English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “sit”

sit (sɪt Pronunciation for sit

Word forms:   past tense past participle sat Pronunciation for sit

Translations

intransitive verb

  1. (= be seated)
    1. [person] estar sentado
    2. [bird] estar posado
    3. [hen]
      1. (on eggs) empollar
     ⇒ she was sitting at her desk estaba sentada delante de su mesa ⇒ don't just sit there, do something! ¡no te quedes ahí sentado, haz algo! ⇒ are you sitting comfortably? ¿estás cómodo (en la silla)? ⇒ that's where I sit ese es mi sitio ⇒ to sit at home all day pasar todo el día en casa (sin hacer nada) ⇒ they were sitting in a traffic jam for two hours estuvieron dos horas metidos en un atasco sin moverse ⇒ we're sitting on a fortune here estamos ante una mina de oro ⇒ he sat over his books all night pasó toda la noche con sus libros ⇒ to sit still/straight estarse or (Latin American) quedarse quieto/ponerse derecho (en la silla) ⇒ will you sit still! ¡te quieres estar or quedar quieto (en la silla)! ⇒ to sit and wait esperar sentado

    idiom: to be sitting pretty (informal) estar bien colocado or situado

    idiom: to sit tight ⇒ "sit tight, I'll be right back" —no te muevas, ahora vuelvo ⇒ we'll just have to sit tight till we hear from him tendremos que esperar sin hacer nada hasta recibir noticias suyas

    see also fence (sense 1)
    1. (= sit down) sentarse
    2. (= alight)
      1. [bird] posarse
     ⇒ sit by me siéntate a mi lado, siéntate conmigo ⇒ sit! (to dog) ¡quieto!
  2. (art, photography)
    1. (= pose)
     ⇒ to sit for a painter/a portrait posar para un pintor/un retrato
  3. (education) ⇒ to sit for an examination presentarse a un examen
  4. (British, politics) ⇒ to sit for Bury representar a Bury, ser diputado de or por Bury ⇒ to sit in Parliament ser diputado, ser miembro del Parlamento
    see also sit (sense 1)
  5. (= be in session)
    1. [assembly] reunirse, celebrar sesión
     ⇒ the House sat all night la sesión de la Cámara duró toda la noche
    see also judgement
  6. (= be situated)
    1. [object] estar colocado
    2. [building] estar situado
     ⇒ the house sits next to a stream la casa está situada junto a un arroyo ⇒ the hat sat awkwardly on her head llevaba el sombrero mal puesto ⇒ the car sat in the garage for over a year el coche estuvo aparcado en el garaje más de un año
  7. (= weigh) ⇒ that pie sits heavy on the stomach esa empanada es muy indigesta ⇒ it sat heavy on his conscience le pesaba en la conciencia, le producía remordimientos de conciencia ⇒ her years sit lightly on her los años apenas han dejado huella en ella
  8. (= be compatible) ⇒ his authoritarian style did not sit well with their progressive educational policies su estilo autoritario era poco compatible con la política educativa activa de ellos
  9. (= to fit)
    1. [clothing] sentar
     ⇒ to sit well/badly (on sb) sentar bien/mal (a algn)
  10. (= babysit) cuidar a los niños

transitive verb

    1. [+ person] sentar
    2. [+ object] colocar
     ⇒ she sat the vase on the windowsill colocó el jarrón sobre la repisa de la ventana ⇒ to sit a child on one's knee sentar a un niño sobre las rodillas ⇒ he sat himself on the edge of the bed se sentó en el borde de la cama
  1. (= have capacity for) ⇒ this table sits 12 (people) en esta mesa caben 12 (personas) ⇒ the concert hall sits 2,000 (people) el auditorio tiene cabida or capacidad para 2.000 personas
  2. [+ exam, test] presentarse a ⇒ to sit an examination in French presentarse a un examen de francés, examinarse de francés

Similar Words

= take a seat, perch, settle down, be seated, take a pew, plant yourself, park yourself, plonk yourself, take the weight off your feet, install yourself, ensconce yourself
= be a member of, serve on, have a seat on, preside on
= convene, meet, assemble, officiate, be in session
= be situated, stand, lie, be placed, be positioned
= babysit, childmind
= hold, seat, contain, accommodate, have space for

'sit' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: يَقْعِدُPronunciation for يَقْعِدُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sentar-sePronunciation for sentar-se
  • Chinese: Pronunciation for 坐
  • Croatian: sjeditiPronunciation for sjediti
  • Czech: sedětPronunciation for sedět
  • Danish: siddePronunciation for sidde
  • Dutch: zittenPronunciation for zitten
  • European Spanish: sentarsePronunciation for sentarse
  • Finnish: istuaPronunciation for istua
  • French: être assisPronunciation for être assis être assise
  • German: sitzenPronunciation for sitzen
  • Greek: κάθομαιPronunciation for κάθομαι
  • Italian: sederePronunciation for sedere
  • Japanese: 座るPronunciation for 座る
  • Korean: 앉다Pronunciation for 앉다
  • Norwegian: sittePronunciation for sitte
  • Polish: usiąśćPronunciation for usiąść siadać
  • Portuguese: sentar-sePronunciation for sentar-se
  • Romanian: a ședea
  • Russian: сидетьPronunciation for сидеть
  • Spanish: sentarsePronunciation for sentarse
  • Swedish: sittaPronunciation for sitta
  • Thai: นั่งPronunciation for นั่ง
  • Turkish: oturmakPronunciation for oturmak
  • Ukrainian: сидіти
  • Vietnamese: ngồiPronunciation for ngồi

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