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sittings

/ˈsɪtɪŋz/

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Séances

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

Examples :

"Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal."

En raison du grand nombre d'invités, nous avons dû organiser deux séances pour le repas.

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Bancs, places assises

A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.

Examples :

""Mrs. Davis complained that the church sittings she had reserved for her family were too close to the aisle." "

Mme Davis s'est plainte que les places assises qu'elle avait réservées pour sa famille étaient trop près de l'allée.

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Sessions, audiences

The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.

Examples :

"The court only hears cases during its regular sittings, from September to June each year. "

Le tribunal ne juge les affaires que pendant ses sessions régulières, de septembre à juin de chaque année.

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Séances, sessions

A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").

Examples :

"The committee held three sittings last week to discuss the new school budget. "

Le comité a tenu trois séances la semaine dernière pour discuter du nouveau budget scolaire.

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Couve, couvaison

The incubation of eggs by a bird.

Examples :

"The hen patiently remained on her nest, focused on the long sittings required to hatch her eggs. "

La poule est restée patiemment sur son nid, concentrée sur les longues couvées nécessaires pour faire éclore ses œufs.

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Couvée

A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.

Examples :

"we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs"

Nous avons trente-quatre poussins issus de huit couvées.

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Séances, sessions

Uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.

Examples :

""The artist needed several long sittings with the model to complete the portrait." "

L'artiste a eu besoin de plusieurs longues séances avec le modèle pour achever le portrait.

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