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sentar cátedra
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
formal
To occupy a university chair or to deliver an authoritative academic lecture.
2.
Spain
Latin America
colloquial
neutral
To speak or act as if one is an unquestionable authority; to give authoritative opinions or lectures, often in a didactic or condescending manner.
Examples:
ES:
Le resulta fácil estar satisfecho y sentar cátedra, ¿ verdad?
EN:
It's so easy to be smug and wear a badge on your mind, isn't it?
ES:
¿Para qué pasarme años escribiendo? Puedo sentar cátedra en los bares criticando a los que escriben y hablando de literatura.
EN:
I can hold court in some noisy bar and criticize writing and talk about writing and --
ES:
Vale, ¿así que ahora vas a sentar cátedra?
EN:
Okay, so you're gonna pontificate?
ES:
Le dije que el día que se gradúe, su padre dejará de sentar cátedra.
EN:
I said the day she graduates college is the last day Daddy's allowed to pontificate.
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