cross-legged in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cross-legged in the English»French Dictionary

I.cross-legged [Brit krɒsˈlɛɡd, Am ˈkrɔsˌlɛɡ(ə)d] ADJ

cross-legged

assis en tailleur

II.cross-legged [Brit krɒsˈlɛɡd, Am ˈkrɔsˌlɛɡ(ə)d] ADV

cross-legged sit:

cross-legged

en tailleur

Translations for cross-legged in the French»English Dictionary

I.tailleur [tajœʀ] N m

1. tailleur (tenue):

tailleur

(woman's) suit

être en tailleur rouge

to be in a red suit

2. tailleur (personne):

tailleur

tailor

s'asseoir/être assis en tailleur

to sit down/to be sitting cross-legged

II.tailleur(-) COMP

tailleur(-)short

shorts suit

tailleur(-)pantalon

trouser suit Brit

tailleur(-)pantalon

pantsuit Am

III.tailleur [tajœʀ]

tailleur pour dames

ladies' tailor

tailleur de pierre

stone-cutter

tailleur de diamants

diamond-cutter

I.asseoir, assoir [aswaʀ] VB trans

1. asseoir (sur un siège):

asseoir personne debout

to sit

asseoir personne allongée

to sit [sb] up

asseoir qn sur ses genoux

to sit ou take sb on one's knee

faire asseoir qn (contraindre)

to make sb sit down

faire asseoir qn (convier)

to offer a seat to sb

asseoir l'héritier sur le trône fig

to install the heir on the throne

2. asseoir CONSTR:

asseoir fondations

to seat, to bed

3. asseoir (établir):

asseoir régime, autorité, réputation, conclusion

to establish

asseoir argument

to set up

asseoir sa réputation sur qc

to build one's reputation on sth

4. asseoir:

asseoir ADMIN, FIN cotisation, impôt

to base (sur on)

5. asseoir (sidérer):

asseoir inf

to stagger inf

ça m'a assise

I was staggered

II.s'asseoir VB refl

1. s'asseoir:

s'asseoir personne debout:

to sit (down)

s'asseoir personne allongée:

to sit up

s'asseoir sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil/par terre

to sit on a chair/in an armchair/on the floor

je me suis assise dessus

I sat on it

s'asseoir en tailleur

to sit cross-legged

voulez-vous vous asseoir?

would you like to sit down?

il n'y a rien pour s'asseoir

there's nothing to sit on

asseyez-vous (invitation)

do sit down

asseyez-vous (invitation)

do take a seat Brit

asseyez-vous (invitation)

please be seated

asseyez-vous (ordre)

sit down

s'asseoir à une ou autour d'une table lit

to sit down at a table

s'asseoir à une ou autour d'une table fig

to sit down at the negotiating table

s'asseoir sur le trône

to come to the throne

2. s'asseoir (mépriser) inf:

s'asseoir sur

not to give a damn about inf

cross-legged in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cross-legged in the English»French Dictionary

I.cross-legged ADJ

to be in a cross-legged position

avoir les jambes croisées

II.cross-legged ADV

cross-legged

les jambes croisées

to sit cross-legged

être assis en tailleur

Translations for cross-legged in the French»English Dictionary

tailleur [tɑjœʀ] N m

1. tailleur (couturier):

tailleur

tailor

2. tailleur (tenue):

tailleur

suit

Phrases:

être assis en tailleur

to be sitting cross-legged

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A child sits on this part of the base, cross-legged and straddling the pole, and turns the disk, spinning the child in the other direction.

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Like the heike biwa, it is played held on its side, similar to a guitar, with the player sitting cross-legged.

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The kacapi is traditionally played by sitting cross-legged on the floor.

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The idol faces the east, is seated in a cross-legged position with a broad forehead, with its trunk pointing to the left.

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He wanders through the desert until reaching a telephone pole and sitting down, cross-legged.

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The deteriorated north central panel shows two cross-legged figures facing each other.

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He often sat cross-legged on a deerskin and had a grayish-white beard, mustache and long, dark, stringy hair.

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They depict obese human figures, usually sat cross-legged with their arms upon their stomach.

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The skater maintains the cross-legged position, known as a "back spin position", in the air before landing after one or more rotations.

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Everybody remains seated, cross-legged, although one is allowed to stretch the legs from time to time.

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