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sentar-se

[sẽ-tar-sə]
verb
to sit down
1. to assume a seated position; to take a seat
Please sit down and make yourself comfortable.
Por favor, sente-se e fique confortável.
2. to be in a seated position
She sat down at the table to eat dinner.
Ela sentou-se à mesa para jantar.
NYC Slang
sit one's ass down
Synonyms
assentar-seacomodar-sepousar-se
Antonyms
levantar-sepôr-se de péficar de pé

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sentar-se
standard form, commonly used in formal and informal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
sentar-se
standard usage; occasionally simplified to 'sentar' in very informal speech
São Paulo
sentar-se
standard form; may be shortened colloquially to 'sentar'
Portugal
sentar-se
standard form; identical usage to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

sentar-se à mesa
sentar-se no colo de alguém
sentar-se na boca da rua
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