rittlings sitzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bestride verb To sit or stand over something with one leg on each side, as you would on a horse.
• straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.

Senses

rittlings sitzen is used for these senses in English:

• bestride (transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
• straddle (transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

bestride — full definition

1. verb To sit or stand over something with one leg on each side, as you would on a horse.
2. verb To step over or across something with one big movement.
3. verb To have a very powerful and controlling influence over something.

straddle — full definition

1. verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
2. verb To span or extend across both sides of something, or to hold a position between two options without committing fully to either.
3. noun An options-trading strategy that bets on a security moving sharply in either direction.

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