sit for

poser pour

Servir de modèle à un artiste pour une peinture, un dessin ou une photographie.

En anglais simple : To be the person an artist paints, draws, or photographs.

• She sat for a portrait.
• Would you sit for this young artist?
• He has sat for several famous photographers.

Comment l'utiliser : sit for an artist/a portrait (He sat for a portrait in her studio.)

Synonymes : pose for, model for

Expressions courantes : sit for someone, sit for portraits

garder des enfants

S'occuper des enfants de quelqu'un pendant l'absence de leurs parents.

En anglais simple : To look after someone's children while their parents are away.

• Can you sit for us tonight?
• She sat for our children last Saturday.
• I often sit for my neighbors when they go out.

Comment l'utiliser : sit for someone (I sit for the family next door.)

Synonymes : babysit, look after

Expressions courantes : sit for someone, sit for neighbors

représenter, siéger pour

Siéger dans une assemblée politique comme représentant d'un parti particulier.

En anglais simple : To serve in a political body as a representative of a particular party.

• He sits for the Conservatives.
• She sat for Labour in the House of Lords.
• Which party does the new peer sit for?

Comment l'utiliser : sit for a political party (She sits for Labour in the House of Lords.)

Synonymes : represent

Expressions courantes : sit for Labour, sit for Conservatives