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seat [siːt] n 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a piece of furniture designed for sitting on, such as a chair or sofa 2. the part of a chair, bench, etc., on which one sits 3. a place to sit, esp one that requires a ticket I have two seats for the film tonight 4. another name for buttocks (see buttock) 5. the part of a garment covering the buttocks 6. the part or area serving as the base of an object 7. the part or surface on which the base of an object rests 8. the place or centre in which something is located a seat of government 9. a place of abode, esp a country mansion that is or was originally the chief residence of a family 10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a membership or the right to membership in a legislative or similar body 11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly Brit a parliamentary constituency 12. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) membership in a stock exchange 13. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the manner in which a rider sits on a horse by the seat of one's pants by instinct rather than knowledge or experience (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) on seat W African informal (of officials) in the office rather than on tour or on leave the agricultural advisor will be on seat tomorrow vb 1. (tr) to bring to or place on a seat; cause to sit down 2. (tr) to provide with seats 3. (tr; often passive) to place or centre the ministry is seated in the capital 4. (tr) to set firmly in place 5. (tr) to fix or install in a position of power 6. (tr) to put a seat on or in (an item of furniture, garment, etc.) 7. (Clothing & Fashion) (intr) (of garments) to sag in the area covering the buttocks your thin skirt has seated badly [Old English gesete; related to Old Norse sæti, Old High German gasāzi, Middle Dutch gesaete] seatless adj Seat a setting or clutch of eggs, 1892; a sitting of a court; a collection of guests at a banquet or wedding reception. Examples: seat at bride’s reception, c. 1200; of ducks’ eggs, 1892; of justices; the Forest seat at Chelmsford 1635 (court of justices); Lords of the Seat (Supreme Court of Scotland), 1532.
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seat noun 2. bottom, behind (informal), rear, bum (Brit. slang), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), buns (U.S. slang), arse (taboo slang), buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, posterior, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) a kick in the seat of the pants 3. membership, place, constituency, chair, incumbency He lost his seat to the Tories. Translations seat [siːt] A. N 1. (= place to sit) → asiento m; (in cinema, theatre) → butaca f, asiento m; (in car, plane, train, bus) → asiento m; (on cycle) → sillín m, asiento m is this seat free? → ¿está libre este asiento? the back seat of the car → el asiento trasero del coche save me a seat → guárdame un sitio or asiento he used the log as a seat → usaba el tronco de silla do have or take a seat → siéntese por favor, tome asiento por favor(frm) to take one's seat → sentarse, tomar asiento please take your seats for supper → la cena está servida to take a back seat → mantenerse al margen his private life takes a back seat to the problems of the company → su vida privada ocupa un segundo lugar después de los problemas de la compañía see also driving C see also hot D 2. [of chair, toilet] → asiento m 3. (= ticket) (Theat, Cine, Sport) → localidad f, entrada f; (for plane, train, bus) → plaza f we need two seats on the first available flight → necesitamos dos plazas en el primer vuelo disponible are there any seats left? (Theat, Cine, Sport) → ¿quedan localidades or entradas?; (on plane) → ¿quedan plazas? 4. (Pol) (in parliament) → escaño m, curul f (Col); (= constituency) → circunscripción f electoral she kept/lost her seat in the election → retuvo/perdió su escaño en las elecciones see also safe D 6. [of trousers] → fondillos mpl to do sth by the seat of one's pants → hacer algo guiado por el instinto 7. (= centre) [of government] → sede f; [of family] → residencia f, casa f solariega family seat → casa f solariega seat of learning (liter) → centro m de estudios, templo m del saber(liter) 8. (= source) [of infection, problem] → foco m B. VT 1. [+ person, child, invalid] → sentar they seat guests at a different table every day → todos los días ponen a los invitados en mesas diferentes please remain seated → por favor permanezcan sentados(frm) please be seated → tome asiento por favor(frm) to seat o.s. → sentarse, tomar asiento(frm) 2. (= hold) [hall, vehicle] → tener cabida para the bus seats 53 people → el autobús tiene cabida para 53 personas(sentadas), el autobús tiene 53 plazas or asientos the car seats five → caben cinco personas en el coche, el coche tiene cabida para cinco personas the theatre seats 900 → el teatro tiene un aforo de 900 localidades, el teatro tiene cabida para 900 personas the table can seat 20 comfortably → en la mesa caben 20 personas cómodamente 4. (fig) deeply seated attitudes → actitudes fpl muy arraigadas C. CPD seat back N → respaldo m del asiento seat belt N → cinturón m de seguridad he wasn't wearing a seat belt → no llevaba puesto el cinturón de seguridad fasten your seat belts (Aer) → abróchense el cinturón de seguridad put your seat belt on (Aut) → póngase el cinturón de seguridad seat [ˈsiːt] n (= chair, stool) → siège m; (on bus, train) → place f; (on bicycle) → selle f; (on toilet) → siège m to take a seat → s'asseoir back seat (= place to sit) (in theatre, cinema, bus, train, plane) → place f Are there any seats left? → Est-ce qu'il reste des places? I reserved a seat on the train → J'ai réservé une place dans le train. to get seats for sth [+ show, concert] → prendre des places pour qch to get seats on a flight → prendre des places sur un vol please take your seats (announcement at theatre) → veuillez regagner vos places, s'il vous plaît [political party] → siège m His party failed to win a single seat → Son parti n'a pas remporté le moindre siège. (= part of chair) → assise f The stool had a red plastic seat → L'assise du tabouret était en plastique rouge. (= buttocks) → postérieur m [trousers] → fond m vt (= give seat to) → faire asseoir, placer to be seated → être assis(e) please be seated → veuillez vous asseoir (= have room for) → pouvoir accueillir The hall seats four hundred → Le hall peut accueillir quatre cents personnes assises. seat belt n → ceinture f de sécurité seat cover n → housse f de siège seat n (= place to sit) → (Sitz)platz m; (= actual piece of furniture) → Sitz m; (usu pl: = seating) → Sitzgelegenheit f; to have a front seat at the opera → in der Oper in den vorderen Reihen sitzen; an aircraft with 250 seats → ein Flugzeug mit 250 Plätzen or Sitzen; we’ll have to borrow some seats → wir werden uns wohl ein paar Stühle borgen müssen; we haven’t enough seats → wir haben nicht genügend Sitzgelegenheiten; to lose one’s seat → seinen Platz verlieren or loswerden (inf); will you keep my seat for me? → würden Sie mir meinen Platz frei halten?; I’ve booked two seats → ich habe zwei Plätze reservieren lassen ? take (of chair etc) → Sitz m, → Sitzfläche f; (of trousers) → Hosenboden m; (= buttocks) → Hinterteil nt; he picked him up by the seat of his pants → er packte ihn beim Hosenboden; to fly by the seat of one’s pants (Aviat sl) → mit dem Hintern fliegen (inf); (fig) → immer seinem Riecher folgen; it’s a seat-of-the-pants operation (inf) → es kommt dabei auf den richtigen Riecher an (inf) (on committee, board of company) → Sitz m; a seat in Parliament → ein Sitz m → im Parlament, ein Mandat nt; to win a seat → ein Mandat gewinnen; his seat is in Devon → sein Wahlkreis m → ist in Devon (= centre, of government, commerce etc) → Sitz m; (of fire, trouble) → Herd m; seat of emotions → Sitz der Gefühle; seat of learning → Lehrstätte f (= country seat, bishop’s seat etc) → Sitz m vt person etc → setzen; to seat oneself → sich setzen; to be seated → sitzen; please be seated → bitte, setzen Sie sich; to remain seated → sitzen bleiben (= have sitting room for) the car/table/sofa seats 4 → im Auto/am Tisch/auf dem Sofa ist Platz für 4 Personen; the hall seats 900 → die Halle hat 900 Sitzplätze (Tech, = fix in place) → einpassen vi (skirt etc: = go baggy) → ausbeulen, sich durchsitzen seat: seat belt n → Sicherheits- or Sitzgurt m; to fasten one’s seat, to put one’s seat on → sich anschnallen, seinen Sicherheitsgurt anlegen; “fasten seats” → „bitte anschnallen“ seat belt tensioner n → Gurtstraffer m seat cover n (Aut) → Sitzbezug m seat [siːt] 1. n a. (chair) → sedia; (in theatre) → posto; (in bus, train, car) → posto, sedile m; (on cycle) → sella, sellino are there any seats left? → ci sono posti? to take one's seat → prendere posto do take a seat → prego, si accomodi to take a back seat (fig) → restare in secondo piano b. (Pol) → seggio to keep/lose one's seat → essere/non essere rieletto/a to win four seats from the nationalists → strappare quattro seggi ai nazionalisti to take one's seat in the (House of) Commons → iniziare la propria carriera di parlamentare e. (Horse-riding) → assetto 2. vt a. (person) → far sedere to be seated → essere seduto/a please be seated → accomodatevi per favore please remain seated → rimanete ai vostri posti per cortesia seat [siːt] 1. n a. (chair) → sedia; (in theatre) → posto; (in bus, train, car) → posto, sedile m; (on cycle) → sella, sellino are there any seats left? → ci sono posti? to take one's seat → prendere posto do take a seat → prego, si accomodi to take a back seat (fig) → restare in secondo piano b. (Pol) → seggio to keep/lose one's seat → essere/non essere rieletto/a to win four seats from the nationalists → strappare quattro seggi ai nazionalisti to take one's seat in the (House of) Commons → iniziare la propria carriera di parlamentare e. (Horse-riding) → assetto 2. vt a. (person) → far sedere to be seated → essere seduto/a please be seated → accomodatevi per favore please remain seated → rimanete ai vostri posti per cortesia n seat [siːt] 1 something for sitting on Are there enough seats for everyone? sitplek مَقْعَد стол sedadlo siddeplads der Sitz κάθισμα, θέση asiento iste صندلي istumapaikka siège מוֹשָב, כִּסֵא आसन sjedalo, stolica ülőhely; ülés (autóban) tempat duduk sæti posto 座席 의자 vieta atsisėsti sēdvieta tempat duduk zitplaats sitteplass miejsce do siedzenia lugar scaun место sedadlo sedež stolica stol, sittplats ที่นั่ง; เก้าอี้ oturacak yer 座位 стілець; сидіння نشست chỗ ngồi 座位 2 the part of a chair etc on which the body sits This chair-seat is broken. sitgedeelte, sitvlak كُرْسي седалка sedátko sæde der Sitz κάθισμα καρέκλας, πάτος asiento toolipõhi نشيمنگاه istuinosa siège מוֹשָב स्थान sjedalo ülés (széké) tempat duduk seta, sessa sedile 座部 앉는 부분 sėdynė sēdeklis bahagian tempat duduk zitting sete siedzisko assento scaun сиденье sedadlo sedalo sedište sits ส่วนของเก้าอี้ที่เรานั่ง oturacak yer 底座 сидіння بیٹھنے کی جگہ mặt ghế 座部 3 (the part of a garment covering) the buttocks I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers. sitvlak قَفا، مُؤَخَّرَه، عَجْز дъно (на панталон) zadek bag; buksebag der Hosenboden καβάλος, οπίσθια ρούχου) culo, trasero püksitagumik كپل takamus derrière; fond חֶלֶק הַלבוּש הַמְכָסֵה אֶת הַיַשבָן पद stražnji dio hlača fenék; nadrág, szoknya feneke bokong buxnaseta fondo しり 궁둥이 sėdynė, užpakalis sēžamvieta; dibens punggung zitvlak bak, buksebak siedzenie traseiro spate; tur зад, седалище; задняя сторона zadok sedalo tur bak, byxbak ก้น kıç yeri/tarafı 臀部,衣服蓋住臀部的部份 сідниці, зад ازار کا حصہ جو سرین ڈھکے mông đít (人体或裤子的)臀部 4 a place in which a person has a right to sit two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company. plek مَقْعَد للجُلوس място sedadlo; křeslo plads; sæde der Sitz θέση, έδρα plaza istekoht مسند paikka place; siège מוֹשָב आधार, अधीष्ठान mjesto, poslaničko mjesto jegy; ülőhely; mandátum, képviselői hely kursi sæti posto 席 의석, 좌석 vieta vieta kerusi zitplaats, zetel plass, billett miejsce (siedzące) lugar loc; scaun место kreslo; miesto sedež mesto plats ตำแหน่ง (koltuk) yer 預訂的座位,席次 місце نشست کا حق ghế, chân 席位 5 a place that is the centre of some activity etc Universities are seats of learning. plek مَرْكِز، مَكان مَرْكِزي огнище sídlo sæde der Platz κέντρο (μτφ.), το μέρος όπου μια δραστηριότητα λαμβάνει χώρα sede, centro keskus مقر keskus haut lieu מוֹשָב sjedište székhely, központ pusat (að)setur luogo 中心地 (몸의 기능이) 소재하는 vieta, centras centrs; vieta; sēdeklis pusat zetel sete, skueplass, arnested miejsce centro centru центр sídlo sedež mesto säte, centrum แหล่ง beşik, yer 特定活動的中心 основа; місцезнаходження سرگرمیوں کا مرکز trung tâm, trụ sở 活动中心 v 1 to cause to sit down I seated him in the armchair. laat sit يُجْلِس слагам да седне posadit sætte setzen καθίζω κπ. ή κτ. sentar istuma panema نشاندن osoittaa istumapaikka (faire) asseoir לְהוֹשִׁיב बैठना, आसन देना posjesti, sjesti leültet mendudukkan láta setjast far sedere 着席させる 앉히다 pasodinti apsēdināt mendudukkan laten zitten anvise plass posadzić sentar a aşeza усаживать, сажать posadiť posaditi posaditi sätta, placera ให้นั่ง oturtmak 安排(某人)坐在 саджати, садовити بیٹھانا đặt ngồi 使坐下 2 to have seats for Our table seats eight. het plek vir يُجْلِس، يَتَّسِع لِ побирам být pro ... osob have plads til Sitzplätze haben χωρώ, έχω θέσεις για tener sitio para (iste- kohti) mahutama ظرفيت داشتن olla istumatilaa permettre tant de places assises מְקוֹם יְשִיבָה आसन ग्रहण करना, बैठ जाना moći primiti, imati kapacitet ülőhelyek száma punya tempat duduk taka í sæti avere posti a sedere per (...) persone ~人の席がある (~명의) 자리가 있다 galėti susodinti ietilpināt; sasēdināt mempunyai beberapa tempat duduk plaats bieden aan benke, forsyne med sitteplass mieć... miejsc siedzących ter lugar para a avea loc pentru вмещать byť pre ... osôb imeti (...) sedežev imati mesta ha sittplats för, rymma จำนวนที่นั่ง oturacak yeri olmak, (... kişi) almak 共有…個座位 вміщувати بیٹھانے کی صلاحیت có ghế cho 坐得下...人 -seater having seats for The bus is a thirty-seater. sitplek فيه مَقاعِد с даден брой места -sedadlový -sæders ...-sitzer με καθίσματα για, -θέσιος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de (...) plazas -istmeline محل نشستن paikkainen à (...) places מְקוֹם יְשִיבָה सीट वाला, आसन वाला -sjed -üléses, ülőhelyes bertempat duduk með sæti fyrir, –sæta con (...) posti ~人乗り (~인) 승 -vietis (zināma skaita) vietām mempunyai beberapa tempat duduk met plaats voor -seter, for (...) personer -osobowy de ( ) lugares are (...) locuri мест -sedadlový ki ima (...) sedežev imati sedišta -sitsig คนนั่ง ... oturacak yeri olan …個座位的 -місний نشست کی مخصوص تعداد có chỗ, ghế ngồi (常用以构成复合词)有...座位的汽车 n seating the supply or arrangement of seats She arranged the seating for the lecture. sitplekke تَرْتيب الجُلوس местата за седене zasedací pořádek siddeplads die Bestuhlung διάταξη θέσεων aforo, cabida istekohad تهيه جا istumapaikat, istumajärjestys répartition des places מְקוֹמוֹת יְשִיבָה आसन व्यवस्था sjedenje, opskrbljivanje sjedištima (le)ültetés tempat duduk sætaskipan (posti a sedere) 座席の設備 좌석 sėdimos vietos sēdvieta[] tempat duduk plaatsing sitteplasser; bordplassering miejsca do siedzenia disposição de lugares repartizare a locurilor рассадка zasadací poriadok razdelitev sedežev raspored sedenja placering, sittplatser การหาหรือการจัดที่นั่ง oturacak yer, oturma, yerleştirme 安排座位 місця بیٹھنے کا انتظام chỗ ngồi, ghế ngồi 安排座位 seat belt in a car, aeroplane etc, a safety-belt which will hold a person in his seat in an accident etc. sitplekgordel حِزام الأمان предпазен колан bezpečnostní pás sikkerhedssele der Gurt ζώνη ασφαλείας cinturón de seguridad turvavöö كمربند ايمني turvavyö ceinture de sécurité חֲגוֹרַת בְּטִיחוּת सुरक्षा पेटी sigurnosni pojas biztonsági öv sabuk pengaman öryggisbelti, sætisól cintura di sicurezza シートベルト 안전벨트 saugos diržas drošības josta tali pinggang keledar veiligheidsriem sikkerhetssele, setebelte pas bezpieczeństwa cinto de segurança centură de siguranţă ремень безопасности bezpečnostný pás varnostni pas sigurnosni pojas säkerhetsbälte เข็มขัดนิรภัย emniyet kemeri 安全帶 ремінь безпеки حفاظتی پیٹی dây an toàn 安全带 take a seat to sit down Please take a seat! sit يَجْلِس сядам sednout si sid ned!; tag plads! Platz nehmen κάθομαι sentarse, tomar asiento istuge! لطفا بفرمائيد بنشينيد istuutua s'asseoir לַשֶׁבֶת स्थान ग्रहण करना, कृपया बैठ जाइये sjesti helyet foglal duduk fá sér sæti, setjast mettersi a sedere, accomodarsi 着席する 자리에 앉다 sėsti(s) apsēsties; ieņemt vietas sila duduk gaan zitten ta plass, innta plassen siadać sentar-se a se aşeza садиться sadnúť si sesti sesti slå dig (er) ner, varsågod och sitt นั่งลง oturmak 坐下 сідати بیٹھنا ngồi xuống 坐下 seat → عضوية في مجلس تشريعي, مقعد poslanecké křeslo, židle sæde Sitz, Sitzgelegenheit εκλογική έδρα, κάθισμα asiento, distrito electoral edustajan paikka vaalipiirissä, istuin siège izborno mjesto, sjedalo sedia, seggio 座席, 議席 의석, 의자 stoel, zetel sete, stol krzesło, siedziba assento, círculo eleitoral, eleitorado избирательный округ, сиденье säte เก้าอี้นั่ง, ที่นั่งในรัฐสภา koltuk, sandalye cái ghế, khu vực bầu cử 席位, 座位 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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