sitting

sitting
1. [ʹsıtıŋ] n
1. сидение

long sitting is fatiguing - долго сидеть - утомительно

at a /one/ sitting - в один присест

2. заседание; сессия

opening sitting - первое заседание; открытие (конференции и т. п.)

final sitting - заключительное /последнее/ заседание; закрытие (конференции и т. п.)

public sitting - открытое заседание

sitting of the court [of a committee] - заседание суда [комиссии]

sitting of Parliament - заседание или сессия парламента

3. сеанс (позирования и т. п.)

to paint smb.'s portrait in ten sittings - написать чей-л. портрет за 10 сеансов

4. высиживание цыплят
5. яйца под наседкой
6. сидячее место, сиденье (для одного человека)

the bus has 40 sittings - в автобусе 40 сидячих мест

7. сед (гимнастика)
8. работа приходящей няни [см. тж. baby-sitter]
9. смена (об обеде, ужине и т. п. на лайнере и т. п., где пассажиры обслуживаются посменно)
2. [ʹsıtıŋ] a
1. сидящий
2. сидячий; предназначенный для сидения

sitting accommodation - ж.-д. сидячее место; сидячая плацкарта

sitting posture - сидячее положение

3. 1) занимающийся (чем-л.), являющийся (кем-л.)

sitting judge [magistrate] - судья [мировой судья], разбирающий данное дело

2) нынешний

sitting president - нынешний президент

our sitting member - депутат парламента, в настоящее время представляющий наш округ

4. легко поражаемый; беззащитный

sitting target - воен. разг. легко поражаемая цель


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  • sitting — [sit′iŋ] n. 1. the act or position of one that sits, as for a portrait 2. a session or meeting, as of a court 3. a period of being seated at some activity [to read a book in two sittings] 4. a) a brooding upon eggs, as by a hen b) the number of… …   English World dictionary

  • sitting — ► NOUN 1) a period or spell of sitting. 2) a period of time when a group of people are served a meal. 3) a period of time during which a committee or parliament is engaged in its normal business. ► ADJECTIVE 1) in a seated position. 2) (of an… …   English terms dictionary

  • Sitting — Sit ting, a. Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sitting — index session Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Sitting — Sit redirects here. For uses of the acronym, see SIT. For the Russian river, see Sit River. This article is about sitting in its general sense. For information about Zen sitting meditation, see Zazen. Sitzender Junge ( Sitting boy ) by Werner… …   Wikipedia

  • sitting — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of one that sits b. a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for a portrait or meal) 2. a. a brooding over eggs for hatching b. setting 6 3. session < a sitting of the legislature > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sitting — /sit ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sits. 2. a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book. 3. the space on or in which one sits, as in a church. 4. a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation. 5.… …   Universalium

  • sitting — [[t]sɪ̱tɪŋ[/t]] sittings 1) N COUNT A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time. Dinner was in two sittings. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A sitting of a parliament,… …   English dictionary

  • sitting — n. & adj. n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in one sitting). 2 a time during which an assembly is engaged in business. 3 a session in which a meal is served (dinner will be served in two… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sitting — noun (C) 1 one of the times when a meal is served in a place where there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time: The first sitting is at 12:30, and the second is at 1:30. 2 an occasion when you have yourself painted or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English


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