sitzen bleiben

Significat (Anglès)

1. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to remain seated, to keep one’s seat
2. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to stick, to remain in people’s memory
3. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to be left with, to be sitting on (find no customer or purpose for something)
4. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to have to repeat a year, to flunk, to stay down
5. (class-1, dated, intransitive, strong) to remain unmarried, become a spinster, be left on the shelf
6. (class-1, intransitive, regional, strong) not to prove, not to rise

Sinònims

eine Schulklasse wiederholen

eine Ehrenrunde drehen

sitzenbleiben

wiederholen

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in den Sitzstreik treten

an einem Ort bleiben

durchfallen

backen bleiben

sich befinden

sich setzen

Traduccions

stay down

settle down

sit

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sit down

sit-in

squat

remain seated

redoubler

stabilirsi

stare seduto

installarsi

establecerse

estar sentado

hallarse

Etimologia (Anglès)

Literally, “to stay sitting”. The school sense is from situations where proceeding to the next year meant going to another classroom or row of seats. The marriage sense is from the notion of not being picked, e.g. at a dance. Compare Dutch blijven zitten.