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hot seat N Am (electric chair)

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I.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] N

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1. seat (allocated place):

seat

I sat down on or in the first seat I could find

je me suis assis à la première place que j'ai trouvée

the nearest available seat

la place la plus proche

to book or reserve a seat (in theatre, on train)

réserver une place

to keep a seat for sb

garder une place pour qn

to give up one's seat to sb

céder sa place à qn

to take sb's seat

prendre sa place à qn

has everybody got a seat?

est-ce que tout le monde est assis?

keep your seats please

nous vous prions de rester assis

take your seats please THEAT (before performance)

veuillez gagner vos places

take your seats please (after interval)

veuillez regagner vos places

the best seats in the house

les meilleures places

2. seat (type, object) MOTOR:

seat (gen)

seat (bench-type)

leather/fabric seats

sièges en cuir/en tissu

the back seat

la banquette arrière

how many seats do we need to put out in the hall?

combien de sièges est-ce qu'il faut installer dans la salle?

‘take a seat’ (indicating)

‘prenez un siège’

take or have a seat

sit in the front seat

assieds-toi à l'avant

3. seat Brit POL (in parliament, on committee):

seat

safe/marginal seat

siège sûr/menacé

to win a seat

gagner un siège

they won the seat from the Democrats

ils ont enlevé ce siège aux Démocrates

the CDU lost seven seats to the Greens

la CDU a perdu six sièges au profit des Verts

to keep/lose one's seat

garder/perdre son siège

to have a seat on the council

siéger au conseil

to take up one's seat

entrer en fonction

4. seat (part of chair):

seat

5. seat (location, centre):

seat

seat of government/learning

siège du gouvernement/savoir

6. seat (residence):

seat

résidence f familiale

8. seat (bottom):

seat euph

9. seat (of pants, trousers):

seat

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III.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] VB trans

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1. seat (assign place to):

seat person

to seat sb next to sb

placer qn à côté de qn

IV.to seat oneself VB refl

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to seat oneself refl:

to seat oneself

to seat oneself at the piano/next to sb

prendre place au piano/à côté de qn

V.seated ADJ

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VI.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit]

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to take/occupy a back seat fig

se mettre/se tenir en retrait

hot [Brit hɒt, Am hɑt] ADJ

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1. hot (very warm):

hot season, country, bath, plate, hands, feet

hot food, drink

it's hot here

il fait chaud ici

the weather is hot in July

il fait un temps chaud au mois de juillet

it was a hot day

il faisait chaud ce jour-là

to be or feel hot person:

to get hot person:

commencer à avoir trop chaud

to get hot parked car:

to get hot engine, iron, oven, radiator:

to get hot weather:

it gets hot in this office

il fait parfois chaud dans ce bureau

the room feels hot

il fait chaud dans cette pièce

the sun felt hot on his back

il sentait la chaleur du soleil sur son dos

your forehead feels hot

tu as le front chaud

digging is hot work

ça donne chaud de bêcher le jardin

she's had a hot walk from the station

elle a eu chaud en venant à pied de la gare

the sun is at its hottest at this time of day

c'est l'heure où le soleil est le plus chaud

how hot should I have the oven/iron?

à quelle température dois-je régler le four/le fer?

to be hot from the oven bread, cake:

to go hot and cold (with fever)

être fiévreux/-euse

to go hot and cold (with fear)

avoir des sueurs froides

it's terribly hot!

2. hot FOOD:

hot mustard, spice, chili powder

hot curry, sauce, dish

4. hot (newly arrived):

Dr Mayer, hot from the New York conference

le docteur Mayer, tout frais arrivé de la conférence de New York

hot from or off the press

tout chaud sorti de la presse

6. hot (short):

to have a hot temper

s'emporter facilement

7. hot (in demand) inf:

to be hot Am entertainer, show, film:

avoir un succès fou inf

to be a hot property

8. hot (good) inf:

a hot tip

un bon tuyau inf

the team is hot Am

l'équipe marche fort

a hot streak Am

une bonne passe

to be the hot favourite

être le grand favori

if you think you are so hot, try it yourself!

puisque tu es si doué, fais-le toi-même!

to be hot on sth (knowledgeable)

être calé en qc inf

to be hot on sth (keen, insistent)

être très à cheval sur qc

9. hot (difficult, unpleasant) inf:

to make it or things hot for sb

mener la vie dure à qn

10. hot (stolen):

hot inf

11. hot (bright):

12. hot MUS:

13. hot NUCL (radioactive):

hot

radioactif/-ive

15. hot Am (erotic) inf:

hot movie, scene

16. hot (sexually attractive) inf:

a hot chick

to be in/get into hot water

être/se mettre dans le pétrin inf

to blow hot and cold

être d'humeur changeante

to be/get all hot and bothered

être/se mettre dans tous ses états

to have the hots for sb sl

en pincer pour qn inf

when you're hot you're hot, and when you're not you're not Am

il y a des jours avec et des jours sans

to make things hot for sb

rendre la vie difficile à qn

Translations for hot seat in the English»French Dictionary

hot seat N

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1. hot seat fig (difficult position):

position f difficile

2. hot seat (electric chair):

chaise f électrique

Translations for hot seat in the French»English Dictionary

mettre qn sur la sellette

to put sb in the hot seat

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I.seat [si:t] N

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2. seat THEAT:

seat

3. seat sing (part):

seat of a chair

seat of trousers, pants

4. seat (buttocks):

seat

5. seat (elected position):

seat

to take one's seat

prendre ses fonctions

6. seat (country residence):

seat

a country seat

7. seat (style of riding):

seat

Phrases:

by the seat of one's pants

II.seat [si:t] VB trans

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1. seat (sit down):

seat

2. seat (offer a seat):

seat

3. seat (have enough seats for):

the hall seats 250 guests

le réfectoire peut contenir 250 invités à table

hot <-ter, -test> [hɒt, Am hɑ:t] ADJ

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1. hot (very warm):

hot

2. hot (spicy):

hot

3. hot inf (skilful):

hot

to be hot at sth

être fort en qc

4. hot inf (demanding):

to be hot on sth

être dingue de qc

5. hot (dangerous):

hot

to be too hot to handle

être un sujet brûlant

6. hot inf (sexually attractive):

hot

7. hot (exciting):

hot music, news, party

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Each segment consists of two hosts with three guests, one guest at a time being in the hot seat. en.wikipedia.org

Hot seat to the finals, where he fought for the title of winner of two people. en.wikipedia.org

The game can be played by a single player against one to five computer opponents, or multiplayer with hot seat play. en.wikipedia.org

The person with the highest number of cons occupied the first hot seat, and the person with the most pros have to decide who will occupy the second. en.wikipedia.org

It featured music performances, hot seat questions for celebrity guests, phone-ins, games, comedy sketches, competitions, and television programmes and cartoons. en.wikipedia.org

There is no built-in facility for play over network, but modern players have done so by running a hot seat multiplayer game in a virtual desktop. en.wikipedia.org

But the final couple in the hot seat faltered on the seventh question. en.wikipedia.org

Game modes include single player, hot seat and multiplayer. en.wikipedia.org

Appearing as the first celebrity to sit in the hot seat, he eventually tried for $125,000, but got the answer wrong. en.wikipedia.org

The game is designed for four players, either human (using a hot seat method) or computer-controlled. en.wikipedia.org

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