settee
A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at onceA long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
» The pencil rolled under the settee.
Der Bleistift ist unter das Sofa gerollt.
Карандаш закатился под диван.
Олівець закотився під диван.
Meaning
2 senses(Texas, UK)A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
Sitzbank, Sofa, Couch
дива́нdiván, софа́sofá, куше́ткаkušétka
a long wooden bench with a back
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
Examples
20 sentencesThe pencil rolled under the settee.
Олівець закотився під диван.
ruКарандаш закатился под диван.
deDer Bleistift ist unter das Sofa gerollt.
Tom found his keys under the settee.
Том знайшов свої ключі під диваном.
deTom fand seinen Schlüssel unter dem Sofa.
The pencil has rolled under the settee.
Олівець закотився під диван.
ruКарандаш закатился под диван.
deDer Bleistift ist unter das Sofa gerollt.
Have a kip on the settee.
deMach ein Nickerchen auf dem Sofa.
I sometimes sleep on the settee.
deManchmal schlafe ich auf dem Sofa.
Translations
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Origin
Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix). From FrenchUnclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).
From French scétie, scitie.
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Forms
plural: setteesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a long wooden bench with a back:settle