sightsee in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sightsee in the English»Italian Dictionary

sightseer [Brit ˈsʌɪtˌsiːə, Am ˈsaɪtˌsɪr] N

1. sightseer (visitor):

sightseer

turista mf

2. sightseer (drawn to scene of disaster):

sightseer

curioso m / curiosa f

sightseeing [Brit ˈsʌɪtsiːɪŋ, Am ˈsaɪtˌsiɪŋ] N

sightseeing

giro m turistico

to go sightseeing

fare un giro turistico

I.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] N

1. sight (faculty):

sight

vista f

to have good, poor sight

avere, non avere la vista buona

her sight is failing

sta perdendo la vista

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!

4. sight (thing seen):

sight

spettacolo m

a familiar, sorry sight

uno spettacolo familiare, triste

a sight to behold

uno spettacolo per gli occhi

it was not a pretty sight! iron

non era un bello spettacolo!

5. sight (a shock to see):

sight (place)

casino m

(person) you're a sight!

guarda come ti sei ridotto!

(person) I look such a sight

ho un aspetto terribile

(person) she looked a sight in that hat

con quel cappello è proprio ridicola

II.sights N npl

1. sights (places worth seeing):

sights

luoghi m di interesse turistico (of di)

to see the sights

visitare

to show sb the sights

fare fare un giro turistico a qn

the sights and sounds of a place

l'atmosfera di un luogo

2. sights (on rifle, telescope):

sights

mirino m

3. sights fig:

to have sb, sth in one's sights

tenere qn, qc nel mirino

to set one's sights on sth

mirare a or su qc

to set one's sights too high

puntare troppo in alto

to raise, lower one's sights

puntare più in alto, più in basso

to have one's sights firmly fixed on sth

puntare tutto su qc

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

sight land, plane, ship, rare bird:

sight

avvistare, scorgere

to sight a gun (aiming)

prendere la mira col fucile

to sight a gun (adjusting)

aggiustare la mira del fucile

IV.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt]

a damned sight better, harder, a jolly sight better, harder Brit

molto meglio, molto più difficile

out of sight, out of mind prov

lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore

out of sight! inf

favoloso, fantastico!

quick-sighted [ˌkwɪkˈsaɪtɪd] ADJ

1. quick-sighted:

quick-sighted

dalla vista acuta

2. quick-sighted fig:

quick-sighted

acuto

quick-sighted

perspicace

far-sighted [Brit ˌfɑːˈsʌɪtɪd, Am ˈfɑrˌsaɪdəd, fɑrˈsaɪdəd] ADJ

1. far-sighted (prudent):

far-sighted person

previdente

far-sighted policy, idea

lungimirante

far-sighted view

prudente

2. far-sighted Am MED:

far-sighted person

ipermetrope

short-sighted [Brit ʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdəd] ADJ

1. short-sighted:

short-sighted

miope

short-sighted people

i miopi

2. short-sighted (lacking foresight) fig:

short-sighted person, policy, decision

miope, poco lungimirante

it would be very short-sighted to do

sarebbe davvero poco lungimirante fare

to have a short-sighted attitude

essere di or avere vedute ristrette

sightless [Brit ˈsʌɪtləs, Am ˈsaɪtlɪs] ADJ

1. sightless (blind):

sightless

non vedente

2. sightless (invisible):

sightless liter

invisibile

clear-sightedly [ˌklɪəˈsaɪtɪdlɪ] ADV

clear-sightedly

perspicacemente, con perspicacia

clear-sighted [Brit, Am ˌklɪrˈsaɪdɪd] ADJ

clear-sighted

perspicace

sightly [Brit ˈsʌɪtli, Am ˈsaɪtli] ADJ

1. sightly (handsome):

sightly

avvenente

sightly

attraente

2. sightly place:

sightly

che offre una bella vista

sightsee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sightsee in the English»Italian Dictionary

sightseer [ˈsaɪt·ˌsi:·ɚ] N

sightseer

turista mf

sightseeing [ˈsaɪt·ˌsi:·ɪŋ] N

sightseeing

turismo m

to go sightseeing

visitare luoghi di interesse

sightseeing tour N

sightseeing tour

giro m turistico

clear-sighted [ˌklɪə·ˈsaɪ·tɪd] ADJ

clear-sighted

perspicace

sharp-sighted [ˈʃɑ:rp·ˌsaɪ·t̬ɪd] ADJ

1. sharp-sighted (very observant):

sharp-sighted

dalla vista acuta

2. sharp-sighted (alert):

sharp-sighted

attento, -a

near-sighted [ˌnɪr·ˈsaɪ·t̬ɪd] ADJ a. fig

near-sighted

miope

sightly [ˈsaɪt·li] ADJ

sightly

bello, -a a vedersi

sighted ADJ

sighted

vedente

long-sighted ADJ

1. long-sighted (far-sighted):

long-sighted

presbite

2. long-sighted (having foresight):

long-sighted

lungimirante

sightless ADJ

sightless

cieco, -a