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1 sit
[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.) sentar2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) encontrar-se3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) pertencer4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) empoleirar-se5) (to undergo (an examination).) fazer6) (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.) reunir•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *[sit] vt+vi (ps+ pp sat) 1 sentar, sentar-se. 2 fazer sentar, acomodar. 3 sentar sobre, estar sentado, estar montado. 4 estar colocado, estar em posição fixa. 5 ocupar cargo, ter assento ou cadeira (em assembléia), ser membro de. 6 reunir-se em sessão. 7 posar. 8 descansar, pousar, repousar. 9 chocar. 10 servir, adaptar-se, assentar (roupa). 11 sl cuidar. to sit about/ to sit around Brit não fazer nada de util, Braz ficar à toa. to sit back a) reclinar-se. b) coll não se envolver. to sit by permitir que algo ilegal ou errado aconteça. to sit down a) sentar-se. she sat down at our table / ela sentou-se conosco, à nossa mesa. b) sentar-se para fazer alguma coisa. the ecologists sat down to discuss the pollution of the rivers / os ecologistas se reuniram para discutir a poluição dos rios. c) Aeron aterrissar. to sit in on assistir para observar, mas sem participar. the director sat in on the trainee’s class / o diretor observou a aula do estagiário. to sit on demorar, atrasar. to sit out esperar pacientemente pelo final. to sit through esperar pelo final embora não esteja gostando. to sit up a) sentar-se eretamente. b) ficar acordado durante a noite. -
2 sit
[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.) sentar(-se)2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) pousar3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) ser membro de4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) pousar5) (to undergo (an examination).) comparecer a6) (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.) reunir-se•- sitter- sitting - sit-in - sitting-room - sitting target - sitting duck - sit back - sit down - sit out - sit tight - sit up -
3 sit down
(to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) sentar(-se) -
4 sit down
(to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) sentar(-se) -
5 stalls
noun plural ((often with the) in a theatre, the seats on the ground floor: I always sit in the stalls.) plateia -
6 stalls
noun plural ((often with the) in a theatre, the seats on the ground floor: I always sit in the stalls.) poltrona da platéia -
7 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) almofada2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) almofada2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) aparar* * *cush.ion[k'uʃən] n 1 almofada, coxim, travesseiro. 2 tabela, tablilha de bilhar. 3 amortecedor, pára-choque. • vt 1 almofadar. 2 colocar, assentar sobre almofada, escorar com almofada. 3 amortecer, proteger contra choques. pin cushion almofada para alfinetes. -
8 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) almofada2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) almofada2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) amortecer
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