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1 selle
selle [sεl]1. feminine nouna. [de vélo, équitation] saddleb. (Butchery) saddlec. êtes-vous allé à la selle aujourd'hui ? have your bowels moved today?2. plural feminine noun* * *sɛl
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1) ( siège) saddle2) ( de sculpteur) turntable3) (dated) ( chaise percée) commodealler à la selle — euph to have a bowel movement
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selles nom féminin pluriel Médecine stools* * *sɛl1. nf1) [cheval, vélo, moto] saddlese mettre en selle — to mount, to get into the saddle
2) MÉDECINE2. selles nfplMÉDECINE stools* * *A nf1 ( siège) Équit saddle; (de vélo, moto) saddle; monter sans selle to ride bareback; (re)mettre en selle fig firmly to (re)establish; être bien en selle fig to be firmly in the saddle;2 ( de sculpteur) turntable;selle d'agneau Culin saddle of lamb.[sɛl] nom féminin1. [de cheval] saddlea. (sens propre) to get into the saddle, to mount2. [de bicyclette] saddle4. [escabeau] turntable5. MÉDECINE6. RAIL bearing ou sole plate————————selles nom féminin pluriel -
2 chaise
chaise [∫εz]feminine noun• être assis or avoir le cul entre deux chaises (inf!) to be caught between two stools* * *ʃɛznom féminin ( siège) chairPhrasal Verbs:••* * *ʃɛz nfavoir le cul entre deux chaises *: ; se retrouver le cul entre deux chaises *: ; être assis le cul entre deux chaises * — to be caught between two stools
* * *chaise nf1 ( siège) chair; chaise cannée/pliante cane/folding chair; politique de la chaise vide empty-chair policy; ⇒ bâton;2 Mécan ( support d'arbre) seating, mounting.chaise d'arbitre umpire's chair; chaise pour bébé = chaise haute; chaise électrique electric chair; chaise haute highchair; chaise longue deckchair; faire de la chaise longue fig to take it easy; chaise percée commode; chaise à porteurs sedan chair; chaise de poste post chaise; chaise roulante wheelchair; chaises musicales musical chairs.être assis or avoir le cul◑ entre deux chaises to be in an awkward position.[ʃɛz] nom féminin1. [siège] chairchaise de cuisine/jardin kitchen/garden chairchaise haute ou d'enfant ou de bébé highchaira. [d'extérieur] deck ou canvas chairb. [d'intérieur] chaise longue2. JEUX4. NAUTIQUE -
3 asseoir
asseoir° [aswaʀ]➭ TABLE 261. transitive verbb. ( = affermir) [+ réputation, autorité, théorie] to establishc. ( = stupéfier) (inf) to stagger2. reflexive verb• le règlement, je m'assieds dessus ! (inf) you know what you can do with the rules! (inf!)* * *aswaʀ
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1) to sit [personne debout]; to sit [somebody] up [personne allongée]faire asseoir quelqu'un — ( contraindre) to make somebody sit down; ( convier) to offer a seat to somebody
2) Construction, Bâtiment to seat, to bed [fondations]3) to establish [autorité, réputation]; to set up [argument]4) to base [cotisation, impôt]5) (colloq) to stagger (colloq), to astound
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s'asseoir verbe pronominal1) [personne debout] to sit (down); [personne allongée] to sit ups'asseoir à une or autour d'une table — lit to sit down at a table; fig to sit down at the negotiating table
2) (colloq) ( mépriser)s'asseoir sur — not to give a damn about (colloq)
* * *aswaʀ1. vt1) [malade, bébé] to sit up, [personne debout] to sit down2) [autorité, réputation] to establishasseoir qch sur — to build sth on, (= étayer) to base sth on
2. vi* * *asseoir verb table: asseoirA vtr1 ( sur un siège) to sit [personne debout]; to sit [sb] up [personne allongée]; asseoir qn sur ses genoux to sit ou take sb on one's knee; faire asseoir qn ( contraindre) to make sb sit down; ( convier) to offer a seat to sb; asseoir l'héritier sur le trône fig to install the heir on the throne;2 Constr to seat, to bed [fondations];3 ( établir) to establish [régime, autorité, réputation, conclusion]; to set up [argument]; asseoir sa réputation sur qch to build one's reputation on sth;5 ○( sidérer) to stagger○; ça m'a assise I was staggered.B s'asseoir vpr1 [personne debout] to sit (down); [personne allongée] to sit up; s'asseoir sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil/par terre to sit on a chair/in an armchair/on the floor; je me suis assise dessus I sat on it; s'asseoir en tailleur to sit cross-legged; voulez-vous vous asseoir? would you like to sit down?; il n'y a rien pour s'asseoir there's nothing to sit on; asseyez-vous ( invitation) do sit down, do take a seat GB, please be seated; ( ordre) sit down; s'asseoir à une or autour d'une table lit to sit down at a table; fig to sit down at the negotiating table; s'asseoir sur le trône to come to the throne;2 ○( mépriser) s'asseoir sur not to give a damn about○.[aswar] verbe transitif1. [mettre en position assise]a. [le mettre sur un siège] to sit somebody downb. [le redresser dans son lit] to sit somebody upasseoir quelqu'un sur le trône [le couronner] to put somebody on the throne2. (soutenu) [consolider] to establish6. ÉQUITATION to sit————————[aswar] verbe intransitif————————s'asseoir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'installer] to sit downasseyez-vous donc please, do sit down2. (locution)s'asseoir dessus (très familier) : ton opinion, je m'assois dessus I couldn't give a damn about your opinionvotre dossier, vous pouvez vous asseoir dessus you know what you can do with your file -
4 chaise
n. f.1. Avoir le cul entre deux chaises (fig.): To 'fall between two stools', to be in an ambiguous situation.2. Fumer des barreaux de chaises: To smoke big fat cigars.
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