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sit on vb (intr, preposition)
1. to be a member of (a committee, etc.) 2. Informal to suppress 3. Informal to check or rebuke Translations ? sit on vi (= continue sitting) → sitzen bleiben vi +prep obj committee, panel, jury → sitzen in (+dat); I was asked to sit on the committee → man bat mich, Mitglied des Ausschusses zu werden (= not deal with) → sitzen auf (+dat) (inf: = suppress) idea, invention, product → unterdrücken, nicht hochkommen lassen; person → einen Dämpfer aufsetzen (+dat) (inf); to get sat on (= suppressed) → unterdrückt werden; (= rebuked) → eins draufkriegen (inf) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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