sit
sat, sat /sɪt/ [sitting]Translation
v [t, i]
›
⇨ sentar(se)
I sat on the sofa Me senté en el sofá
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⇨ estar sentado,da
He was sitting on the front row Estaba sentado en la primera fila
v [i]
→ to sit {about/around}→ to sit back→ to sit in→ to sit sth out [m]→ to sit through sth→ to sit upVéase tb: to {sit/squat} on one's haunches; to sit bolt upright; to sit on the fence› (un comité)
⇨ reunirse
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio to sit an examination UK
⇨ presentarse a un examen
to sit down
⇨ tomar asiento
⇨ sentarse
Will you all please sit down! Sentaros, por favor
(Definition of sit vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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