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sit·ting
(sĭt′ĭng)n.
1. The act or position of one that sits.
2. A period during which one is seated and occupied with a single activity, such as posing for a portrait or reading a book.
3. A session or term, as of a legislature or court.
4.
a. An act, condition, or period of brooding on eggs by a bird; incubation.
b. The number of eggs under a brooding bird; a clutch.
adj.
1. Incubating a nest of eggs: a sitting hen.
2. Occupying an official position; incumbent.
3.
a. Of or for sitting: a sitting posture; a sitting area in a bus station.
b. Done or executed while sitting.
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sitting
(ˈsɪtɪŋ)n
1. a continuous period of being seated: I read his novel at one sitting.
2. (Cookery) such a period in a restaurant, canteen, etc, where space and other facilities are limited: dinner will be served in two sittings.
3. (Art Terms) the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc
4. (Parliamentary Procedure) a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business
5. (Zoology) the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm
adj
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) in office: a sitting Member of Parliament.
7. (Zoology) (of a hen) brooding eggs
8. seated: in a sitting position.
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sit•ting
(ˈsɪt ɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that sits.
2. a period of being seated, as in posing for a portrait.
3. a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation.
4. a session, as of a court or legislature.
5. the time allotted to the serving of a meal to a group, as aboard a ship.
adj. 6. for, suited to, or accomplished while sitting: a sitting catch.
7. (of a target) readily seen, approached, or hit.
8. occupying an official position or office; incumbent.
9. in session; active: a sitting legislature.
10. (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
[1175–1225]
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Sitting
the meeting together of a body of persons authorised to transact business; the number of eggs covered by a fowl in a single brood; a number of people taking a meal or sitting examination at a certain time.Examples: sitting of a commission; of a judicial court; of eggs, 1854; of parliament, 1700.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Sitting
See Also: BEARING, IMMOBILITY
- Carefully lowered himself into the chair like someone entering a steaming hot bath —Andrew Kaplan
- Grandly sitting like a great rock —John Ashbery
- Hit his chair like a large rock —Rita Mae Brown
- Hunkered down on our haunches like Indians —Stephen King
- Just sits there … like a sick cat —Niven Busch
- Perched [on a stool] like a night owl —Jonathan Valin
- [Eight matrons] perched like pigeons around two identical card tables —Leigh Allison Wilson
- Sank back [into chair] … like a weighted diver into water —Richard Moran
The diver comparison is particularly apt within the context of Moran’s novel, Cold Sea Rising, with its many ocean scenes.
- Sank into a chair like a stone sinking into water —Lael Tucker Wertenbaker
- Sat as still as a bird sleeping on a limb —James Crumley
- Sat bolt upright, like a character in a work of cheap fiction —Peter De Vries
- Sat down heavily, like a farmer getting ready for Sunday dinner —Harvey Swados
- Sat like a bronze figure —William Brammer
The variations on sitting, standing or being “Still as a statue” are virtually limitless.
- Sat like a humped stone —Flannery O’Connor
- Sat like a lump of lead —Erich Maria Remarque
- Sat like granite —Walter Stone
- Sat like half-folded shirts, arms out of the way and knees close together —Mary Ward Brown
- Sat [silently] like someone who can’t remember the punch-line —William Mcllvanney
- Sat like some portent against the skies of the evening —E. M. Forster
- Sat like wood —Leslie Thomas
- Sat silent, motionless, like guests waiting to be welcomed —Helen Hudson
- Sat stiff as a cockroach, waiting to spring to life —Miles Gibson
- Sat stolidly, like an egg flattened on its bottom —David Ignatow
- Sat there like a mountain —Eudora Welty
- Sat up abruptly like a clockwork figure released by a spring —Joyce Cary
- Sat up and crossed his legs like a tailor. Like a tailor with no needle —Sterling Hayden
- Sat up as if she’d been shot from a cannon —Jonathan Valin
- Sat up —like a soldier at reveille —Jonathan Valin
- Sat up like Lazarus —Ray Bradbury
- She is dumped on the seat like a barrel of ashes —Malcolm Cowley
- Sitting [on the floor] like a sack —Ivan Turgenev
- Sit like a frog on a chopping block —John Ray’s Proverbs
- Sit like an umbrella —Bertold Brecht
- Sit like fixed candlesticks —William Shakespeare
- Stood there like a mannequin —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- Sit silent and still as if they were in a photograph, slightly out of focus —George Garrett
- Sits like a pile of dough —Lee Smith
- Sits quietly with her hands in her lap, like a pregnant woman being driven to the delivery rooom —Alice McDermott
- Sits up high like a job applicant —Richard Ford
- Sitting like somebody found at Pompeii —William Mcllvanney
- Sitting motionless … like a mother who affects not to notice the rude or awkward conduct of her children —Marcel Proust
- (She straightened up,) sitting stiff and small, like a small mast against a storm —Elizabeth Spencer
- Sitting there pop-eyed as a ventriloquist’s dummy —Antonia White
- You sit with your head like a carving in space —Wallace Stevens
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Noun 1. [画像:sitting - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)]sitting - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs
2. sitting - the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
3. [画像:sitting - a meeting of spiritualists]sitting - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
spirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping - alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
table lifting, table tilting, table tipping, table turning - manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"
4. sitting - a session as of a legislature or court
session - a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"
Adj. 1. sitting - (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"
2. sitting - not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"
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sitting
noun
2. meeting, hearing, session, congress, consultation, get-together (informal) the recent emergency sittings
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Translations
جَلْسَه
sezení
omgang
lota, törn
posedeniesedenie
oturmaoturum oturuş
sitting
[ˈsɪtɪŋ]A. N
1. (= session) (Pol, Art etc) → sesión f; (in canteen) → turno m
second sitting for lunch → segundo turno de comedor
to eat it all at one sitting → comérselo todo de una sentada
to read a book in one sitting → leer un libro de un tirón
second sitting for lunch → segundo turno de comedor
to eat it all at one sitting → comérselo todo de una sentada
to read a book in one sitting → leer un libro de un tirón
2. (Zool) [of eggs] → nidada f
B. ADJ (also sitting down) → sentado
a sitting bird → una ave que está posada or inmóvil
a sitting hen → una gallina clueca
a sitting bird → una ave que está posada or inmóvil
a sitting hen → una gallina clueca
C. CPD sitting duck N (fig) → blanco m facilísimo
sitting member N → miembro mf actual or en funciones
sitting room N (= living room) → sala f, cuarto m de estar, salón m, living m (LAm); (= space) sitting and standing room → sitio m para sentarse y para estar de pie
sitting tenant N → inquilino/a m/f en posesión
sitting member N → miembro mf actual or en funciones
sitting room N (= living room) → sala f, cuarto m de estar, salón m, living m (LAm); (= space) sitting and standing room → sitio m para sentarse y para estar de pie
sitting tenant N → inquilino/a m/f en posesión
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sitting
[ˈsɪtɪŋ]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sitting
adj → sitzend ; bird → brütend ; conference → tagend, in Sitzung ; to be in a sitting position → aufsitzen ; to get into a sitting position → sich aufsetzen ; there is sitting room only → es gibt nur Sitzplätze
n (of committee, parliament, for portrait) → Sitzung f; they have two sittings for lunch → sie servieren das Mittagessen in zwei Schüben ; the first sitting for lunch is at 12 o’clock → die erste Mittagessenzeit ist um 12 Uhr ; at one or a single sitting (fig) → auf einmal
sitting
:sitting member
n (Brit Parl) → (derzeitiger) Abgeordneter, (derzeitige) Abgeordnete
sitting room
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sitting
[ˈsɪtɪŋ]2. adj in a sitting position → seduto/a
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sit
(sit) – present participle sitting: past tense, past participle sat (sӕt) – 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. sit, laat sit يَجْلِس седя sentar sedět; posadit sich setzen sidde; sætte κάθομαι, καθίζω κπ. sentar istuma, istet pakkuma نشستن istua asseoir; être assis לָשֶבֶת, לְהוֹשִיב बैठना posjesti, sjesti ül duduk sitja sedersi, far sedere すわる 앉히다 sėdėti, (pa)sodinti sēdēt; nosēdināt duduk zitten sitte siedzieć, sadzać كښيناستل: جلوس كول، غونډه كول، جرګه كول، ږلى كښيناستل، كرار كښيناستل: جوړراتلل: كښيناستل (لكه جامه): كښينول، په ځاي ايښودل sentar a se aşeza; a fi aşezat сидеть; садиться; усаживать sedieť / posadiť sedeti; posaditi sedeti sitta, sätta, placera นั่ง oturmak 坐 сидіти بیٹھنا، بیٹھانا ngồi 坐
2. to lie or rest; to have a certain position. The parcel is sitting on the table. lê يَسْتَقِر стоя encontrar-se ležet liegen ligge βρίσκομαι estar, encontrarse olema, asetsema نشستن ؛ استراحت كررن levätä être posé לָשֶבֶת आराम करना sjediti, nalaziti se fekszik, hever terletak vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga) stare 位置する 놓여있다 gulėti gulēt; atrasties terletak liggen stå, ligge leżeć كښيناستل encontrar-se a fi aşezat находиться ležať ležati sedeti ligga ตั้งอยู่ durmak, bulunmak 擺,放,座落 бути розташованим; лежати کسی خاص حالت میں پڑے رہنا ở vào vị trí nào đó 摆,放,坐落
3. (with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc). He sat on several committees. dien يكونُ عُضْوا ، يَشْتَرِكُ في член съм на pertencer zasedat angehören sidde συμμετέχω, είμαι επίσημο μέλος ser miembro, formar parte liikmeks olema جلسه منعقد كردن olla jäsenenä siéger; faire partie לְהִשתַתֵף किसी समिति इत्यादि का आधिकाकि सदस्य होना, का प्रतिनिधि होना biti član nekog tijela, zastupati (u parlamentu) tagja (bizottságnak), bizottsági tag menjadi anggota eiga sæti í (fare parte), (essere in carica) 〜の一員である (위원회 등의) 직위에 있다 būti nariu būt (organizācijas u.tml.) loceklim merupakan ahli zitting hebben sitte, være medlem av zasiadać جرګه كول pertencer a asista (la); a lua parte (la) быть членом, занимать пост zasadať biti član biti član sitta i, vara medlem av เป็นผู้แทน üye olmak, bulunmak 擔任(董事會、委員會的)成員 засідати بحیثیت رکن شامل ہونا là thành viên chính thức của 当...委员
4. (of birds) to perch. An owl was sitting in the tree by the window. sit يَرْقُد кацвам empoleirar-se sedět sitzen sidde κουρνιάζω posarse (õrrel) istuma روي تخم خوابيدن istua être perché לָנוּחַ पक्षी इत्यादि का बैठना sjediti (na grani) leszáll (vmire) bertengger sitja (essere appollaiato) とまる (새 등이) 나뭇가지에 앉다 tupėti sēdēt; tupēt bertenggek zitten sitte siedzieć لرګى، دمرغانو دكښيناستو ځاى جګ ځاى empoleirar-se a sta cocoţat сидеть sedieť sedeti sedeti sitta เกาะอยู่ tünemek (鳥類)棲息 сидіти на яйцях پرندوں کا ٹکنا đậu 栖息
5. to undergo (an examination). ondergaan يَتَقَدَّم إلى الإمْتِحان явявам се на изпит fazer podstoupit sich unterziehen gå igennem υφίσταμαι, περνώ από presentarse eksamit tegema امتحان كتبي دادن suorittaa se présenter à לַעֲבוֹר परीक्षा देना, परीक्षा में बैठना pristupiti (ispitu) (le)vizsgázik mengikuti gangast undir presentarsi 受験する (시험 등을) 치르다 laikyti kārtot eksāmenu menduduki afleggen være oppe til eksamen przystępować do امتحان ورکول fazer susţine держать, сдавать podstúpiť opravljati (izpit) polagati genomgå [en examen], gå upp i [ett examensprov] ผ่าน sınava girmek 參加(考試) зазнавати, переносити امتحان دینا là thí sinh của một kì thi 参加(考试)
6. 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. modelleer يَجْلِس أمام الرَّسّام لِيُصَوِّرَه заемам поза за posar sedět sitzen sidde model ποζάρω posar poseerima حالت گرفتن poseerata poser לָשֶבֶת तस्वीर बनवाने के लिए बैठना pozirati, mirovati modellt ül berpose sitja fyrir posare ポーズをとる (초상화나 사진을 위해) 포즈를 취하다 pozuoti pozēt mengambil tempat untuk diambil atau dilukis gambarnya poseren sitte modell pozować حالت نيول posar a poza позировать sedieť pozirati pozirati sitta [modell] นั่งให้เขียนภาพ poz vermek 擺好姿勢,當模特兒 позувати مصور کے نمونے کے طور پر بیٹھنا ngồi làm mẫu để vẽ chân dung 摆好姿势,做模特儿
7. (of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session. Parliament sits from now until Christmas. vergader يَعْقِد جَلْسَتَه заседавам reunir zasedat tagen være samlet συνεδριάζω reunirse istungeid pidama جلسه داشتن pitää istuntoja siéger לְהִתכַּנֵס समिति या संसद इत्यादि का सत्र održavati sjednicu, zasjedati ülésezik bersidang starfa, sitja (essere in seduta) 開かれる (의회 등이) 개회(개원) 하다 posėdžiauti noturēt sēdi; būt sēžu periodā bersidang zitting houden være samlet, holde møte obradować جلسه جوړول reunir a fi în sesiune, a lucra заседать, проводить заседание zasadať zasedati zasedati sammanträda ประชุม toplanmak, oturum hâlinde olmak 開會 засідати کسی کمیٹی وغیرہ کا جاری ہونا họp 开会
ˈsitter noun1. a person who poses for a portrait etc. model من يَجْلِس أمام الرسّام لِيُصَوِّرَه модел (за художник) modelo model das Modell en, som sidder model μοντέλο modelo modell نشسته malli modèle יוֹשֵב לְצוֹרֶך צִיוּר चित्र खिंचवाने या बनवाने के लिए बैठा हुआ व्यक्ति onaj koji pozira, model modell orang yang berpose fyrirsæta modello モデル (초상화 등을 위해) 포즈를 취하는 사람, 모델 pozuotojas modelis model lukisan model en som sitter modell model ناست سړى (لكه رسام ته modelo model позирующии, модель model model model modell ผู้ที่นั่งให้วาด model, poz veren 拍照或畫像的模特兒 натурник; той, хто позує художникові تصویر بنوانے کے لیے بیٹھنے والا người ngồi mẫu 被画像或拍照的模特
2. a baby-sitter. babawagter مُراقِبَه، مُعْتَنِيَه، رَقّابَه، مُرَبِّيَه детегледачка babá hlídač, -ka dětí der/die Babysitter(in) babysitter μπέιμπι σίτερ canguro lapsehoidja پرستار بچه lapsenvahti gardien/-ienne שמרטף बच्चे की देखरेख करने वाला व्यक्ति čuvarica djece gyermekőrző penjaga bayi barnapía baby-sitter ベビーシッター 아기를 봐주는 사람 (laikina) vaikų prižiūrėtoja aukle penjaga budak oppas barnevakt opiekunka do dziecka نرس baby-sitter baby-sitter приходящая няня opatrovateľ, -ka; kto opatruje cudzie deti varuška bejbisiter barnvakt ผู้เลี้ยงเด็ก çocuk bakıcı 臨時保姆 няня, що приходить доглядати за дитиною بچے کی دیکھ بھال کرنے والا người giữ trẻ hộ 临时替人照看孩子的人
ˈsitting noun a period of continuous action, meeting etc. I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting. sitting, sessie جَلْسَه заседание sessão (po)sezení die Sitzung omgang καθισιά, συνεδρίαση, συνεδρία sesión istung, istumine نشست istunta séance ישיבה बैठक sjedenje, zasjedanje ülés kegiatan lota, törn seduta, tornata 1回の期間 회기, 앉은 자리 prisėdimas, posėdis sēde sesi perbincangan dan seumpamanya zitting i ett strekk; møte, samling posiedzenie, sesja کښین sessão şedinţă сидение; присест; заседание (po)sedenie zasedanje zasedanje [i ett] sträck (svep), sittning การเข้านั่งประจําที่ oturum, oturma, oturuş 持續性活動的一段期間,會期等 засідання, сеанс نشست lần, lúc, lượt, buổi họp 一段时间
ˈsit-in noun an occupation of a building etc by protesters. The students staged a sit-in. sitprotes, sitstaking إعْتِصام протестна демонстрация ocupação okupační akce das Sit-in sit-in-demonstration κατάληψη, καθιστική διαμαρτυρία manifestación, huelga hoone hõivamine تحصن valtaus manifestation, sit-in הַפגָנָת יְשִיבָה धरना mirna okupacija, sjedenje u znak protesta ülősztrájk aksi duduk (setu)mótmæli sit-in すわり込み 연좌 농성 sėdimasis streikas sēdošais streiks menjadi pemerhati sit-in okkupasjon strajk okupacyjny غوڼده ocupação manifestaţie, protest занятие помещения в знак протеста protestná akcia demonstracija z zasedbo stavbe protest zauzimanjem prostora sittstrejk, ockupation การนั่งชุมนุมประท้วง oturma eylemi 靜坐抗議 сидячий страйк دھرنا cuộc biểu tình ngồi 静坐抗议
ˈsitting-room noun a room used mainly for sitting in. sitkamer غُرْفَة الجُلوس всекидневна sala de estar obývací pokoj das Wohnzimmer dagligstue καθιστικό sala de estar, salón elutuba اتاق نشيمن olohuone salon חֲדַר מְגוּרִים बैठक कक्ष dnevna soba nappali(szoba) ruang duduk setustofa soggiorno, salotto 居間 거실 svetainė dzīvojamā istaba ruang rehat zitkamer stue, oppholdsrom salon اصاق sala de estar гостиная obývačka dnevna soba dnevna soba vardagsrum ห้องนั่งเล่น oturma odası 客廳 вітальня; загальна кімната بیٹھک phòng khách 客厅
sitting target, sitting duck someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked. If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target. ooglopende teiken هَدَف بارِز неподвижна мишена alvo fácil snadný cíl leichtes Opfer oplagt offer εύκολος στόχος blanco fácil esimesena löögi all هدف بي دفاع uhri victime toute désignée מַטָרָה נוֹחָה स्वाभाविक लक्ष्य laka meta könnyű célpont sasaran empuk auðvelt skotmark (facile bersaglio) ねらわれる人 쉬운 표적 pirmutinis taikinys viegli ievainojams mērķis; viegls medījums sasaran yang mudah makkelijk doelwit lett/takknemlig offer łatwy cel بى دفاع هدف alvo fácil pradă uşoară лёгкая добыча, лёгкая цель ľahký terč lahek plen glineni golubovi tacksamt offer, lätt byte เป้าหมาย savunmasız hedef 易受攻擊的目標 нерухомий мішень خطرے کی زد میں mục tiêu dễ trúng 易受攻击的目标
sit back to rest and take no part in an activity. He just sat back and let it all happen. rus, wag يَجْلِسُ جانِبا، لا يَتَدَخَّل облягам се ficar de braços cruzados složit ruce v klín sich zurücklehnen læne sig tilbage μένω αμέτοχος cruzarse de brazos end lõdvaks laskma دست روي دست گذاشتن rentoutua rester à se croiser les bras לָנוּח आराम करना ostati po strani kényelembe helyezi magát, hátradől (és ölbe tett kézzel figyel) tidak ikut campur halda að sér höndum (restare impassibile) 傍観する 방관하다 laikytis nuošalyje sēdēt dīkā; bezdarbībā []vērot bersandar zich afzijdig houden forholde seg passiv, sitte med hendene i fanget przyjąć bierną postawę لاس پر لاس كيښودل ficar de braços cruzados a se destinde, a se relaxa отстраняться, бездействовать zložiť si ruky do lona sedeti s prekrižanimi rokami zavaliti se luta sig tillbaka, sitta med armarna i kors หยุดและไม่เข้าร่วม sırtını dayayıp oturmak 袖手旁觀 байдикувати کمر ٹکا کر آرام لینا nghỉ ngơi sau khi làm việc 袖手旁观
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. sit, laat sit يَجْلِس сядам sentar(-se) posadit (se) hinsetzen sidde ned; sætte ned κάθομαι, καθίζω κπ. sentar istuma, istet pakkuma بنشينيد istua asseoir לָשֶבֶת बैठ जाना sjesti, spustiti se leül duduk (láta) setjast sedersi 着席する 앉다 atsisėsti, pasodinti apsēsties; apsēdināt duduk gaan zitten, neerzetten sette seg, sitte ned siedzieć, sadzać کښینه sentar a se aşeza сажать; садиться posadiť (sa) sesti; posaditi sesti sitta (sätta) ner นั่งลง oturmak 就坐 сідати; садити بیٹھنا، تشریف رکھنا ngồi xuống 就坐
sit out1. to remain seated during a dance. Let's sit (this one) out. bly sit يَبْقى جالِسا أثْناء الرَّقْص оставам седнал não entrar na dança vynechat (tanec) aussetzen sidde over δε σηκώνομαι να χορέψω no bailar tantsu ajal istuma, tantsu vahele jätma شركت نكردن در رقص jättää väliin sauter une danse לָשֶבֶת नृत्य के दौरान बैठे रहना prosjediti, ne ustajati cijelo vrijeme kihagy (egy táncot) tidak ikut dansa taka ekki þátt í (saltare un ballo) ダンスに加わらない (댄스 경기 등에) 참가하지 않다 prasėdėti nosēdēt līdz beigām tidak turut menari blijven zitten sitte over przesiedzieć په نڅا کی شرکت نه کول não entrar na dança a nu dansa пропускать presedieť izpustiti (ples) sedeti do kraja sitta över นั่งพักหลังเต้นรํา oturmak 舞會上坐著不跳舞 не брати участі в танцях رقص کے دوران بیٹھے رہنا ngồi đến hết buổi 坐在一旁不参加跳舞
2. to remain inactive and wait until the end of. They'll try to sit out the crisis. wag, onaktief bly يَبقى هادئا ومُنْتَظِرا не участвам в aguentar firme přečkat do konce bis zum Ende aushalten holde ud til slutningen af αφήνω κτ. να περάσει χωρίς να αναλάβω δράση aguantar lõppu ära ootama به انتظار پايان چيزي نشستن odottaa sivussa, että jokin loppuu attendre la fin de לְהִישָׁאֵר निष्क्रिय बने रहना ne sudjelovati u čemu, ostati sjediti kivárja a végét tidak aktif þrauka (resistere fino alla fine) 終わりまでいる 가만히 기다리다, 수수방관하다 išlaukti nogaidīt; nepiedalīties (līdz kaut kā beigām) menunggu sehingga tamat uitzitten holde seg utenfor, holde ut przeczekać انتظار کول aguentar firme a rămâne/ a aştepta până la sfârşit пересидеть, переждать počkať do konca počakati na konec presedeti vänta ut, genomlida นั่งรอ sabırla oturup beklemek 坐著等到(危機)過去 пересидіти بغیر حرکت کسی چیز کے خاتمے کا انتظار کرنا không tham gia vào 一直坐到结束
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. wag يَبْقى ساكِنا، لا يقوم بِعَمَلٍ أو حَرَكَه седя кротко manter-se firme ani se nehnout sich nicht vom Fleck rühren ikke at gøre noget κάθομαι και περιμένω χωρίς να κάνω κτ. mantenerse en sus trece, quedarse en un sitio paigal püsima از جا تكان نخوردن pysyä paikallaan ne pas bouger לא לַזוּז किसी एक मुद्रा में किसी को बैठा कर रखना nepokolebljivo ostati na svom mjestu lapít tidak bertindak sitja sem fastast (non fare nulla) じっとしている 꼼짝달싹 않고 있다, 버티다 į nieką nesivelti, tūnoti ausis suglaudus nemainīt nostāju; turēties pie sava sabar menunggu zich niet roeren bli hvor en er, ikke vike fra stedet nie ruszać się له ځای نه تکان مه خورل manter-se firme a rămâne ferm pe poziţie оставаться на том же месте, выжидать ani sa nepohnúť sedeti pri miru sedeti mirno ligga lågt, avvakta นิ่งเฉยไม่ทําอะไร kıpırdamadan oturmak 坐著不動 твердо триматися; не здавати своїх позицій اپنی جگہ پر جمے رہنا ngồi lì 稳坐不动
sit up1. to rise to a sitting position. Can the patient sit up? regop sit يَقوم، يَقِف седя изправен sentar-se vstát sich aufsetzen sidde op ανακάθομαι, ανασηκώνομαι incorporarse, ponerse derecho istuma tõusma بلند شدن و نشستن nousta s'asseoir bien droit לְהִתרוֹמֵם לִישִיבָה व्यायाम, कसरत, उठने लेटने की कसरत uspraviti se, uspravno sjesti felül bangkit duduk setjast upp (tirarsi su a sedere) 起き上がる 일어나 앉다 atsisėsti piecelties sēdus stāvoklī duduk tegak opzitten sette seg opp, sitte wstawać, podnosić się پورته كيدل او كښينستل sentar-se na cama a se ridica приподняться и сесть vstať pokonci sedeti podići se u sedeći položaj sätta sig upp นั่งตัวตรง doğrulup oturmak 坐起 підвестися в ліжку بیٹھنے کی حالت میں آنا ngồi thẳng lên 坐起
2. to remain awake, not going to bed. I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you! wakkerbly يَسْهَر، يَبْقى مُسْتَيْقِظا будувам ficar acordado být vzhůru aufbleiben sidde oppe μένω ξύπνιος, ξαγρυπνώ quedarse levantado, no acostarse üleval istuma نشستن و نخوابيدن pysyä hereillä veiller לָשֶבֶת וּלְחַכּוֹת जागे रहना ostati dugo na nogama, ostati budan (sokáig) fennmarad tidak tidur vaka (stare alzato) 起きている 자지 않고 일어나 있다 užsisėdėti, neiti gulti palikt nomodā berjaga opblijven sitte oppe nie kłaść się spać پورته كيدل او كښينستل ficar acordado a veghea не ложиться спать допоздна byť hore bedeti ostati budan sitta uppe นั่งอยู่จนดึก yatmayıp oturmak 熬夜 не лягати спати; засиджуватися до пізньої ночі بیدار رہنا thức khuya đợi 熬夜
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