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sellette [sεlεt]feminine noun• être/mettre qn sur la sellette to be/put sb in the hot seat* * *selɛt1) (pour plante, statue) stand; ( de sculpteur) small turntable2) ( d'ouvrier) cradle••* * *sɛlɛt nf* * *sellette nf1 (pour plante, statue) stand; ( de sculpteur) small turntable;2 ( d'ouvrier) cradle.être sur la sellette to be in the hot seat; mettre qn sur la sellette to put sb in the hot seat.[sɛlɛt] nom féminin1. HISTOIRE [siège] (high) stand ou tablea. [critiqué] to be in the hot seat, to come under fireb. [examiné] to be undergoing reappraisal
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