sentar cátedra

En la mesa redonda, nadie quiso sentar cátedra.
At the panel discussion, nobody wanted to speak as the final authority.
La historiadora sentó cátedra sobre el periodo colonial.
The historian spoke with authority on the colonial period.
El ensayo sienta cátedra sobre la poesía de la época.
The essay sets the standard for writing on the period’s poetry.
No hace falta sentar cátedra en cada conversación.
You need not pontificate in every conversation.
Opina dos minutos y ya pretende sentar cátedra.
He speaks for two minutes and already wants to pontificate.

Similar words

pontificar

dictar doctrina

pronunciarse con autoridad

La historiadora sentó cátedra sobre el periodo colonial.
The historian spoke with authority on the colonial period.
Opina dos minutos y ya pretende sentar cátedra.
He speaks for two minutes and already wants to pontificate.
No hace falta sentar cátedra en cada conversación.
You need not pontificate in every conversation.
El ensayo sienta cátedra sobre la poesía de la época.
The essay sets the standard for writing on the period’s poetry.
En la mesa redonda, nadie quiso sentar cátedra.
At the panel discussion, nobody wanted to speak as the final authority.

pontificar

pronunciarse con autoridad

dictar doctrina

Literally “establish a chair”: cátedra names a professorship or teaching chair, from Latin cathedra.

What does sentar cátedra mean?

To pronounce on a subject as an authority.

When is sentar cátedra used?

When someone gives a seemingly conclusive opinion.

What tone does sentar cátedra have?

Often ironic, though it can praise genuine expertise.

What does sentar cátedra contrast with?

It differs from offering a tentative view.

What is the origin or form of sentar cátedra?

Cátedra means a teaching chair.

Know this word from another angle? Add a correction, a nuance, or a usage note. New posts go public after a quick review.

No comments yet. Be the first to add one.

Look up word or phrase...