Meaning
session, meeting, sitting
- seat (of a chair, sofa)
In a sentence
La seduta è iniziata con dieci minuti di ritardo.
The session started ten minutes late.
Questa sedia ha la seduta troppo bassa.
This chair has a seat that is too low.
La prossima seduta del consiglio comunale sarà giovedì.
The next session of the city council will be on Thursday.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| seduta | feminine · singular |
| sedute | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For meetings, seduta is common in formal contexts like parliament, councils, or therapy; riunione is the everyday word for a general meeting.
- For furniture, seduta usually means the sitting surface, not the whole chair. Use sedia for the full object in everyday speech.
- In therapy or beauty contexts, una seduta means one appointment or treatment session; learners often overuse sessione here.