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Then they remained alone in their dark, solitary nook under the spreading trees, she still sitting up in her box, and he kneeling on the grass, with his elbow resting on one of the wheels.
Alors, ils furent seuls dans leur coin d’ombre et de solitude, sous les grands arbres, elle toujours assise au fond de son chariot, lui agenouillé parmi les herbes, appuyé du coude à l’une des roues.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The three deputies looked about for them, and at last discovered them ensconced at the back of the gallery, in the front part of which they had been seated at the opening of the sitting.
Ces messieurs les cherchèrent. Enfin ils les découvrirent au fond de la tribune, dont ils occupaient le premier banc, à l'ouverture de la séance.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Mathieu, after sitting down a little on one side, contented himself with looking on, while Boutan stood erect, attentive to every detail, like a commander reviewing his troops.
Un peu à l’écart Mathieu, après s’être assis, se contentait de regarder, tandis que Boutan, tel qu’un capitaine passant une revue, demeurait debout très attentif, l’œil à chaque détail.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
They didn't know I was sitting thirty yards off in a rhododendron.
Ils ne savaient pas que j'étais à trente mètres d'eux, caché derrière un rhododendron.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
The Easter recess had terminated on the previous Tuesday, and the Chamber was again sitting.
Le congé de Pâques avait pris fin le mardi, la session était rouverte.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Anna raised herself to a sitting posture on the bed.
Anna s'assit sur son lit.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
"O, now, cousin," said Augustine, sitting down on the floor, and laying his head back in her lap, "don't take on so awfully serious!
–  Maintenant, cousine, dit Augustin s’asseyant sur le parquet, et posant sa tête sur les genoux de miss Ophélia, n’y mettez pas tant de solennité!
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
And as he hastily returned to the principal bed-room, he found his wife, Marianne, in bed there, but awake and sitting up.
Et, comme il rentrait vivement dans la chambre à coucher, il trouva sa femme Marianne, au lit encore, mais réveillée, à demi assise.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
‘A model,' she added, 'would cost you seven francs a sitting.
Un modèle va te coûter sept francs par séance.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
There was a figure in uniform sitting beside the chauffeur, whom I saw dimly in the reflex glow, but the body of the car was dark.
Un homme en uniforme était assis à côté du chauffeur, que je distinguai vaguement au reflet des phares, mais tout l’intérieur de l’auto était plongé dans l’obscurité.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He paused again Notwithstanding the care which he had taken to turn tuwards the Emperor, he could not shake off the consciousness that Rougon was sitting on the other side of the table, leaning on his elbows and looking at him, pale with surprise.
Il se tut de nouveau. Malgré le soin qu'il mettait à se tourner vers l'empereur, il devinait, de l'autre côté de la table, la masse énorme de Rougon, tassé sur les coudes, la face pâle de surprise.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
In spite of his long rest, he had not recovered from his excessive weariness of the previous evening, and he remained in his bedroom till noon, sitting in a chair at the foot of his bed.
Malgré son long repos, sa lassitude de la veille au soir était devenue telle, qu'il demeura jusqu'à midi dans sa chambre, assis sur une chaise, au pied de son lit.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P***, in Kentucky.
À une heure avancée d’une glaciale après-midi de février, deux gentilshommes étaient assis, en tiers avec une bouteille, dans une confortable salle à manger de la ville de P***, au Kentucky.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
"That's easy to say for people that are sitting on their sofas and riding in their carriages; but let'em be where I am, I guess it would come some harder.
–  C’est facile à dire à ceux qui sont assis sur des sofas, traînés dans des carrosses; – qu’ils changent de place avec moi, et ils changeront de langage.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
They had raised their voices ; were gesticulating, getting up and sitting down again in their anger.
Ils avaient élevé la voix ; ils gesticulaient, se levant, s’asseyant dans leur colère.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile

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sitting posture
posture assise
sitting position
position assise
sitting trot
trot assis
sit enthroned
trôner
sit up
veiller

Word forms

sit

verb
Basic forms
Pastsat
Imperativesit
Present Participle (Participle I)sitting
Past Participle (Participle II)sat
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sitwe sit
you sityou sit
he/she/it sitsthey sit
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sittingwe are sitting
you are sittingyou are sitting
he/she/it is sittingthey are sitting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have satwe have sat
you have satyou have sat
he/she/it has satthey have sat
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sittingwe have been sitting
you have been sittingyou have been sitting
he/she/it has been sittingthey have been sitting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I satwe sat
you satyou sat
he/she/it satthey sat
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sittingwe were sitting
you were sittingyou were sitting
he/she/it was sittingthey were sitting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had satwe had sat
you had satyou had sat
he/she/it had satthey had sat
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sittingwe had been sitting
you had been sittingyou had been sitting
he/she/it had been sittingthey had been sitting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sitwe shall/will sit
you will sityou will sit
he/she/it will sitthey will sit
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sittingwe shall/will be sitting
you will be sittingyou will be sitting
he/she/it will be sittingthey will be sitting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have satwe shall/will have sat
you will have satyou will have sat
he/she/it will have satthey will have sat
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sittingwe shall/will have been sitting
you will have been sittingyou will have been sitting
he/she/it will have been sittingthey will have been sitting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sitwe should/would sit
you would sityou would sit
he/she/it would sitthey would sit
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sittingwe should/would be sitting
you would be sittingyou would be sitting
he/she/it would be sittingthey would be sitting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have satwe should/would have sat
you would have satyou would have sat
he/she/it would have satthey would have sat
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sittingwe should/would have been sitting
you would have been sittingyou would have been sitting
he/she/it would have been sittingthey would have been sitting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am satwe are sat
you are satyou are sat
he/she/it is satthey are sat
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being satwe are being sat
you are being satyou are being sat
he/she/it is being satthey are being sat
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been satwe have been sat
you have been satyou have been sat
he/she/it has been satthey have been sat
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was satwe were sat
you were satyou were sat
he/she/it was satthey were sat
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being satwe were being sat
you were being satyou were being sat
he/she/it was being satthey were being sat
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been satwe had been sat
you had been satyou had been sat
he/she/it had been satthey had been sat
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be satwe shall/will be sat
you will be satyou will be sat
he/she/it will be satthey will be sat
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been satwe shall/will have been sat
you will have been satyou will have been sat
he/she/it will have been satthey will have been sat

sitting

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesittingsittings
Possessive casesitting'ssittings'