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sitting ['sɪtɪŋ]1 noun(a) (for meal) service m;∎ first/second sitting premier/deuxième service m;∎ to serve 500 people in or at one sitting servir 500 personnes à la fois∎ to paint a portrait in three sittings faire un portrait en trois séances(c) (of assembly, committee, court) séance f;∎ I read the book at or in one sitting j'ai lu le livre d'une traite∎ he propped up the body in a sitting position il a calé le corps en position assise(b) (in office) en exercice;∎ the sitting member for Leeds le député actuel de Leeds∎ old people are sitting ducks for all sorts of confidence tricksters les personnes âgées sont des proies faciles pour les escrocs en tous genres;British sitting room salon m, salle f de séjour;British sitting target cible f facile;British sitting tenant locataire mf en place;Horseriding sitting trot trot m assis -
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sitting [ˈsɪtɪŋ]• they served 200 people in one sitting/in two sittings ils ont servi 200 personnes à la fois/en deux services• at a single sitting ( = in one go) d'une seule traite* * *['sɪtɪŋ] 1.1) ( session) séance f2) ( period in which food is served) service m3) ( incubation period) couvaison f2.1) ( seated)2) Agriculture [hen] couveuse f -
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A n1 Admin, Art, Phot ( session) séance f ; an all-night sitting Admin une séance de nuit ; I read it at one sitting je l'ai lu d'un seul trait ;2 ( period in which food is served) service m ;3 ( incubation period) couvaison f.C adj1 ( seated) to be in a sitting position être assis ; -
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1) Jur. audience (du tribunal/de la Cour)2) Pol. séance [du Parlement]3) Conf. réunionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sitting
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(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) victime toute désignée -
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(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) victime toute désignée -
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fig. cible idéale [parce que vulnérable et facile à atteindre] ; cible toute désignéeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sitting duck
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noun Law locataire mf dans les lieux
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sitting — [[t]sɪ̱tɪŋ[/t]] sittings 1) N COUNT A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time. Dinner was in two sittings. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A sitting of a parliament,… … English dictionary
sitting — n. & adj. n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in one sitting). 2 a time during which an assembly is engaged in business. 3 a session in which a meal is served (dinner will be served in two… … Useful english dictionary
sitting — noun (C) 1 one of the times when a meal is served in a place where there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time: The first sitting is at 12:30, and the second is at 1:30. 2 an occasion when you have yourself painted or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English