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['sɪtɪŋ] 1.1) amm. art. (session) seduta f.2) (period in which food is served) servizio m. (del pasto)3) (incubation period) cova f.2.1) (seated)2) agr.* * *noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) seduta, tornata* * *sitting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/A n.1 seduta; adunanza; tornata ( di lavori); (leg.) udienza: an all-night sitting of the House of Commons, una seduta della Camera dei Comuni che è durata tutta la notte; sitting in camera, udienza a porte chiuse5 posto riservato (a teatr., ecc.)B a.3 (polit.) in carica: the sitting MP, il deputato in carica; Clinton was the first sitting US President to visit Bulgaria, Clinton è stato il primo Presidente in carica degli Stati Uniti a visitare la Bulgaria● sitting accommodation, (disponibilità di) posti a sedere □ (stor. USA) Sitting Bull, Toro Seduto ( capo indiano) □ (fig. fam.) sitting duck, facile bersaglio, facile preda □ sitting hen, chioccia; gallina che cova □ sitting in, babysitteraggio; sorveglianza dei bambini in assenza dei genitori (o di una casa, un cane, ecc., in assenza del padrone) □ sitting room (stanza di) soggiorno; salotto (fam.) □ (fam.) sitting target = sitting duck ► sopra □ (leg.) the sitting tenant, l'attuale affittuario (o inquilino); l'occupante ( di un locale) con diritto di non essere sfrattato □ to give a sitting to a painter, posare per un pittore □ to read a novel at (o in) one sitting, leggere un romanzo tutto di un fiato.* * *['sɪtɪŋ] 1.1) amm. art. (session) seduta f.2) (period in which food is served) servizio m. (del pasto)3) (incubation period) cova f.2.1) (seated)2) agr. -
2 sitting sit·ting
['sɪtɪŋ]1. n2. adj
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sittings — sit·ting || sɪtɪŋ n. act of resting on the legs and buttocks; act of being settled in a seat; seat; portrait session; incubation (of birds); eggs which are incubated by a bird; period during which a legislative body is in session … English contemporary dictionary
Trinity sittings — Sittings of the English court of appeal and of the high court of justice in London and Middlesex, commencing on the Tuesday after Whitsun week, and terminating on the 8th of August. One of the four divisions of the English legal year. See also… … Black's law dictionary
post-terminal sittings — Sittings after term. See sitting … Black's law dictionary
sittings in camera — See chamber … Black's law dictionary
baby-sittings — ● baby sitting, baby sittings nom masculin Activité d un(e) baby sitter … Encyclopédie Universelle
Guildhall sittings — The sittings held in the Guildhall of the city of London for city of London causes … Black's law dictionary
Michaelmas sittings — In England, one of the four divisions of the legal year. Formerly called terms. See also hilary term Easter term and Trinity sittings … Black's law dictionary
Guildhall sittings — The sittings held in the Guildhall of the city of London for city of London causes … Black's law dictionary
Michaelmas sittings — In England, one of the four divisions of the legal year. Formerly called terms. See also hilary term Easter term and Trinity sittings … Black's law dictionary
post-terminal sittings — Sessions of the court which are held after the expiration of the term … Ballentine's law dictionary
Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland