sit down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sit down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sit down VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + adv) (take a seat)

II.sit down VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + o + adv) (cause to be seated)

I.sit-down [Am ˈsɪt ˌdaʊn, Brit] N

II.sit-down [Am ˈsɪt ˌdaʊn, Brit] ADJ attr

Translations for sit down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB intr

1.2. sit (be seated):

II.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB trans

See also sit on

sit on VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + prep + o)

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

sit down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Because her family's schedules fluctuate, however, she sometimes does not sit down to write until the middle of the night.
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They sit down, saying they will not leave without it.
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This inspired us to sit down and really think deep about the relationships between science and art.
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He motions them to sit down at his bar.
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Families can sit down and watch this and get a real laugh.
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But once people begin to have the political will and force their governments to sit down, it can happen.
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The teacher then asks them to sit down.
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He called in his outfielders and had them sit down in the infield.
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If everybody would just sit down and have a civilized discourse, benefits to the whole system can be maximized while energy spent is minimized.
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Don't forget, they would never sit down and work out a song.
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