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  • 81sit-in — /sit in /, n. 1. an organized passive protest, esp. against racial segregation, in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them, as in restaurants and other public places. 2. any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully… …

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  • 82sit yourself down — ˌsit ˈdown | ˌsit yourself ˈdown derived to move from a standing position to a sitting position • Please sit down. • He sat down on the bed. • They sat down to consider the problem. • …

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  • 83Sit-in — gegen Homophobie in Mailand Unter Sit in (zu deutsch: Sitzstreik) versteht man seit den 1960er Jahren eine gewaltfreie, insbesondere von der internationalen Studentenbewegung und noch heute im Kampf gegen Rassendiskriminierung u. Ä.… …

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  • 84Sit-in — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Se denomina sit in o sit down a una forma de protesta no violenta basada en la ocupación de una zona con el objeto de llamar la atención sobre unas determinadas demandas. Calles, plazas y cercanías de edificios… …

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  • 85sit around the table — sit down to a meal, sit down so as to eat; gather around a table for the purpose of eating or talking …

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  • 86sit-in — noun count a protest in which people sit down in order to stop a business from operating until their DEMANDS are listened to …

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  • 87sit-in — sit′ in n. 1) gov an organized passive protest against racial segregation in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them in public places 2) cvb any organized protest in which the demonstrators occupy and refuse to leave a public… …

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  • 88sit — [[t]sɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ sits, sitting, sat 1) VERB If you are sitting somewhere, for example in a chair, your bottom is resting on the chair and the upper part of your body is upright. [V prep/adv] Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen... [V… …

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  • 89sit — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless, still ▪ Just sit still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. ▪ …

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  • 90sit — sit1 /sit/, v., sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sitten; sitting. v.i. 1. to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated. 2. to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope …

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