Translations for sit about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

sit about esp Brit, sit around VB intr

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sesti // sedeti besposleno

Translations for sit about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

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I.about [ə'baʊt] PREP

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1. about (on the subject of):

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

3. about (surrounding):

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

II.about [ə'baʊt] ADV

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2. about (almost):

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

I.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

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2. sit inf (babysit):

sit

paziti imperf for - na

4. sit (perch):

our house sit on top of a hill

naša kuća je na vrhu brda

5. sit (on a nest):

sedeti na jajima

6. sit (be located):

sit

stati // stajati

7. sit (remain undisturbed):

sit

boraviti imperf

to sit on sb's desk/the shelf

stajati na nečijem stolu/polici

8. sit (in session):

sit

zasedati imperf

zasedati imperf

9. sit Am (be in office):

sit

to sit for sth

zastupati nešto

10. sit (fit):

sit

odgovarati imperf

sit clothes

pristajati imperf

II.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

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1. sit (put on seat):

sit

posesti // posedati

2. sit Brit (take exam):

to sit an exam

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Some times you have to sprint between gates other times you sit about trying to find things to do while flights get cancelled or delayed. startsatsixty.com.au

Most people sit about 60 cm away from their monitors and have quite a good feel about screen sizes at that distance. en.wikipedia.org

A door opens, the guy goes down through a passageway and into an auditorium, where sit about a dozen people separated from each other. www.newyorker.com

Apply to metal with a cloth, let sit about an hour, then wipe down and buff. www.huffingtonpost.com

Life's too short to sit about doing nothing. www.stuff.co.nz

I'm not normally the type of person to sit about all day. www.gazettelive.co.uk

The new station would sit about one mile (1.6 km) west of the historic railroad station of the same name. en.wikipedia.org

The device itself is small, light, and comes with a tripod which allows the camera to sit about two inches off a surface. www.thejournal.ie

We sit about and think up a subject, then write a song on the spot. en.wikipedia.org

Flowers sit about 4-6 in the axils of upper leaves. en.wikipedia.org

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