sitting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sitting in the English»French Dictionary

I.sitting [Brit ˈsɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsɪdɪŋ] N

2. sitting (period in which food is served):

sitting

III.sitting [Brit ˈsɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsɪdɪŋ] ADJ

I.sit <pres part sitting, pret, pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB trans

II.sit <pres part sitting, pret, pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB intr

III.sit <pres part sitting, pret, pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt]

I.sit up VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] (sit up)

II.sit up VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] (sit [sb/ sth] up)

bedsit, bedsitter, bed-sitting room N Brit inf

sitting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sitting in the English»French Dictionary

bedsitter N Brit, bed-sitting room N Brit form

sit about VB intr Brit, sit around VB intr

sitting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sitting in the window
to be sitting doing sth
to be sitting pretty
to be sitting down
to be sitting pretty
to be sitting on the ground
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Next she was spotted on dry land sitting on a sun-lounger in a plain white halter-neck bikini with a deep scoop neck flaunting her famous curves.
www.dailymail.co.uk
I remember sitting at the side of the carriage, watching the rain pour down, fireworks go off and blue lights of the ambulances whirring.
en.wikipedia.org
The painting shows a young woman who is sitting in the nature, surrounded with flowers and butterflies.
en.wikipedia.org
The phrase is usually a humorous way of saying that one was not sitting idly, but engaged constructively in contemplation or letting one's mind wander.
en.wikipedia.org
This results in tighter turns with less arm movement - this is important if sitting in a kite buggy.
en.wikipedia.org
At first, it seemed that's what happened to the musician, who is pictured in the footage sitting at a control desk before answering a call.
entertainment.ie
For aeons primates have been getting soused on overripe fruit, fermented honey, or collected, macerated grains that have gone off after sitting overnight.
www.gizmodo.com.au
The newsreader would present to camera while sitting on the edge of a desk; behind him staff would be seen working busily at their desks.
en.wikipedia.org
I feel sorry for that abandoned, lonely pastry sitting untouched on the table while we nosh down on other desserts.
www.huffingtonpost.com
A comically-tiny egg and small, undercooked piece of bacon, looking almost lost on the large bread roll they're sitting on.
www.thestar.com

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski