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seat (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “seat”

eintala seat, fleirtala seats
  1. sæti
    I reserved a seat at the front of the theater to have the best view of the play.
  2. sæti
    At the park, he found an empty bench and took a seat to enjoy the afternoon sun.
  3. set (hluti stóls sem maður situr á)
    When she entered the room, she placed her bag on the seat of the nearest chair.
  4. rass
    After a long walk, he was grateful to rest his weary seat on the soft park bench.
  5. rassvasi (hluti fatnaðar sem hylur rassinn)
    After sliding down the playground slide numerous times, the seat of his jeans was starting to fray.
  6. lega (stuðningsflötur í vélum)
    The bearing was damaged because the seat it rested on was not properly aligned.
  7. sæti (staða sem meðlimur í samtökum)
    After years of hard work in the community, she finally earned a seat on the city council.
  8. höfuðstöðvar (aðalstöð eða miðstöð stjórnunar fyrir samtök)
    London is the seat of the British Parliament.

sögn “seat”

nafnháttur seat; hann seats; þátíð seated; lh. þt. seated; nhm. seating
  1. að setja
    Before starting the engine, I seated the new spark plug snugly into its socket.
  2. að útbúa með sætum
    The new restaurant seats forty people comfortably.
  3. að vísa í sæti
    The hostess seated us by the window as soon as we arrived at the restaurant.