on+zastopa+leeds+v+parlamentu

1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sedeti; posaditi

2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ležati

3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) biti član

4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sedeti

5) (to undergo (an examination).) opravljati (izpit)

6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozirati

7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) zasedati

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- sitter

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sedeti; (o kokoši) sedeti na jajcih, valiti; čepeti; sedeti kot model (slikarju); biti za vzorec; imeti sedež, bivati; ležati; pristajati (o obleki); opravljati službo (navadno) sedé; biti član kakega telesa ( on a jury porote); zastopati v parlamentu ( for koga); imeti sejo, zasedati; sesti (on na); zaposliti se ( over s čim); študirati ( under pri kom);

sedeti (v sedlu), imeti sedež na ( a mule mezgu); posaditi ( the hen on eggs kokošja jajca)

to sit on the bench figuratively biti sodnik

the clothes sit loosely upon him — obleka mu je preohlapna

to sit in Congress — biti član Kongresa

to sit for an examination — opravljati izpit

to sit on the fence politics slang figuratively stati ob strani, ne se opredeliti, biti nevtralen

the guilt sits light on his conscience — ne peče ga vest zaradi krivde

to sit a horse — jahati na konju

to sit in judgement on s.o. — lastiti si pravico sojenja drugih, soditi, kritizirati koga

to sit on one's hands figuratively ne aplavdirati

it sits ill on you — slabó vam (to) pristaja

he sits for Leeds — on zastopa Leeds v parlamentu

to sit for ( —ali to) a painter — sedeti slikarju za model

to sit for one's picture — dati se slikati, sedeti (pozirati) za svojo sliko (portret)

to sit a play through — prisostvovati igri do konca

he is sitting pretty — on je v dobrem položaju, ima dober položaj

to sit pretty slang imeti dobre karte, figuratively dobro se goditi (komu)

it sits heavy on the stomach — to je težko prebavljivo

to sit upon s.o. figuratively sedeti na kom, jahati koga

don't you be sat upon! colloquially ne pusti se hruliti!

to sit tight colloquially ostati neomahljivo na svojem mestu, vztrajati pri stvari

to want to sit — (o kokoši) začeti kokodakati (za valjenje)

to sit well — dobro sedeti (zlasti na konju)

to sit on the throne — sedeti na prestolu, vladati

to know which way the wind sits — vedeti odkod piha veter

his principles sit loose(ly) on him — on svojih načel ne jemlje resno

slang see situation