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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| sitting n | (committee, etc.: session) | zitting, bijeenkomst nw de |
| | | vergadering nw de |
| | The committee sitting will end at 6:00. |
| sitting n | (restaurant: serving period) | keuken open nw + bn |
| | The cafe has two sittings: one for breakfast, and one for lunch. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| sitting adj | (holding office) | zittend bn |
| | | huidig, tegenwoordig bn |
| | He will be the first sitting president to speak at our university. |
| sitting adj | (hen: brooding) | broedend bn |
| | | broeds bn |
| | We have six sitting hens right now, and soon we'll have lots of chicks. |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| sit⇒ vi | (occupy a chair, etc.) | zitten onoverg.ww |
| | I sat beside the window. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| sit vi | (be placed) | staan, liggen onoverg.ww |
| | The glass is sitting on the table. |
| sit vi | (do nothing) | zitten onoverg.ww |
| | Don't just sit there and pout. |
| sit vi | (perch) | neerstrijken onoverg.ww |
| | The hummingbird sat on a branch. |
| sit vi | (lie, be situated) | liggen aan onoverg.ww |
| | London sits on the River Thames. |
| | ww+vz |
| sit vi | (pose) | poseren onoverg.ww |
| | Helen is going to sit for a picture. |
| sit vi | (be in session) | in een zitting zijn onoverg.ww |
| | Parliament is sitting now. |
| sit vi | informal (baby-sit) | oppassen overg.ww |
| | | babysitten ww |
| | Mr. and Mrs. Brown asked Julie to sit for their son. |
| sit vi | (clothing: fit) | staan, vallen, passen onoverg.ww |
| | That coat sits very well on you. |
| sit vtr | (cause to sit) | neerzetten overg.ww |
| | I'm just going to sit you down so I can change your nappy. |
| sit vtr | (seat, provide seating) | een stoel geven overg.ww |
| | The usher sat us in the front row. |
| sit vtr | (take an exam) | een examen afleggen overg.ww |
| | I'm sitting for my proficiency exam next week. |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| zitten onoverg.ww | (gezeten zijn) | sit vi |
| | | be seated v expr |
| | | sit down vi phrasal |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| zit nw het, ont. | (het zitten) | sit n |
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel sit | sitting |
| sit down with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (enter negotiations with) (figuurlijk) | om de tafel gaan zitten met frase |
| | In 1993 the Israelis sat down with the PLO in Oslo; the treaty was signed in Washington. |
| sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (take: an exam) (examen) | afleggen, doen, maken overg.ww |
| | I'm sitting for my A-level exams next month. |
| sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pose for: photograph, portrait) | poseren voor onoverg. ww + vz |
| | When the family sat for a formal photo, it was impossible to get all five children to keep still. |
| sit in on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (observe, be present at) | aanwezig zijn bij onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I was allowed to sit in on the meetings, but with neither voice nor vote. |
| | You may sit in on university courses if you pay an auditor's fee. |
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