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• opasteääni* * *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.) istua, istuutua, panna istumaan2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) olla3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) toimia4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) istua5) (to undergo (an examination).) suorittaa tentti6) (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.) istua mallina7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) pitää istuntoa•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
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• paikka• palli• osoittaa istumapaikka• pakarat• tuhto• istumapaikka• istuinpaikka• istumalihastechnology• istukka• istunta• jakkara• istuttaa• istuin• tyyssija• tuoli• varustaa istuimilla• edustajanpaikka• sijainti• sijoittaatechnology• ahjo• asettaa istumaan• antaa istuamilitary• asema• kansanedustajan toimi• pesäpaikkamedicine, veterinary• pesäke• penkki• takapuoli• takamus• kotipaikka* * *si:t 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) istumapaikka2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) istuinosa3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) takamus4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) paikka5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) keskus2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) osoittaa istumapaikka2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) olla istumatilaa•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat
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sit around the table — sit down to a meal, sit down so as to eat; gather around a table for the purpose of eating or talking … English contemporary dictionary
sit-down — adjective 1 sit down meal/dinner/lunch etc a meal served to people sitting at a table: a sit down meal for 20 people 2 sit down strike/protest a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public place, until their… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sit-down — /ˈsɪt daʊn/ (say sit down) noun 1. a sit down strike. 2. a period or instance of sitting for rest, relaxation, talk, etc.: they had a pleasant half hour s sit down together. 3. an organised passive protest in which demonstrators sit down in a… …
sit down at — phr verb Sit down at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑table … Collocations dictionary
To sit down — Sit Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sit in — verb 1. attend as a visitor Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class? • Hypernyms: ↑attend, ↑go to • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP 2. participate in an act of civil disobedience • Derivationall … Useful english dictionary