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sedile

seat

noun seh-DEE-leh Rare

Origin: Latin sedile, from sedere (to sit)

Usage Note

Sedile refers to a seat or bench — used for car seats (sedile anteriore = front seat), stadium seats, or benches. Unlike la sedia (a chair with a back), sedile is more general. It is masculine despite ending in -e: il sedile, plural i sedili.

Examples

"Allaccia la cintura al sedile del passeggero."

Natural Translation

Fasten the seatbelt at the passenger seat.

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