séant

Il était toujours sur son séant, aux écoutes.
He was still sitting up in the bed listening.
- Être riche est mal séant ?
Is it impolite to have money?
Comme je présente les clefs de la ville à l'Empereur, il serait séant que j'occupe la place qui me revient.
As I present the keys of the city to the Emperor, it would hardly be right of me to present them from the rear!
En vérité, Nous avons enjoint aux hommes de faire ce qui est convenable et séant et, cependant, ils ont commis des choses telles qu'elles ont fait se lamenter mon coeur et ma Plume.
Verily We have enjoined the people to do what is meet and seemly and yet they have committed such things as have caused My heart and My Pen to lament.
L'expression fesses est parfois considérée par certains comme plutôt familière, comme derrière, mais les noms soutenus (comme postérieur et arrière-train), hormis séant, restent vagues.
The term buttocks is sometimes seen by some as somewhat, as behind, but the names supported (as posterior and hindquarters), sitting apart, remain vague.
Ce séant semble me sourire. Je réponds donc à ce sourire.
I felt it was smiling at me, so I smiled back.
Dès que j'approche d'un jeune homme, elle veut que je l'embrasse séant.
It's like every time I'm sitting with a young man she wants me to kiss him, right then and there.
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