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Meanings of dais in anglès

portuguès
tribuna
català
podi
espanyol
podio

A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.

podi
Usage of dais in anglès
1
The King took his place on the dais and watched the dancing.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912
2
In the centre of the dais stood a third chair- acrimsonone-empty
The Blind Spot
3
There on the raised dais sate the sovereign of half the world.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
4
The duke left the hall by a small door near the dais.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
5
On a dais in the Great Hall were now four golden thrones.
Nefertiti
6
Now all eyes were on the dais and the door behind it.
Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
7
For a conference, drinks and cigarettes on the dais are a given.
Enigma of China
8
She ran toward the dais, but a soldier stepped in her way.
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1
9
She gasped on a dais-itwas the hottest week of the year.
A Wanderer in Holland
10
The King turned away and Merlin followed him to the upraised dais.
In the Court of King Arthur
11
I strode forward to stand at the base of the raised dais.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
12
It was intractably pinned below the command dais, refusing to budge free.
Envoy
13
Across the further end of the hall a dais had been erected.
The Head of Kay's
14
The immense Gothic bed stood on its dais, imposing in its isolation.
A Fool and His Money
15
Three additional, wider steps led from this platform to the throne dais.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
16
The king sat at the head of his hall, upon a dais.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
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