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1 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.) sidde ned; sætte ned* * *(to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) sidde ned; sætte ned -
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.) sidde; sætte2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ligge3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) sidde4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sidde5) (to undergo (an examination).) gå igennem6) (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.) sidde model7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) være samlet•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *[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.) sidde; sætte2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ligge3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) sidde4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sidde5) (to undergo (an examination).) gå igennem6) (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.) sidde model7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) være samlet•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up
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take the floor — {v. phr.} To get up and make a speech in a meeting. * /The audience became very attentive the moment the president took the floor./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take the floor — {v. phr.} To get up and make a speech in a meeting. * /The audience became very attentive the moment the president took the floor./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take the floor — Start talking or giving a speech to a group … The small dictionary of idiomes
take the floor — verb 1. stand up to dance (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑arise, ↑rise, ↑uprise, ↑get up, ↑stand up • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. rise in or … Useful english dictionary
take the floor — have/take the floor ► MEETINGS to have the right to speak or to start to speak in a meeting: »Excuse me, I have the floor and have the right to be listened to. Main Entry: ↑floor … Financial and business terms
take the floor — Start talking or giving a speech to a group (Dorking School Dictionary) *** When someone takes the floor, they rise to make a speech or presentation. When I take the floor, my speech will be short. he said … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take the floor — take the right to speak … English contemporary dictionary
have/take the floor — ► MEETINGS to have the right to speak or to start to speak in a meeting: »Excuse me, I have the floor and have the right to be listened to. Main Entry: ↑floor … Financial and business terms
take\ the\ floor — v. phr. To get up and make a speech in a meeting. The audience became very attentive the moment the president took the floor … Словарь американских идиом
take (to) the floor — ˌtake (to) the ˈfloor idiom to start dancing on a ↑dance floor • Couples took the floor for the last dance of the evening. Main entry: ↑flooridiom … Useful english dictionary
take the floor — phrasal to rise (as in a meeting or a legislative assembly) to make a formal address … New Collegiate Dictionary
