Quelques postures de base
Basic poses
Language note: A common phrase when discussing exercise or yoga, suggesting simplicity.
Culture note: In France, fitness routines revolve around essential 'postures' or movements.
Context: To expand on that advice, you demonstrate some basic postures.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Quelques
[kell-kuh]
A few
A small number, more than two but not many.
Quelques amis sont venus.
A few friends came.
postures
[poh-styoor]
Postures
Specific positioning of the body that is designed to convey a certain attitude or function.
Les postures de yoga sont bénéfiques.
Yoga postures are beneficial.
de
[duh]
Of
Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
La couleur de la mer est bleue.
The color of the sea is blue.
base
[bahz]
Base
Refers to the initial or starting point for something.
C'est une stratégie de base.
This is a basic strategy.
Phrase Parts
Quelques
Postures
De base
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