settee
gb/sˈɛtˈi/ us/sˈɛtˈi/
C1
Английский
Значения
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Существительное
C1
entity
1
a small sofa
A small sofa for sitting.
Модель употребления:
on the settee; sit on a settee
Частая ошибка:
Learners often confuse settee with settle (a different, more old-fashioned kind of wooden bench).
Синонимы
sofa (More general and more common in modern English.)
|
couch (Common in American English; often more casual.)
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loveseat (Specifically a small two-person sofa (especially in North American English).)
Коллокации
a two-seater settee
|a small settee
|a leather settee
|a velvet settee
|a comfortable settee
|a new settee
|an old settee
|sit on the settee
|curl up on the settee
|a settee in the living room
Темы
home
|furniture
|daily_life
Примеры
- We bought a small settee for the corner of the living room.
- He sat down on the settee and took off his shoes.
- The hotel lobby had a velvet settee by the window.
Примеры для изучающих
- I sat on the settee.
- The settee is in the living room.
Существительное
literary
C2
entity
2
a long bench with a back
A long bench seat with a back.
Модель употребления:
a settee in [place]
Частая ошибка:
This older sense overlaps with bench/settle; in modern everyday English, people usually just say bench.
Синонимы
bench (More common modern word; may not suggest upholstery.)
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settle (More specifically a heavy wooden bench with storage; strongly old-fashioned.)
Коллокации
a wooden settee
|a carved settee
|a hallway settee
|a garden settee
|a settee by the door
|a settee in the hall
Темы
furniture
|home
Примеры
- A carved wooden settee stood in the entrance hall.
- She left her bag on the settee by the door.
- The old cottage had a painted settee beside the hearth.
Примеры для изучающих
- There is a settee in the hall.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
settee
IPA
GB/sˈɛtˈi/
US/sˈɛtˈi/
Слоги и ударение
settee (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (settee)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: settee
- Plural: settees
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