Today's WOTD is: "asiento" = seat
In
Spanish, the noun "asiento"
is
a masculine noun of Latin origin, the meaning of which is seat.
Some
commonly used expressions containing the words "asiento"
are:
- Asiento abatible (folding seat);
- Asiento anatómico (adjustable seat);
- Asiento delantero (front seat);
- Asiento de eyección (ejection seat)
- Asiento expulsor (ejection seat);
- Asiento proyectable (ejection seat)
- Asiento trasero (rear seat);
- Ceder el asiento (to give up one's seat);
- “Culo de mal asiento” (“itchy feet”/ person who never settles in one place);
- Libro de asiento (journal register/ book);
- No calentar el asiento (to be a very short time somewhere);
- Tomar asiento (to take a seat/ to sit down);
Some
examples of the use of the word "asiento"
are:
- Los asientos delanteros son abatibles (the front seats are folding seats);
- Los asientos anatómicos son muy cómodos (adjustable seats are very comfortable);
- El asiento de eyección le salvó la vida (the ejection seat saved his life);
- El asiento expulsor le salvó la vida (the ejection seat saved his life);
- El asiento proyectable le salvó la vida (the ejection seat saved his life);
- Me senté en el asiento delantero (I sat down on the front seat);
- Me senté en el asiento trasero (I sat down on the rear seat);
- Le cedí el asiento a María por cortesía (I gave up my seat to María out of politness);
- Pedro es un culo de mal asiento (Pedro has to be constantly on the move);
- Se hizo una anotación en el libro de asientos (an entry was made in the journal register);
- Ni has calentado el asiento (you have hardly been there any time at all);
- Toma asiento, por favor (please take a seat/ sit down)
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