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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

sight /saɪt/ noun vista f;
(on gun) mirino m;
the ~s pl le cose da vedere;
at first ~ a prima vista;
be within/out of ~ essere/non essere in vista;
within ~ of vicino a;
lose ~ of perdere di vista;
know by ~ conoscere di vista;
have bad ~ vederci male transitive verb avvistare

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'sight' found in these entries:

English:

catch - intoxicating - landfall - lose - soul - vision - woeful

Italian:

avvistare - effetto - fulmine - mirino - morte - occhio - quadro - scatola - sgorbio - vedere - vista

sight: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
sight	n	(eyesight)	vista nf
My sight isn't very good without glasses on.
Senza occhiali non ho una vista molto buona.
sight	n	(view) panorama	vista nf
The sight is amazing from on top of the Ferris wheel.
The building is just in sight from up here.
C'è una vista mozzafiato da sopra la ruota.
sight	n	(sthg to see)	spettacolo nm
The protest was quite a sight.
La manifestazione di protesta è stata un vero spettacolo.
Additional Translations
sight	n	(sthg especially ugly) ironico	spettacolo nm
		ironico	visione nf
Then he came out with his shirt unbuttoned. What a sight that was!
Poi è venuto fuori con la camicia sbottonata. Che spettacolo!
sight	n	(sighting device for a gun)	mirino nm
			mira nf
He looked through the sight for a few seconds while aiming the gun.
Puntando il fucile ha guardato per qualche secondo attraverso il mirino.
* Prima di sparare ha preso la mira.
sight	vtr	(observe)	avvistare, scorgere vtr ⇒ ⇒
After waiting an hour the tourists were delighted to sight dolphins.
Dopo aver aspettato un'ora i turisti sono stati entusiasti di avvistare i delfini.
sight	vtr	(aim)	mirare, prendere la mira, puntare vi ⇒ ⇒
			puntare vtr ⇒
He sighted the arrow towards the target.
Ha puntato la freccia verso il bersaglio.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
at first sight			a prima vista
at sight			a vista
by sight	adv	(visually)	di vista avv
Il tuo nuovo vicino lo conoscevo di vista.
			a vista avv
Senza radar bisogna navigare a vista.
catch sight of	vtr	(glimpse, notice)	intravedere vtr ⇒
Mark likes to go to the most popular clubs in the hope that he'll catch sight of someone famous.
When I caught sight of my unsatisfactory appearance in the mirror, I immediately rushed back to my closet to change.
Spero di intravedere qualcuno che conosco alla festa.
fall in love at first sight	vi	(become infatuated with a stranger)	innamorarsi a prima vista v rif
As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight.
Non l'aveva mai incontrato prima ma si è innamorata a prima vista.
first sight			prima vista
gun sight	n	(aiming device on a firearm)	mirino nm
The sniper looked through the gun sight and took aim.
Il cecchino ha inquadrato nel mirino l'obiettivo e ha sparato centrando il bersaglio.
in sight			in vista
in sight			nei paraggi
line of sight			linea dello sguardo
lose sight of			perdere di vista
not lose sight of			non perdere di vista
on sight			a vista
out of sight			fuori dal campo visivo
out of sight out of mind			lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore
place sth out of sight			mettere qualcosa lontano dalla vista vtr
quite a sight			bello da vedere agg
sense of sight			senso della vista
within sight			in vista
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'sight' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'sight':

a silly sight-gag comedy
believe in love at first sight
by a long sight
game of sight-tag
Hidden in plain sight
I hate for her to leave my sight.
in sight
internet sight
it hid them from sight
line-of-sight
Love at first sight
No sight no mind
Not a cloud in sight
off the wall/out of sight
Out of sight
out of sight out of mind
sight - landscape - view
sight deposit
Those who love at the first sight are traitors at every glance
walk by faith, not by sight
We must have been an amusing sight
weapon sight
What a sight for sore eyes!
You are smell, sight, taste touch and sound - you are my everything
You maybe out of my sight...
You shouldn't let him out of your sight

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