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adjectivesitzend [Haltung, Lebensweise, Tätigkeit]* * *['sedntəri]((of a job, way of living etc) requiring or involving much sitting and little exercise: a sedentary job in a tax office.) sitzend* * *sed·en·tary[ˈsedəntəri, AM -teri]adj sitzendmy lifestyle is too \sedentary ich sitze einfach zu vielto do a \sedentary job im Sitzen arbeiten* * *['sedntərI]adj1) job, occupation sitzend attrany job of a sedentary nature — jede im Sitzen ausgeübte Tätigkeit
2) tribe sesshaft* * *1. sitzend (Beschäftigung, Statue etc):sedentary life sitzende Lebensweise2. sesshaft (Stämme etc)3. ZOOLa) festgewachsen (Austern etc)b) standorttreu:sedentary birds Standvögel* * *adjectivesitzend [Haltung, Lebensweise, Tätigkeit]
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Sedentary — Sed en*ta*ry, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F. se[ e]dentaire. See {Sedent}.] 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. Sedentary, scholastic sophists. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by, or requiring,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sedentary spider — Sedentary Sed en*ta*ry, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F. se[ e]dentaire. See {Sedent}.] 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. Sedentary, scholastic sophists. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sedentary — sed|en|ta|ry [ˈsedəntəri US teri] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: sédentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedere to sit ] 1.) formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much sedentary life/job/lifestyle … Dictionary of contemporary English
sedentary — sed•en•tar•y [[t]ˈsɛd nˌtɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation[/ex] 2) characterized by inactivity and lack of exercise: a sedentary life[/ex] 3) zool. a) abiding in one place; not migratory b)… … From formal English to slang
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