English-Swedish translations for sedentary

• stillasittande
  Enligt statistiska uppgifter tillbringar ungdomar i dag mer än fem timmar stillasittande, huvudsakligen tittar de på tv och spelar datorspel.According to the statistics, young people today spend more than five hours a day in sedentary activities, mainly watching television and playing on computers.
  Problemet beror delvis på dåliga kostvanor och delvis på en stillasittande, fysiskt inaktiv livsstil.The problem is partly due to inappropriate nutrition and partly to a sedentary lifestyle that does not involve any physical effort.
  Smörgåsar, läskedrycker, sötsaker och snacks ska inte ätas och drickas varje dag, och en stillasittande livsstil gör ingenting för hälsan.Sandwiches and soft drinks, sweets and snacks should not be consumed every day and a sedentary lifestyle does nothing for your health.

Definition of sedentary

• Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity
• Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic
• inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil
• Caused by long sitting
• a sedentary person

Examples

• The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans

Related words

• sedentism
• sedentarization
• sedentarism