seat1, s.1aSuíochán m, diallait f (rothair); tocht m, seas m (báid). Driver's seat, suíochán an tiománaí. Folding seat, suíochán fillte. Flap-seat, bracket seat, suíochán lúdraigh. bTake a seat, bí i do shuí. Keep your seat, fan i do shuí. cCar with four seats, carr m ceathrair. Rail: 'Take your seats!''suígí isteach!'dHe has a seat in the Dáil, tá ionad sa Dáil aige. 2aSuíochán m, tóin f -a (cathaoireach). Straw seat, tóin shúgáin. bTóin f, leath f deiridh. He came down on his seat, thit sé ar a thóin. cTóin (bríste). 3aSeat of war, limistéar m an chogaidh. Seat of government, ionad m an rialtais. Seat of disease, láthair f, leaba f, na haicíde. bCounty seat, cúirt thuaithe, teach mór tuaithe. 4Equit: He kept his seat, d'fhan sé sa diallait. He lost his seat, cuireadh as an diallait é. (Of rider) He has a good seat, tá greim maith ar an diallait aige. 5Tchn: Leaba f (comhla; imthaca, etc.); leaba f, bonn m (innill).
seat2, v.tr.1Cuirim (leanbh, etc.) ina shuí. He seated himself, shuigh sé (faoi). To ask, beg, s.o. to be seated, iarraidh ar dhuine suí, bheith ina shuí. Pray, be seated, bí i do shuí, suigh, le do thoil. He remained seated, d'fhan sé ina shuí. S.a. DEEP-SEATED. 2aFaighim áit (suite) do (dhuine). bCar that seats six persons, carr ina bhfuil áit do sheisear. This table seats twelve, tá áit do dháréag ag an mbord seo. 3Cuirim tóin i (gcathaoir, etc.). 4Hall seated to hold a thousand, halla ina bhfuil suíocháin, áit suite, do mhíle. 5aSuím (inneall, etc.). I.C.E: To seat a valve, comhla a chomhcheartú. b(Of part) To seat on . . ., bheith suite ar . . . 6The trouble is seated in the knee, sa ghlúin atá máthair an oilc.