Betekenis van session In het Nederlands

• 0 a formal meeting or series of meetings of an organization such as a parliament or a law court:

  • The parliamentary session is due to end on 27 May.

  • The UN Security Council met in emergency session to discuss the crisis.

• 1 a period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity:

  • The 21-year-old runner twisted his ankle in a training session last Friday.

  • As the European heads of state gathered, the press were allowed in for a photo session.

  • UK informal The men had a heavy session last night (= they drank a lot of alcohol).

• 2 at a college, any of the periods of time that a teaching year or day is divided into, or the teaching year itself:

  • He taught a class during the summer session.

  • Access is restricted when school is in session.

• 3 a formal meeting of an organization, esp. of a legislature or law court:

  • [ C ] He wanted to introduce the bill before the present session of the state legislature adjourned.

  • [ U ] Congress is in session (= continuing to have meetings) until the end of the month.

• 4 a period of time or a meeting arranged for a particular activity:

  • The musicians gathered in the studio, waiting for the start of the recording session.

  • The first summer session starts June 3rd.

• 5 a period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity:

  • I'm having a session with her this afternoon for a briefing.

  • There are regular training sessions at the firm's central office.

  • So far the intense negotiating sessions have failed to yield any substantial progress.

  • a planning/brainstorming session

  • the opening/closing session She spoke at the opening session of the conference.

• 6 a period of buying and selling on a stock market, usually within a single day:

  • Tokyo stocks surged in the trading session, pushed by record highs on Wall Street overnight.

  • The group's shares gained 7.5p to close the session at 176.5p.

• 7 a formal meeting or series of meetings of an organization such as a parliament or a law court:

  • The General Assembly is due back in session after a six-week adjournment.

  • Improvements in workers' compensation were made during the last legislative session.

  • The Bank's board held an emergency session yesterday.