English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woord "sitbank" verwys tipies na 'n tipe gestoffeerde sitplek met 'n rugleuning en armleunings, wat ontwerp is om twee of meer mense te sit. Dit word dikwels gebruik as 'n sinoniem vir 'n bank of 'n loveseat. Die woord kom van die Ou Engelse woord "setl," wat 'n lang bank of sitplek beteken.

Sentence Examples

  1. He shifted uncomfortably on the settee, his eyes watching her face intensely.
  2. She placed her arm into the crook of his and led him to an old faded floral print settee that had been in the home longer than Wylie herself.
  3. Yet she sat up straight to greet him and point to the settee across from hers.
  4. Father sat on the settee, his thick legs crushing the delicate rose pattern, and Mother put away her needle.
  5. To this Madam Rousseau called out poppycock and fell asleep on the settee.
  6. After we shook hands, I motioned for her to sit on a settee and then sat beside her.
  7. Sit on the plush velvet settee and fan myself sometimes, like the heroine in a historical romance.
  8. Sister Aimee, already dressed for the performance, rose off her settee and reached her arms out wide.
  9. Fluttering one hand in an imitation of the discomposed Vivie, Cianne concealed her other, slipping the stiletto between the cushions on her settee as she rose.
  10. I wandered through the rows, marveling at an old settee here, an armoire there.