sights in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] N

2. sight (act of seeing):

sight
vista f
at first sight
a prima vista
at the sight of blood, uniform, luxury, injustice
alla vista di
at the sight of her
vedendola
she felt misgivings at the sight
vedendolo le venne un dubbio
this was my first sight of
era la prima volta che vedevo
to have sight of LAW correspondence, will, document
prendere visione di
to catch sight of sb, sth
scorgere qn, qc
to lose sight of sb, sth
perdere di vista qn, qc also fig
we mustn't lose sight of the fact that fig
non dobbiamo dimenticare che
to know sb by sight
conoscere qn di vista
to shoot sb on sight
sparare a qn a vista
I took a dislike to him on sight
mi è stato antipatico non appena l'ho visto
I can't stand the sight of him!
non posso proprio vederlo!

3. sight (range of vision):

to be in sight town, land, border, peace, victory, freedom, new era:
essere in vista
the end, our goal is in sight!
la fine, la nostra meta è vicina!
there's no solution in sight
non si è ancora vicini a una soluzione
the war goes on with no end in sight
la guerra continua senza vederne la fine
there wasn't a soldier, boat in sight
non c'era un soldato, un'imbarcazione in vista
in the sight of God form
al cospetto di Dio
to come into sight
presentarsi alla vista or apparire
to be out of sight (hidden)
essere nascosto
to be out of sight (having moved)
non essere più in vista
to do sth out of sight of observer, guard
fare qc di nascosto da
to keep or stay out of sight
rimanere nascosto
to keep sb, sth out of sight
tenere nascosto qn, qc
don't let her out of your sight!
non perdetela di vista!

III.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] VB trans

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IV.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt]

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second sight [Brit, Am ˌsəkənd ˈsaɪt] N

sight screen [ˈsaɪtskriːn] N Brit SPORTS

sight-reading [Brit ˈsʌɪtˌriːdɪŋ, Am ˈsaɪt ˌridɪŋ] N

peep sight [Am ˈpip ˌsaɪt] N MIL

sight unseen [Am saɪt ˌənˈsin] ADV COMM

I.sight-read <pt/pp sight-read> [Brit ˈsʌɪtriːd, Am ˈsaɪt ˌrid] VB trans

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II.sight-read <pt/pp sight-read> [Brit ˈsʌɪtriːd, Am ˈsaɪt ˌrid] VB intr

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sights in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sights in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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I.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB intr

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II.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB trans

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sight unseen
a scatola chiusa
a piteous sight
una scena pietosa
beautiful sight, weather
stupendo, -a

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sights Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be out of (one's) sight
essere nascosto alla (propria) vista
I can't bear the sight of him!
non lo posso vedere!
to line up the sights
prendere la mira
to lower one's sights fig
moderare le proprie ambizioni
to set one's sights on sth fig
mirare a qc
to be a sight for sore eyes inf
essere un piacere per gli occhi
out of sight, out of mind prov
lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore prov
I never buy anything sight unseen
non compro mai niente senza prima averlo visto
to know sb by sight/by name/personally
conoscere qu di vista/di nome/personalmente
to be a sight for sore eyes
rifare gli occhi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They are captured by soldiers and taken to the king, who shows them the sights and introduces them to several high-grade citizens.
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These configurations range from short carbine-length models with features such as adjustable length stocks and optical sights, to heavy barrel models.
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The sights stand out for their splendour or quirkiness.
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He also devised new sights employing telescope optics and new training targets.
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I did little twists and turns, not allowing the enemy to get me squarely in his sights.
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He also mentioned a perspective glass whereby we shewed manie strange sights.
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Iron sights can not be mounted on integrally silenced APR models.
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Rowan then sights a slight glint in the trees and runs toward it. they discover that it is a pool of clear water.
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He soon became overwhelmed with the sights and sounds, and began to head up to the deck for fresh air.
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This should be done day after day, with a few more frightening sights and sounds being added to the scene each time.
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