sedentary

sedentario

Che comporta molto tempo seduti e pochissima attività fisica.

In inglese semplice: Involving a lot of sitting and very little physical activity.

• I have a sedentary job.
• Regular walks can help people with sedentary lifestyles.
• Has office work made you more sedentary?

Sinonimi: inactive

Contrari: active

Espressioni comuni: sedentary lifestyle, sedentary job, sedentary habits

sedentario, sessile

Che si muove pochissimo o rimane nella stessa piccola area.

In inglese semplice: Moving very little or staying in the same small area.

• These animals are mostly sedentary.
• Sedentary species often attach themselves to rocks.
• The study compared moving animals with sedentary organisms.

Sinonimi: stationary, immobile

Contrari: mobile

Espressioni comuni: sedentary animals, sedentary species, sedentary organisms

sedentario, stanziale

Che vive in un luogo fisso invece di spostarsi regolarmente in posti nuovi.

In inglese semplice: Living in one place instead of regularly moving to new places.

• The community became sedentary.
• Sedentary populations built permanent villages.
• Farming helped these people adopt a sedentary way of life.

Sinonimi: settled

Contrari: nomadic

Espressioni comuni: sedentary population, sedentary communities, sedentary society