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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessédentaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sédentaire
"Il mène une vie sédentaire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
"My doctor says I need to change my sedentary lifestyle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin sedentarius, from sedere 'to sit'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "sedentary" is said worldwide
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sédentaire
Transliteration: sédentaire
"Il mène une vie sédentaire."
sitzend
Transliteration: sitzend
"Er führt einen sitzenden Lebensstil."
sedentario
Transliteration: sedentario
"Conduce uno stile di vita sedentario."
sedentario
Transliteration: sedentario
"Ella tiene un trabajo muy sedentario."
sedentário
Transliteration: sedentário
"O sedentarismo faz mal à saúde."
आलसी जीवनशैली वाला
Transliteration: aalasi jeevanshaili wala
"कार्यालय का काम अक्सर एक निष्क्रिय जीवन शैली की ओर ले जाता है।"
久坐的
Transliteration: jiǔzuò de
"长期久坐对健康有害。"
앉아서 보내는
Transliteration: anjaseo bonaeneun
"그는 주로 앉아서 일하는 생활을 한다."
座りがちな
Transliteration: suwarigachi na
"座りがちな生活は健康によくない。"
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