulate, devise, make up, think up, produce, invent, concoct; pen, author, draft; score, orchestrate, choreograph 2) compose a still life … Thesaurus of popular words
compose — verb 1) a poem composed by Shelley Syn: write, devise, make up, think up, produce, invent, pen, author 2) how to compose a photograph Syn: organize, arrange, construct … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
compose — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, admix, agree with, align, allay, allocate, allot, alloy, amalgamate, appease, apportion, arrange, arrange matters, array, assemble, assimilate… … Moby Thesaurus
compose — [kəm pōz′] vt. composed, composing [ME composen < OFr composer < com , with + poser, to place; meaning infl. by L componere: see COMPOSITE] 1. to form in combination; make up; constitute [mortar is composed of lime, sand, and water] 2. to… … English World dictionary
recollect oneself — compose oneself. → recollect … English new terms dictionary
