presence of mind

presence of mind

n.

The ability to think and act calmly and efficiently, especially in an emergency.

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presence of mind

n

the ability to remain calm and act constructively during times of crisis

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pres′ence of mind′

n.

the ability to think clearly and act appropriately, as during a crisis.

[1655–65]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

presence of mind - self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency self-command, self-possession, will power, willpower, self-will, self-control, possession - the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

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Translations

حُضور الذِّهْن، سُرْعَة الخاطِر

duchapřítomnost

åndsnærværelse

Geistesgegenwart

présence d'esprit

lélekjelenlét

yfirvegun

comunicativapresenza di spirito

åndsnærvær

duchaprítomnosť

soğukkanlılık

镇定

presence of mind

n → Geistesgegenwart f

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presence of mind

n → presenza di spirito

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presence

(ˈprezns) noun

1. the state, or fact, of being present. The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting. teenwoordigheid حُضور присъствие presença přítomnost die Gegenwart tilstedeværelse παρουσίαpresencia kohalolek حضور läsnäolo présenceנוכחות उपस्थिति prisutnost jelenlét kehadiran (nær)vera presenza 出席 출석 buvimas, dalyvavimas klātbūtne kehadiran aanwezigheidtilstedeværelse, nærværobecność حضور presença prezenţă присутствие prítomnosť navzočnost prisustvo närvaro การอยู่ในที่นี้ bulunma 出席，在場 присутність; наявність حاضري، موجودگي sự có mặt 出席，到场

2. a striking, impressive manner or appearance. The headmistress certainly has presence. persoonlikheid حُضور، طَلْعَه вид presença působivá prezentace das Auftreten fremtoning; udstråling έντονη προσωπικότητα presencia esinduslikkus هیبت arvokkuus présenceנוכחות किसी उच्च व्यक्ति के सामने सेवार्थ उपस्थिति pojava, nastup fellépés sikap mengesankan sterkur persónuleiki presenza ふうさい 돋보임 įspūdinga išvaizda/laikysena izskats; stāja perawakan presentieframtoning; representativt ytre uderzająca osobowość حضور presença prestanţă вид, внешность pôsobivé vystupovanie / zovňajšok nastop nastup pondus, personlig framtoning กริยาท่าท่างที่โดดเด่น etkileyici görünüş 風采，風度 постава; зовнішність وضع، اخلاق người hiện diện; vật hiện có 风采，风度

in the presence of

while (someone) is present. This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence. in die teenwoordigheid van في حُضور в присъствието на na presença de za přítomnosti in Anwesenheit von i nærværelse af; nærværelse με την παρουσία, μπροστά σε en presencia de juuresolekul در حضور jnk läsnäollessa en présence de בְּנוֹכחוּת इस व्यक्ति की उपस्थिति में u prisutnosti vkinek a jelenlétében di hadapan í viðurvist in presenza di ～の面前で (~의) 면전에서 akivaizdoje (kāda) klātbūtnē di hadapan in bijzijn van i nærvær av w obecności په حضور كښې na presença de în prezenţa в присутствии za prítomnosti v navzočnosti u prisustvu i närvaro av ต่อหน้า huzurunda 在...面前(眼前)，在...出席(情況下) у чиїсь присутності کي موجودگي ميں với sự có mặt của 在...面前（眼前），在...出席（情况下）

presence of mind

calmness and the ability to act sensibly (in an emergency etc). He showed great presence of mind in the face of danger. om kop te hou حُضور الذِّهْن، سُرْعَة الخاطِر спокойствие presença de espírito duchapřítomnost die Geistesgegenwart åndsnærværelse ετοιμότητα presencia de ánimo, aplomo, serenidad enesevalitsus حضور ذهن maltti présence d'esprit קוֹר רוּחַ प्रत्युत्पन्नमतित्व prisutnost duha lélekjelenlét ketenangan yfirvegun presenza di spirito 沈着 침착 šaltakraujiškumas, blaivus protas augstasinība sifat sso yg tenang tegenwoordigheid van geest åndsnærvær przytomność umysłu هغه وخت چې ذهن په آرامه كار كوى presença de espírito prezenţă de spirit присутствие духа duchaprítomnosť prisebnost prisustvo duha sinnesnärvaro การตั้งสติได้ soğukkanlılık 鎮定 холоднокровність حاضر جوابي sự nhanh trí 镇定

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