sitting

sit·ting  (stng)

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, 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc.

4. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) in office a sitting Member of Parliament

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a hen) brooding eggs

3. seated in a sitting position

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" posing 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" 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"
	3.	sitting - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" seance, session 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" seated
	2.	sitting - not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target" nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion

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sitting

noun

1. session, period Dinner was in two sittings.

2. meeting, hearing, session, congress, consultation, get-together (informal) the recent emergency sittings

Translations

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

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

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 [ˈsɪtɪŋ]

n

[assembly, court, parliament] → séance f

(in canteen) → service m

adj

[position] → assis(e)

(= incumbent) [president] → en exercice
sitting duck n → cible f facile
sitting member n [parliament] → parlementaire mf en exercice
sitting room n (British) → salon m
sitting target n → cible f facile
sitting tenant n (British) → locataire mf en place

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

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sitting:

sitting duck

n (fig) → leichte Beute

sitting member

n (Brit Parl) → (derzeitiger) Abgeordneter, (derzeitige) Abgeordnete

sitting room

n (esp Brit) (= lounge) → Wohnzimmer nt; (in guest house etc) → Aufenthaltsraum m

sitting target

n (lit, fig) → leichte Beute

sitting tenant

n (Brit) → (derzeitiger) Mieter, (derzeitige) Mieterin

sitting [ˈsɪtɪŋ]

1. n (of assembly, Parliament) → seduta; (in canteen) → turno; (for portrait) → seduta (di posa)

2. adj in a sitting position → seduto/a

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sitting [ˈsɪtɪŋ]

1. n (of assembly, Parliament) → seduta; (in canteen) → turno; (for portrait) → seduta (di posa)

2. adj in a sitting position → seduto/a