Meanings (ES + gloss)
asiento • curul • escaño • sitial
Something to be sat upon.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room…
There are two hundred seats in this classroom.
asiento
Something to be sat upon.
He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat, which always annoyed his mother.
the seat of a saddle
asiento
Something to be sat upon.
Instead of saying "sit down", she said "place your seat on this chair".
curul • escaño
A location or site.
Our neighbor has a seat at the stock exchange and in congress.
sede
A location or site.
The K'o-tzu-lo-su Kirghiz chou bordered on the K'o-shih chuan-ch'ü and its seat at A-t'u-shih was only twenty-five kilometers from K'o-shih shih.
Washington D.C. is the seat of the U.S. government.
Phrases
-seaterArthurs Seatauto safety seatavailable seat-mileback-seatback-seat driverback-seat gameback-seat gamerbums in seatsbums on seatscar safety seatchair seatchild seatfly by the seat of one's pantshave a seathave several seatshunt seatin the driver's seatin the driving seatin the hot seatinfant safety seatinfant seatis this seat takenmunicipal seaton the edge of one's seatsafety seatseat at the tableseat backseat beltseat belt syndromeseat cushionseat earthseat fillerseat hoggingseat lockseat of easeseat of governmentseat onlyseat postseat rail
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
colocar • engastar
To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.
From their foundations, loosening to and fro, / They plucked the seated hills.
sentar
To provide with a place to sit.
The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink.
This classroom seats two hundred students.