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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.) sēdēt; nosēdināt2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) gulēt; atrasties3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) būt (organizācijas u.tml.) loceklim4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sēdēt; tupēt5) (to undergo (an examination).) kārtot eksāmenu6) (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.) pozēt7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) noturēt sēdi; būt sēžu periodā•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *sēdēt; apsēdināt; atrasties; ietilpināt; būt loceklim; noturēt sēdi; perēt; apgrūtināt; piegulēt; pieskatīt bērnu -
2 sit out
1) (to remain seated during a dance: Let's sit (this one) out.) nosēdēt līdz beigām2) (to remain inactive and wait until the end of: They'll try to sit out the crisis.) nogaidīt; nepiedalīties (līdz kaut kā beigām) -
3 sit-in
noun (an occupation of a building etc by protesters: The students staged a sit-in.) sēdošais streiks* * *streiks, kur strādnieki neatstāj darbavietu; demonstrācijas pret rasu diskrimināciju -
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.) apsēsties; apsēdināt -
5 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) nemainīt nostāju; turēties pie sava -
6 sit up
1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) piecelties sēdus stāvoklī2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) palikt nomodā -
7 sit anywhere you like
sēdiet, kur vien vēlaties; sēdiet, kur vēlaties -
8 sit-down
sēdēšana -
9 sit-down meal
ēšana, sēžot pie galda -
10 sit-down strike
streiks, kur strādnieki neatstāj darbavietu -
11 sit back
(to rest and take no part in an activity: He just sat back and let it all happen.) sēdēt dīkā; bezdarbībā []vērot -
12 sit
(sitan)sūdi, izkārnījumi -
13 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) uzraudzīt bērnu (vecāku prombūtnē)* * *uzraudzīt bērnu -
14 he would sit for hours doing nothing
viņš stundām sēdēja; neko nedarotEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he would sit for hours doing nothing
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15 to make somebody sit up and take notice
sapurināt kādu; iebiedēt kāduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to make somebody sit up and take notice
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16 to sit a baby at table
apsēdināt bērnu pie galda -
17 to sit a horse
sēdēt zirgā -
18 to sit above the salt
sēdēt galda galā; ieņemt augstu stāvokli sabiedrībā -
19 to sit at somebody 's bedside
kopt slimnieku -
20 to sit back
atzvelties; nodoties bezdarbībai
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sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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