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sit-down
sit-down strike
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sit-ups
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site
sitter
sitting
sitting duck
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For the verb: "to sit"
| Simple Past: | sat |
| Past Participle: | sat |
Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
sit /sɪt/
- tr. (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. sat)
- (put) to ~ sb. in, near sth. mettere a sedere qcn. in qcs., vicino a qcs.;
to ~ sth. on, near sth. mettere qcs. su qcs., vicino a qcs.
- BE scol. univ. sostenere, dare [exam]
- (put) to ~ sb. in, near sth. mettere a sedere qcn. in qcs., vicino a qcs.;
- intr. (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. sat)
- (take a seat) sedersi;
to ~ on the floor sedersi per terra
- (be seated) essere seduto;
[bird] essere appollaiato;
to be ~ting reading essere seduto a leggere;
to ~ over essere chino su [books];
to ~ at home rimanere a casa
- (meet) [committee, court] riunirsi
- (hold office) to ~ as essere [judge, magistrate];
to ~ on fare parte di [committee, jury]
- (fit) to ~ well, badly (on sb.) [jacket] cadere bene, male (addosso a qcn.);
power ~s lightly on her fig. il potere non le pesa
- (remain untouched) the books were still ~ting on the desk i libri erano ancora posati sul banco
- zool. to ~ on [bird] covare [eggs].
- (take a seat) sedersi;
Phrasal verbs:
sit about, sit around stare seduto con le mani in mano. sit back: ~ back
- (lean back) appoggiarsi (all’indietro)
- (relax) distendersi;
to ~ back on one’s heels accosciarsi.
to ~ down to dinner mettersi a tavola; ~ [sb.] down fare sedere;
to ~ oneself down sedersi. sit in: to ~ in [observer] assistere;
to ~ in on assistere a [meeting]. sit on colloq. ~ on [sth.] (not deal with) mettere nel cassetto [form, letter]. sit out: ~ out sedere all’aperto; ~ [sth.] out
- (stay to the end) restare fino alla fine di [lecture]
- (not take part in) non partecipare a [game]; fig. aspettare la fine di [crisis];
I’ll ~ the next one out (dance) non farò il prossimo ballo.
- (raise oneself upright) mettersi a sedere (da sdraiato);
to be ~ting up essere seduto;
~ up straight! stai su con la schiena!
to make sb. ~ up and take notice fare svegliare qcn., imporsi all’attenzione di qcn.
- (stay up late) stare alzato, rimanere in piedi (doing per fare);
to ~ up with sb. vegliare qcn.;
'sit' trovato anche in queste voci:
Inglese:
anywhere
- astride
- baby-sit
- back
- bare
- bench
- care
- circle
- comfortably
- cosily
- cross-legged
- do
- down
- eligibility
- engine
- fence
- front
- ground
- here
- house-sit
- hunkers
- idly
- join
- judgment
- like
- lower
- moodily
- night
- nowhere
- primly
- quietly
- round
- sat
- seat
- sitcom
- sit-down
- sit-down strike
- sit-in
- sit-ups
- slouch
- still
- straight
- take
- thankfully
- tight
- unaided
- unassisted
- under
- upright
Italiano:
accanto
- accomodare
- accosciarsi
- addominale
- braccio
- cassetta
- cavalcioni
- comitato
- composto
- covare
- curva
- davanti
- dehors
- dietro
- dormire
- ergersi
- esame
- finestra
- ginocchio
- giudice
- gobbo
- impreparato
- invitare
- mano
- mettere
- occupare
- occupazione
- poltrona
- prego
- rimandare
- riparare
- sedere
- seduto
- si
- sole
- solere
- sostenere
- tavola
- tirare
- turco
- vegliare
- venire
- vicino
sit: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||
| sit | vi | (occupy a chair, etc.) occupare un posto | essere seduto vi |
| prendere posto | sedersi v rif | ||
| I sat beside the window. | |||
| Ero seduto a fianco alla finestra. | |||
| Mi sono seduto vicino alla finestra. | |||
| sit | vi | (be placed) | essere⇒, stare⇒ vi |
| The glass is sitting on the table. | |||
| Il bicchiere è sul tavolo. | |||
| Additional Translations | |||
| sit | vi | (do nothing) | stare seduto, restare seduto vi |
| Don't just sit there and pout. | |||
| Non restare lì seduto col broncio! | |||
| sit | vi | (perch) | posarsi⇒ vrif |
| The hummingbird sat on a branch. | |||
| Il colibrì si è posato su un ramo. | |||
| sit | vi | (lie, be situated) | giacere⇒ vi |
| London sits on the River Thames. | |||
| Londra giace sul Tamigi. | |||
| sit | vi | (pose) | posare⇒ vi |
| Helen is going to sit for a picture. | |||
| Helen poserà per un ritratto. | |||
| sit | vi | (be in session) | essere in seduta vi |
| Parliament is sitting now. | |||
| Il parlamento è in seduta ora. | |||
| sit | vi | (baby-sit) | fare da baby sitter, fare da balia vtr |
| Mr. and Mrs. Brown asked Julie to sit for their son. | |||
| I signori Brown hanno chiesto a Julie di fare da baby sitter a loro figlio. | |||
| sit | vi | (clothing: fit) | stare⇒ vi |
| cadere⇒ vi | |||
| That coat sits very well on you. | |||
| Quel cappotto ti sta molto bene. | |||
| Quel cappotto ti cade molto bene addosso. | |||
| sit | vi | colloquial (be accepted) informale | stare bene vi |
| This situation doesn't sit well with me. | |||
| Questa situazione non mi sta bene. | |||
| sit | vi | (take an exam) | dare⇒, sostenere⇒, fare⇒ vtr |
| I'm sitting my exam tomorrow. | |||
| Do l'esame domani. | |||
| sit | vtr | (cause to sit) | mettere seduto vtr |
| I'm just going to sit you down so I can change your nappy. | |||
| Ora ti metto seduto così ti cambio il pannolino. | |||
| sit | vtr | (seat, provide seating) | fare sedere⇒ vtr |
| The usher sat us in the front row. | |||
| La maschera ci ha fatto sedere in prima fila. | |||
| sit | vtr | (take an exam) | dare⇒, sostenere⇒, fare⇒ vtr |
| I'm sitting for my proficiency exam next week. | |||
| Do l'esame di lingua la prossima settimana. | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
sit: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| baby-sit | fare baby-sitting v | ||
| sit at | sedersi a | ||
| sit back | rilassarsi | ||
| sit back | rimanere inattivo | ||
| sit by | rimanere indifferente, restare passivo | ||
| sit down | vi | (not standing; posture) | sedersi v rif |
| sit down at the table | sedersi a tavola | ||
| sit down on | sedersi su | ||
| sit down with | sedersi con | ||
| sit in | fare un sit-in | ||
| sit in | sostituire | ||
| sit in on | assistere | ||
| sit it out | resistere fino alla fine | ||
| sit on | insabbiare | ||
| sit on | pesare | ||
| sit out | saltare un ballo | ||
| sit up | alzandosi da coricato | mettersi seduto | |
| sit up | da seduti | tenere dritta la schiena | |
| sit-in | sit in | ||
| where you sit | dove siedi | ||
| Segnala un errore | |||
Forum discussions with the word(s) 'sit' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'sit':
Can I sit here?
Can I sit next to you
Can sit-ups ruin your back?
Can we sit here?
Come sit with me
Do you mind if we sit together?
fancy, potluck, sit-down feast
From where I sit
G likes to sit in the garden and smell the sweet
He would sit in his armchair
House sit - take care of someone's house
House sit and house sitter
human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt
Hurry, sit, it is about to begin.
I couldn't sit long enough
I sit around all day while you spoil him
I sit on the box as miserable as if I'd stolen him.
I want nothing more than to sit by your side
I'd sit alone and watch your light...
I'd sit here from dusk into night
If you don't have anything nice to say about anyone, come sit by me dear
in SIT
it is important to sit at the table with the family
jump rope, sit-ups, push-ups, squats
Just sit a spell. We be going directly
lean back, sit back, lie back
let him sit
Maria sit next to your bed
my cat likes to sit on my lap
nothing seemed to sit well
continua...
Can I sit next to you
Can sit-ups ruin your back?
Can we sit here?
Come sit with me
Do you mind if we sit together?
fancy, potluck, sit-down feast
From where I sit
G likes to sit in the garden and smell the sweet
He would sit in his armchair
House sit - take care of someone's house
House sit and house sitter
human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt
Hurry, sit, it is about to begin.
I couldn't sit long enough
I sit around all day while you spoil him
I sit on the box as miserable as if I'd stolen him.
I want nothing more than to sit by your side
I'd sit alone and watch your light...
I'd sit here from dusk into night
If you don't have anything nice to say about anyone, come sit by me dear
in SIT
it is important to sit at the table with the family
jump rope, sit-ups, push-ups, squats
Just sit a spell. We be going directly
lean back, sit back, lie back
let him sit
Maria sit next to your bed
my cat likes to sit on my lap
nothing seemed to sit well
continua...
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