séant
See also: seant
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.ɑ̃/
Noun
séant m (plural séants)
- (with personal pronoun) sitting position
- 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier jour d'un condamné, II:
- J'ouvris les yeux, je me dressai effaré sur mon séant.
- I opened my eyes and sat up, alarmed.
- J'ouvris les yeux, je me dressai effaré sur mon séant.
- 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier jour d'un condamné, II:
- (colloquial) bottom; behind (of a person)
Further reading
- “séant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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