sighting in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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sighting [Brit ˈsʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsaɪdɪŋ] N

sighting lap [ˈsaɪtɪŋˌlæp] N SPORTS

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

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

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sighting stake

sighting in the PONS Dictionary

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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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sighting 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 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 let sb out of your sight
perdere qu di vista
to be a sight for sore eyes
rifare gli occhi
out of sight, out of mind
occhio non vede, cuore non duole prov
out of sight, out of mind
lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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North Korea claimed a sighting in March 1971, but this record is highly suspect.
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Just after she discovered the sighting had been the result of a reflection of a shoal spot, she received a severe fright.
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In 2015, there has been rare sighting of spotted crake, as last record of its sighing was in 1979.
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Why does the cashpoint swallow your debit card and the airlines' website crash at the first sighting of a solitary snowflake?
www.whatsonstage.com
Many marine biologists are now skeptical of this supposed sighting, and it is suggested that the creature may instead have been a sea cucumber.
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In a rare sighting, a parking attendant was spotted early yesterday morning walking the streets of the town.
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The captain of the transport ordered the helm put over to starboard soon after the sighting, as the submarine moved away on an opposite course.
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The teenager announces his sighting, but nobody believes him until the rapture happens three days later, but the adolescent does not get raptured.
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The last sighting reported in 2002-2003 was of two leopards.
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Assorted other wildlife can be seen around the park; including red squirrels, foxes, wild rabbits, various butterfly's, grey squirrels and one reported sighting of a water vole.
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