English term
Iran
MA in Translation; Arts & Humanities
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, and 2 more.
the sentence between ؟؟؟???T
"At that time Yeats was arousing great antipathy in Dublin, partly on account of his mystical neo-paganism which despite its Celtic origins was unacceptable to the good Dublin Catholics; and partly because, ؟؟؟by turning his tall, slender, dark-complexioned person to advantage, he gave the appearance of deliberately dressing the part of the poet.??? Poseur was what they called him."
Thank you.
Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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He took advantage of his appearance ...
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
by making the most of his [appearance/looks], he gave the impression that ...
he used his appearance to his advantage = he capitalised on his appearance (tall, slender, dark…)
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Note added at 7 mins (2015-02-13 14:14:50 GMT)
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He liked to look like a poet
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, was trying (vainly!) to think of word "capitalised"
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thanks Gallagy!
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Alaa AHMED
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thanks Alaa!
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Victoria Britten
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thanks Victoria!
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Yeats was not just a poet but also looked and acted the part
he dressed the part=he acted like a poet, dressed like one, wore his hair like one
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Note added at 12 mins (2015-02-13 14:19:14 GMT)
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Don't forget that Stanislaus Joyce already had the experience of his brother James playing up on his appearance as a writer as well (and also had to help support his brother financially)
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Spain
Translator&liaison interpreter PL-ES-EN
Native in: Polish
Works in: Spanish to Polish, English to Polish, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
meaning: he liked to be taken for a poet
to dress the part - to wear clothes that suit particular circumstances or purpose.
Hope this helps!
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B D Finch
: "He liked to be taken for a poet" implies that he wasn't really a poet!// Don't beat yourself up; it's not as bad as all that!
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True, dummy me. That's what happens when you post in hurry. Thank you for adding this comment. Should I hide my answer? I don' t want to confuse anyone.// Nah, don't worry. It's good to be corrected! But anyway, your explanation is so much better.
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