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[sɪt] sat pt, pp1. vi1) (also: sit down) sedersi, sedereto sit still/straight — stare seduto (-a) fermo (-a) /dritto (-a)
to sit tight — (wait patiently) starsene seduto (-a)
to be sitting pretty fig fam — passarsela bene
to sit for — (a constituency) rappresentare
to sit for a painter/portrait — posare per un pittore/ritratto
to sit for an examination esp Brit — dare or sostenere un esame
to sit through — (a film, play) resistere fino alla fine di
to sit over one's work or books — stare con la testa sui libri
2) (assembly, committee) riunirsi, essere in sedutaParliament sits from November till June — i lavori parlamentari iniziano a novembre e terminano a giugno
3) (bird, insect) posarsi, (on eggs) covare2. vt1) (guest, child etc) far sedere2) (exam) dare, sostenere•- sit back- sit by- sit down- sit in- sit on- sit out- sit up -
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nounAusschuss, der (auch Parl.); Komitee, das* * *[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) der Ausschuß* * *com·mit·tee[kəˈmɪti, AM -ˈmɪt̬i]n + sing/pl vb Ausschuss m, Komitee nt\committee meeting Ausschusssitzung f\committee member Ausschussmitglied ntselect \committee Sonderausschuss mstanding \committee ständiger Ausschussto be [or sit] on a \committee in einem Ausschuss [o Komitee] sein [o sitzen], einem Ausschuss [o Komitee] angehören* * *[kə'mItɪ]nAusschuss m (ALSO PARL), Komitee ntto be or sit on a committee — in einem Ausschuss or Komitee sein or sitzen
* * *committee [kəˈmıtı] son für):standing committee ständiger Ausschuss;go into Committee PARL in Einzelberatungen eintreten;the bill is in the Committee stage die Gesetzesvorlage liegt dem Ausschuss vor2. [Br ˌkɒmıˈtiː] JUR obs Vormund m (eines Entmündigten)com. abk1. comedy2. comma3. commander4. commerce5. commercial6. commission7. commissioner8. committee9. commoncomm. abk1. commerce2. commission3. committee* * *nounAusschuss, der (auch Parl.); Komitee, das* * *n.Ausschuss m.Komitee -s n. -
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transitive verb1) (serve as member of) sitzen in (+ Dat.) [Ausschuss usw.]2) (coll.): (delay) in der Schublade liegen lassen (fig. ugs.); auf die lange Bank schieben (ugs.) [Entscheidung]3) (coll.): (repress) unterdrücken4) (fig.): (hold on to) festhalten* * *◆ sit onvi1. (be member of)to \sit on on a board/a committee einem Ausschuss/Komitee angehören, Mitglied eines Ausschusses/Komitees seinhas anybody had the land valued? we could be \sit onting on a goldmine here hat jemand das Land schätzen lassen? wir könnten hier auf einer Goldmine sitzen5. (feel heavy)to \sit on on sb's stomach jdm schwer im Magen liegen* * *1. vi(= continue sitting) sitzen bleiben2. vi +prep obj1) committee, panel, jury sitzen in (+dat)I was asked to sit on the committee — man bat mich, Mitglied des Ausschusses zu werden
2) (= not deal with) sitzen auf (+dat)3) (inf: suppress) idea, invention, product unterdrücken, nicht hochkommen lassen; person einen Dämpfer aufsetzen (+dat) (inf);* * *sit on v/i3. beraten über (akk)4. umga) jemandem aufs Dach steigen:he needs to be sat on er hat eine Abreibung nötigb) jemanden, eine Initiative etc unterdrücken* * *transitive verb1) (serve as member of) sitzen in (+ Dat.) [Ausschuss usw.]2) (coll.): (delay) in der Schublade liegen lassen (fig. ugs.); auf die lange Bank schieben (ugs.) [Entscheidung]3) (coll.): (repress) unterdrücken4) (fig.): (hold on to) festhalten -
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{ka'miti}
I. 1. комитет, комисия
Peace COMMITTEE комитет за защита на мира
С. (of the whole House) парл. пленум за обсъждане на законопроекти
Parliamentary С. парламентарна комисия
checkup COMMITTEE ам. ревизионна комисия
to be on the COMMITTEE член съм на комисията/комитета
to sit on a COMMITTEE заседавам
2. ръкодовдство на клуб
3. attr на комитет/комисия (за заседание, решение и пр.)
II. n юр. опекун, наставник* * *{ka'miti} n 1. комитет; комисия; Peace C. комитет за защита(2) {komi'ti:} n юр. опекун, наставник.* * *опекун; комисия; комитетски; комитет;* * *1. attr на комитет/комисия (за заседание, решение и пр.) 2. checkup committee ам. ревизионна комисия 3. i. комитет, комисия 4. ii. n юр. опекун, наставник 5. parliamentary С. парламентарна комисия 6. peace committee комитет за защита на мира 7. to be on the committee член съм на комисията/комитета 8. to sit on a committee заседавам 9. С. (of the whole house) парл. пленум за обсъждане на законопроекти 10. ръкодовдство на клуб* * *committee[kə´miti] I.n 1. комитет; комисия; standing \committee постоянен комитет; joint \committee междуведомствена комисия; to go into \committee обсъждам (разглеждам) подробно; C. of ways and means комисия за приходите в бюджета, бюджетна комисия; auditing \committee проверочна комисия; to sit on a \committee заседавам; to be on the \committee член съм на комисия; 2. attr комитетски; на комисия; \committee meeting заседание на комисия (комитет). II. [¸kɔmi´ti:] n юрид. опекун; настойник. -
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kə'miti(a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; (also adjective) a committee meeting.) comité, comisióncommittee n comitétr[kə'mɪtɪ]1 comité nombre masculino, comisión nombre femenino1 del comité, de la comisión\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on a committee / sit on a committee ser miembro de un comité, ser miembro de una comisióncommittee [kə'mɪt̬i] n: comité mn.• comisión s.f.• comité s.m.kə'mɪtinoun (of club, society) comité m, comisión f; ( of parliament) comisión f[kǝ'mɪtɪ]to be on a committee — ser* miembro de un comité or una comisión; (before n) <meeting, member> del comité or de la comisión
1.N comité m, comisión fto be or sit on a committee — ser miembro de un comité
executive 3., management 2.committee of inquiry — (Parl) comisión f investigadora
2.CPDcommittee meeting N — reunión f del comité
committee member N — miembro mf del comité
committee stage N — (Parl) fase en la que un proyecto de ley está siendo estudiado por un comité
* * *[kə'mɪti]noun (of club, society) comité m, comisión f; ( of parliament) comisión fto be on a committee — ser* miembro de un comité or una comisión; (before n) <meeting, member> del comité or de la comisión
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[sɪt]sit оставаться в бездействии; the car sits in the garage машина стоит в гараже sit обременять; his principles sit loosely on him он себя своими принципами не стесняет sit up разг. (внезапно) заинтересоваться (тж. sit up and take notice); to make (smb.) sit up расшевелить, встряхнуть (кого-л.); sit upon = sit on sit вмещать; быть рассчитанным на; the table sits six people за столом усаживается шесть человек sit держаться на лошади sit заседать (о суде или парламенте; тж. sit in session) sit иметь правильную позицию (о гребце) sit находиться, быть расположенным; стоять sit обременять; his principles sit loosely on him он себя своими принципами не стесняет sit оставаться в бездействии; the car sits in the garage машина стоит в гараже sit позировать sit присматривать за ребенком в отсутствие родителей (тж. sit in) sit уст. проживать sit сажать, усаживать sit сажать на яйца (птицу) sit сидеть (о платье); to sit ill on плохо сидеть на sit (sat) сидеть; to sit oneself садиться, усаживаться sit сидеть на яйцах (о птице) to sit on one's hands бездействовать; сидеть, сложа руки; to sit at (smb.'s) feet быть (чьим-л.) учеником, последователем; учиться (у кого-л.) sit back бездельничать sit back откидываться (на спинку стула и т. п.) sit down мириться, терпеть (under); to sit down under insults сносить оскорбления sit down разг. приземляться, делать посадку (о самолете) sit down садиться sit down сидеть to sit down hard (on smth.) решительно воспротивиться (чему-л.) sit down мириться, терпеть (under); to sit down under insults сносить оскорбления sit for представлять в парламенте (округ) to sit for an examination экзаменоваться sit сидеть (о платье); to sit ill on плохо сидеть на sit in наблюдать, присутствовать, участвовать (on) sit in присматривать за ребенком в отсутствие родителей sit on a board участвовать в работе правления sit on a committee участвовать в работе комитета to sit on one's hands бездействовать; сидеть, сложа руки; to sit at (smb.'s) feet быть (чьим-л.) учеником, последователем; учиться (у кого-л.) to sit on one's hands не аплодировать; воздерживаться от выражения одобрения sit (sat) сидеть; to sit oneself садиться, усаживаться sit out высидеть, пересидеть; to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.); sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца; sit under слушать проповеди sit out высидеть, пересидеть; to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.); sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца; sit under слушать проповеди sit out не участвовать (в танцах) sit out высидеть, пересидеть; to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.); sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца; sit under слушать проповеди to sit in judgement осуждать; критиковать; to sit tight разг. твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций tight: tight крепко; to sit tight твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций sit out высидеть, пересидеть; to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.); sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца; sit under слушать проповеди sit up разг. (внезапно) заинтересоваться (тж. sit up and take notice); to make (smb.) sit up расшевелить, встряхнуть (кого-л.); sit upon = sit on sit up не ложиться спать; засиживаться до поздней ночи; бодрствовать sit up приподняться, сесть (в постели) sit up сидеть прямо; выпрямиться sit up разг. (внезапно) заинтересоваться (тж. sit up and take notice); to make (smb.) sit up расшевелить, встряхнуть (кого-л.); sit upon = sit on sit вмещать; быть рассчитанным на; the table sits six people за столом усаживается шесть человек -
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- sit as a grand juror
- sit as a judge
- sit as a juror
- sit-down strike
- sit en banc
- sit for
- sit for a constituency
- sit-in
- sit in judgement
- sit in judgement on a case
- sit in judgment on a case
- sit in judgment upon a case
- sit in judgement upon a case
- sit in private
- sit in public
- sit-in strike
- sit on
- sit on a commission
- sit on a death row
- sit on a jury
- sit on evidence
- sit on the bench
- sit on the case
- sit on the committee
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сущ.1) упр. комитет, комиссия (группа лиц, которая организует или планирует деятельность более обширной группы либо решает определенный круг задач в рамках какой-л. организации)to be [sit\] on a committee, to be a member of a committee — быть членом комитета, входить в состав комиссии
Syn:See:new product committee, Boundary Committee for England, cabinet committee, Capital Issues Committee, Central Arbitration Committee, Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, equal representation committee, interagency committee, investment committee, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Monetary Policy Committee, Zangger Committee, Interim Coordinating Committee for International Commodity Arrangements, convener, Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, Committee on Trade and Development, Administrative Committee on Coordination, Advisory Committee on Export Policy, Bank Advisory Committee, Basel Committee, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Basle Committee, Committee for Economic Development, Development Assistance Committee, equal representation committee, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, European Committee for Standardization, Food Aid Committee, Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration, Interim Coordinating Committee for International Commodity Arrangements, International Accounting Standards Committee, International Cotton Advisory Committee, International Maritime Committee, International Tea Committee, NPT Exporters Committee, Nuclear Exporters Committee, Operating Committee, Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movements of Migrants from Europe, Technical Advisory Committee, Trade Negotiations Committee, Trade Policy Committee2) пол., гос. упр. комитет (структурное подразделение законодательного органа (напр., палаты Конгресса или парламента), созданное для рассмотрения законопроектов, проведения расследований или выполнения других задач в соответствии с поручениями этого органа)Syn:See:ad hoc committee, public body, party committee, conference committee, standing committee, select committee, joint committee, Appeal Committee, Appropriations Committee, budget committee, business committee, campaign committee, Committee of Privileges, committee of the whole, House Appropriations Committee, permanent committee, policy committee, research committee, Rules Committee, Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, special committee, steering committee, subcommittee, Ways and Means Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee of Selection, Committee of Privileges, delegated powers3) гос. упр. комитет ( консультативной орган или институт управления в Европейском союзе)See:commitology, European Union, Committee of the Regions, Economic and Social Committee, Committee of Permanent Representatives, Committee for Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments statistics
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nкомитет, комиссияto appear before a committee — присутствовать / выступать на заседании комитета
to assign a task to a committee — передавать вопрос в комитет; поручать решение вопроса комитету
to chair a committee — быть председателем комитета; возглавлять комитет
to define the competence of the committee — определять / устанавливать круг полномочий комитета
to entrust a committee with a task — передавать вопрос в комитет, поручать решение вопроса комитету
to establish a committee — образовывать / создавать / учреждать комитет
to exclude smb from a committee — выводить кого-л. из состава комитета
to form a committee — образовывать / создавать / учреждать комитет
to go before a committee — присутствовать / выступать на заседании комитета
to introduce smb into a committee — включать / вводить кого-л. в состав комитета
to refer / to remit smth to a committee — передавать что-л. на рассмотрение комитета
to set up a committee — образовывать / создавать / учреждать комитет
- administrative committeeto specify the terms of reference of the committee — определять / устанавливать круг полномочий комитета
- advisory committee
- Aeronautical and Space Science Committee
- Agriculture and Forestry Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- arbitration committee
- Armed Service Committee
- auditing committee
- back-bench committee
- Banking and Currency Committee
- budget committee
- cabinet committee
- cabinet-level committee
- censorship committee
- citizens' committee
- city committee
- Committee for Economic Development
- committee for national redemption
- committee is holding a sitting
- committee is in session
- committee is sitting
- committee of action
- committee of experts
- committee of five
- committee of inquiry
- Committee of Permanent Representatives of Member States of the EU
- Committee of the Whole House
- Committee on Committees
- committee on juridical questions
- committee on legal questions
- Committee on Rules
- conference committee
- Congressional campaign committee
- Congressional committee
- consultative committee
- coordination committee
- COPEREP
- county committee
- credentials committee
- cross-party committee
- DAC
- Defense Ministers' Committee
- Democratic National Committee
- Development Assistance Committee
- District of Columbia Committee
- drafting committee
- Education and Labor Committee
- election committee
- emergency committee
- enlarged committee
- Ethics Committee
- executive committee
- exhibition committee
- Expenditures in the Executive Departments Committee
- Finance Committee
- Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives
- Foreign Ministers' Committee
- four-strong committee
- general committee
- Good Offices Committee
- government committee
- Government Operations Committee
- high level committee
- hospitality committee
- House Administration Committee
- House Intelligence Committee
- Human Rights Committee
- ICRC
- inter-agency committee
- interim committee
- Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
- Internal Security Committee
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Olympic Committee
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
- joint committee
- joint Congressional committee
- judicial screening committee
- Labor and Public Welfare Committee
- law-and-order committee
- legal committee
- main committees
- management committee
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Military Staff Committee
- mixed committee
- National Olympic Committee
- National Salvation Committee
- negotiating committee
- Nobel Prize Committee
- nominations committee
- organizing committee
- parliamentary committee
- party committee
- patronage committee
- permanent committee
- policy-making committee
- political action committee
- political committee
- Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- press committee
- procedural committees
- Public Lands Committee
- Public Works Committee
- reception committee
- recess committee
- report of the committee
- Republic Election committee
- Rules and Administration Committee
- Science and Astronautics Committee
- select committee
- selection committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Armed Services Committee
- Senate Intelligence Committee
- senatorial committee
- sessional committee
- sifting committee
- smelling committee
- special committee
- Standards of Official Conduct Committee
- standing committee
- steering committee
- strike committee
- style committee
- subsidiary committee
- trade-union committee
- UN Sanctions Committee
- Un-American Activities Committee
- Veterans Affairs Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
- welfare committee
- working committee -
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nкомитет, комиссия
- ad hoc committee
- administrative committee
- advisory committee
- appropriation committee
- arbitration committee
- auditing committee
- bank advisory committee
- budget committee
- conciliation committee
- consultative committee
- control committee
- coordinating committee
- drafting committee
- economic committee
- executive committee
- exhibition committee
- expert committee
- factory committee
- fair committee
- finance committee
- financial committee
- fund-raising committee
- government committee
- grievance committee
- institutional investors committee
- intergovernmental committee
- interim committee
- investigating committee
- joint committee
- Law Committee
- liaison committee
- listing committee
- management committee
- managerial committee
- managing committee
- mediation committee
- mixed committee
- organizing committee
- parliamentary committee
- permanent committee
- planning committee
- preparatory committee
- quality committee
- quotation committee
- review committee
- safety committee
- selection committee
- sessional committee
- shop committee
- special committee
- standardization committee
- standing committee
- state committee
- steering committee
- stock exchange committee
- strike committee
- subsidiary committee
- supervising committee
- supervisory committee
- tender committee
- working committee
- works committee
- committee of control
- committee of inquiry
- committee on grants and fellowships
- committee on legal questions
- appoint a committee
- be on the committee
- constitute a committee
- establish a committee
- set up a committee
- sit on the committeeEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > committee
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n комітет, комісія- ad hoc committee спеціальний комітет- advisory committee дорадчий комітет- auditing committee ревізійна комісія- budget committee бюджетний комітет- committee room зал засідань комітету- consultative committee дорадчий комітет- coordination committee комітет з координації- credentials committee комітет з перевірки повноважень; мандатна комісія- drafting committee редакційний комітет; редакційна комісія- executive committee виконавчий комітет- finance committee фінансовий комітет- hospitality committee комітет з прийомів (гостей)- interim committee тимчасовий комітет- joint committee спільний комітет; паритетний комітет; міжвідомча або міжпарламентська комісія- lady's committee жіночий комітет- liaison committee комітет зв'язку/ із зв'язку- main committee головний комітет- mixed committee змішаний комітет- nominations committee комітет з виставлення кандидатур- organizing committee організаційний комітет- preparatory committee підготовчий комітет- reception committee комітет для організації урочистої зустрічі- resolutions committee комітет з резолюцій- selection committee розпорядчий комітет- special committee спеціальний комітет- staff committee комітет персоналу; відділ кадрів- standing committee постійний комітет- Steering committee Керівний комітет (ООН)- committee of experts комітет/ комісія експертів- committee of heads of delegations комітет голів делегацій- committee of honour почесний комітет- committee of inquiry комісія з розслідування- committee on juridical questions юридичний комітет- committee on legal questions юридичний комітет- committee of the whole комітет повного складу- to appoint a committee призначити комітет- to set up a committee заснувати/ створити комітет- to remit to the appropriate committee передати у відповідний комітет- to set up a committee заснувати/ створити комітет- to sit on a committee брати участь в роботі комітету; бути членом комітету/ комісії- in committee на розгляд комісії- administration's crisis management committee урядовий комітет з урегулювання кризових ситуацій (США)- C. for Overseas Development Комітет з розвитку заморських територій (Велика Британія)- C. of Ways and Meansa) палата громад, що засідає в якості бюджетної комісії (Велика Британія)- C. of the whole (House) засідання парламенту на правах комітету для обговорення якогось питання (Велика Британія)- General C. генеральний комітет (ООН)- the House goes/ resolves itself into C. парл. палата оголошує себе комісією для обговорення якогось питання- International C. of the Red Cross Міжнародний комітет Червоного Хреста- joint select committee спільний комітет Палати громад і Палати лордів (створюється для обговорення окремих законопроектів, проведення розслідування тощо, Велика Британія)- Lord Chairman of C.s заступник голови Палати лордів (Велика Британія)- Political and Security C. Політичний комітет (ООН)- Select C. спеціальний комітет (створюється за рішенням Палати громад для Палати лордів для розгляду якогось питання та подання доповідей парламентові, Велика Британія)- Standing Orders committee комітет з правил внутрішнього розпорядку (ООН)- Steering C. керівний комітет (ООН) -
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kə'miti(a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) komité, nemnd, utvalgkommisjon--------provisjonsubst. \/kəˈmɪtɪ\/1) komité, nemnd, utvalg2) styre (i forening e.l.)3) ( golf) turneringskomité4) (jus, amer. eller gammeldags) vergebe\/sit on a committee sitte i en komité, være medlem av en komitéCommittee of Supply (britisk, foreldet) finanskomité (vedr. statlige utgifter)Committee of the whole House Underhuset som komité (under en særlig ordstyrer, til vedtak av innstillinger, ikke lover)Committee of Ways and Means (britisk, foreldet) finansutvalg (vedr. statlige inntekter)go into a committee eller resolve itself into a committee ( om underhuset) konstituere seg som komitéin committee under komitébehandlingjoint committee fellesutvalg, kontaktutvalgselect committee komité med særlige undersøkelsesoppdrag, utredningsutvalgstanding committee fast komité -
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[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) odbor* * *[kəmíti]nounodbor, komité, komisija; predsedništvo; [kəmití:] varuh(inja), skrbnik, -nicato refer to a committee — izročiti odboru, komisiji -
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n. committée, commissie[ kəmittie] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; werkwoord enkelvoud of meervoud〉1 commissie ⇒ bestuur, comité♦voorbeelden:standing committee • vaste commissieto be/sit on a committee • lid zijn van een commissie -
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comité m, commission f;∎ to be or sit on a committee être membre de ou faire partie d'un comitécommittee meeting réunion f de comité -
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[kë'miti] n. komitet; komision; be/sit on a committee bëj pjesë në një komision -
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sitpresent participle - sitting; verb1) (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.) sentar(se)2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) estar, encontrarse3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) ser miembro (de), formar parte (de)4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) posarse5) (to undergo (an examination).) presentarse (a)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.) posar7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) reunirse•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up
sit vb1. sentarse2. estar sentadotr[sɪt]1 (child etc) sentar ( down, -)2 (room, hall, etc) tener cabida para; (table) ser para3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (exam) presentarse a■ sit down, please siéntense, por favor■ sit! ¡siéntate!2 (be seated) estar sentado,-a4 (person) quedarse■ don't just sit there! ¡no te quedes allí sentado!6 (bird) posarse (on, en); (hen on eggs) empollar (on, -)7 (be a member) ser miembro (on, de), formar parte (on, de)8 (parliament etc) reunirse (en sesión)■ the House sat until 2.00 am la Cámara estuvo reunida hasta las 2.00\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sit in judgement on enjuiciar ato sit on one's hands cruzarse de brazos, estar mano sobre manoto sit on somebody's tail pisarle los talones a alguiento sit on the fence ver los toros desde la barrera, nadar entre dos aguasto sit tight mantenerse en sus trece, quedarse en un sitioto sit up and take notice prestar atención1) : sentarse, estar sentadohe sat down: se sentó2) roost: posarse3) : sesionarthe legislature is sitting: la legislatura está en sesión4) pose: posar (para un retrato)5) lie, rest: estar (ubicado)the house sits on a hill: la casa está en una colinasit vtseat: sentar, colocarI sat him on the sofa: lo senté en el sofáexpr.• siéntate expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: sat) = empollar v.• encobar v.• presentarse para un examen v.• sentar v.• sentarse v.sɪt
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1)a) ( sit down) sentarse*b) ( be seated) estar* sentadodon't just sit there: do something! — no te quedes ahí sentado: haz algo!
to be sitting pretty — (colloq) estar* bien situado or (fam) colocado
2)a) ( Art)to sit (FOR somebody/something) — \<\<for artist/photograph\>\> posar (para algn/algo)
b) (Adm, Govt)to sit in Congress — tener* un escaño en el Congreso, ser* diputado/senador; see also sit on 1)
c) ( be in session) \<\<committee/court\>\> reunirse* en sesión, sesionar (esp AmL)3) ( weigh)4) ( brood) \<\<hen/bird\>\> empollarsitting tenant — (BrE) inquilino, -na m,f ( a quien no se puede desalojar)
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sit vt1) ( cause to be seated) \<\<person\>\> sentar*; \<\<object\>\> poner*, colocar* ( en posición vertical)sit yourself beside me — siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí
2) (BrE Educ)to sit an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
•Phrasal Verbs:- sit back- sit down- sit in- sit on- sit out- sit up[sɪt] (pt, pp sat)1. VIdon't just sit there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí sentado, haz algo!
are you sitting comfortably? — ¿estás cómodo (en la silla)?
they were sitting in a traffic jam for two hours — estuvieron dos horas metidos en un atasco sin moverse
to sit still/straight — estarse or (LAm) quedarse quieto/ponerse derecho (en la silla)
will you sit still! — ¡te quieres estar or quedar quieto (en la silla)!
- be sitting prettyto sit tight —
"sit tight, I'll be right back" — -no te muevas, ahora vuelvo
fence 1., 1)we'll just have to sit tight till we hear from him — tendremos que esperar sin hacer nada hasta recibir noticias suyas
2) (=sit down) sentarse; (=alight) [bird] posarsesit by me — siéntate a mi lado, siéntate conmigo
3) (Art, Phot) (=pose)to sit for a painter/a portrait — posar para un pintor/un retrato
4) (Educ)5) (Brit)(Pol)to sit for Bury — representar a Bury, ser diputado de or por Bury
sit onto sit in Parliament — ser diputado, ser miembro del Parlamento
6) (=be in session) [assembly] reunirse, celebrar sesiónjudgement7) (=be situated) [object] estar colocado; [building] estar situado8) (=weigh)it sat heavy on his conscience — le pesaba en la conciencia, le producía remordimientos de conciencia
9) (=be compatible)his authoritarian style did not sit well with their progressive educational policies — su estilo autoritario era poco compatible con la política educativa activa de ellos
10) (=to fit) [clothing] sentarto sit well/badly (on sb) — sentar bien/mal (a algn)
11) (=babysit) cuidar a los niños2. VT1) [+ person] sentar; [+ object] colocar2) (=have capacity for)the concert hall sits 2,000 (people) — el auditorio tiene cabida or capacidad para 2.000 personas
3) [+ exam, test] presentarse ato sit an examination in French — presentarse a un examen de francés, examinarse de francés
- sit back- sit down- sit in- sit on- sit out- sit up- sit upon* * *[sɪt]
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1)a) ( sit down) sentarse*b) ( be seated) estar* sentadodon't just sit there: do something! — no te quedes ahí sentado: haz algo!
to be sitting pretty — (colloq) estar* bien situado or (fam) colocado
2)a) ( Art)to sit (FOR somebody/something) — \<\<for artist/photograph\>\> posar (para algn/algo)
b) (Adm, Govt)to sit in Congress — tener* un escaño en el Congreso, ser* diputado/senador; see also sit on 1)
c) ( be in session) \<\<committee/court\>\> reunirse* en sesión, sesionar (esp AmL)3) ( weigh)4) ( brood) \<\<hen/bird\>\> empollarsitting tenant — (BrE) inquilino, -na m,f ( a quien no se puede desalojar)
2.
sit vt1) ( cause to be seated) \<\<person\>\> sentar*; \<\<object\>\> poner*, colocar* ( en posición vertical)sit yourself beside me — siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí
2) (BrE Educ)to sit an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
•Phrasal Verbs:- sit back- sit down- sit in- sit on- sit out- sit up -
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[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (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.) sidde; sætte2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ligge3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) sidde4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sidde5) (to undergo (an examination).) gå igennem6) (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.) sidde model7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) være samlet•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (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.) sidde; sætte2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ligge3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) sidde4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sidde5) (to undergo (an examination).) gå igennem6) (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.) sidde model7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) være samlet•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up
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