sit-down

sit-down
1. noun

have a sit-down — sich setzen

2. adjective

sit-down demonstration — Sitzblockade, die

sit-down strike — Sitzstreik, der

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ˈsit-down
n
1. no pl esp BRIT (fam: rest) [Verschnauf]pause f
to have a \sit-down sich akk einen Moment hinsetzen, [für] einen Moment verschnaufen
2. (fam: sit-down strike) Sitzstreik m, Sit-in nt
3. (sit-down meal) eine richtige Mahlzeit
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['sɪtdaʊn]
1. n
(inf: rest) Verschnaufpause f (inf)
2. adj attr

to stage a sit-down strike — einen Sitzstreik abhalten

a sit-down meal — eine richtige Mahlzeit

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sit-down
A s
1. Verschnaufpause f:
have a sit-down eine Verschnaufpause einlegen
2. a) auch sit-down strike WIRTSCH Sitzstreik m
b) auch sit-down demonstration Sitzdemonstration f, -blockade f
B adj im Sitzen (eingenommen) (Mahlzeit etc)
* * *
1. noun

have a sit-down — sich setzen

2. adjective

sit-down demonstration — Sitzblockade, die

sit-down strike — Sitzstreik, der


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