No. 15,065 in Russian
позировали
"Позировали" means "posed" in English.
In a sentence
На выставке художник попросил, чтобы мы позировали для его новой картины.
At the exhibition, the artist asked us to pose for his new painting.
The word 'позировали' is used in its literal sense, meaning 'posed' or 'acted as a model' in reference to artistic creation.
Для семейного альбома дети позировали у фонтана.
For the family album, the children posed by the fountain.
Here 'позировали' is again employed in a literal sense to describe the action of posing for a photograph.
Чтобы создать хорошие кадры, они позировали с разными выражениями лиц.
To create good shots, they posed with various facial expressions.
In this case, 'позировали' refers to the intentional act of posing to achieve desired photographic outcomes.
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