sit by in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sit by in the English»Italian Dictionary

sit by VB [sɪt -]

sit by

non fare nulla, non prendere provvedimenti, restare a guardare

Translations for sit by in the English»Italian Dictionary

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

to sit by the fire

sedersi accanto al fuoco

we had to sit by and watch the collapse of all our hopes

abbiamo dovuto assistere impotenti al crollo di tutte le nostre speranze

Translations for sit by in the Italian»English Dictionary

non prendere provvedimenti

to sit by

sedere accanto al camino

to sit by the fire(place)

sedersi accanto al fuoco

to sit by the fire

vieni a sederti accanto a me

come and sit by me

sedere davanti al caminetto

to sit by the fire(place)

vieni a sederti accanto a me

come and sit by me

Translations for sit by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

da

he was bitten by a snake

è stato morso da un serpente

the house was designed by an architect

la casa è stata disegnata da un architetto

a building destroyed by fire

un edificio distrutto dal fuoco

we were overwhelmed by the news

fummo sconvolti dalla notizia

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

vi sarà rimborsata l'intera somma da voi pagata

2. by (through the means of):

by

in, per, con

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

by bicycle

in bicicletta

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

facendo dello straordinario, riuscì a guadagnare di più

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

vendendo degli oggetti di valore, è riuscita a procurarsi un po' di denaro

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

secondo

by

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

per me va bene

4. by (via, passing through):

by

attraverso, per, tramite, da

we entered by the back door

siamo entrati dalla porta di servizio

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

ci arriveremo più velocemente se passeremo da Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5. by (near, beside):

by

presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed, the window

accanto al letto, alla finestra

by the sea

in riva al mare

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

6. by (past):

to go or passò by sb

passare davanti or accanto a qn

she walked by me

pass davanti a me

they passed us by in their car

ci sono passati davanti in macchina

please let us get by

per favore, lasciateci passare

7. by (showing authorship):

by

di

a film by Stanley Kubrik

un film di Stanley Kubrik

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un romanzo di Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

di chi è?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

per

by

entro

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight

di giorno or alla luce del giorno

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

proibito per legge

to play by the rules

giocare secondo le regole

it seems primitive by western standards

sembra primitivo per gli standard occidentali

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

di

prices have risen by 20%

i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

è due centimetri più alto di me or è più alto di me di due centimetri

by far

è di gran lunga

she is by far the cleverest, the youngest

di gran lunga la più intelligente, la più giovane

it's better by far

è di gran lunga migliore

12. by (in measurements):

by

per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

a

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

by the dozen

a dozzine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

poco a poco

day by day

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

one by one

uno a uno or uno alla volta

16. by (with regard to):

by

di

he is an architect by profession or trade

di professione fa l'architetto

by birth

di nascita

17. by (as a result of):

by

per

by mistake

per errore

by chance

per caso, casualmente

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

sud-sud-ovest

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passare

the people walking by

la gente che passa or i passanti

he walked on by without stopping

passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then

molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by

col (passare del) tempo

2. by (near):

by

vicino

by

accanto

he lives close by

abita vicino

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passa a bere qualcosa

she called by during the week

è passata in settimana

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

by

secondario

by

indiretto

by effect

effetto secondario

IV.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by (in past)

di lì a poco

by and by (in future)

presto or fra breve or tra poco

by the by or by the bye

incidentalmente or a proposito

but that's by the by

ma questo c'entra poco

by and large

nell'insieme, nel complesso

I.sit [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] N

1. sit (period of sitting):

sit

seduta f

sit

attesa f

2. sit (of clothing):

sit

modo m di cadere

II.sit <forma in -ing sitting, pt/pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB trans

1. sit (put):

to sit sb in, on, near sth

sedere or mettere a sedere qn in, su, vicino a qc

to sit sth in, on, near sth

mettere qc in, su, vicino a qc

2. sit Brit candidate:

sit SCHOOL, UNIV exam

sostenere, dare

III.sit <forma in -ing sitting, pt/pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB intr

1. sit (take a seat):

sit

sedersi (at a; in in; on su)

to sit on the floor

sedersi per terra

2. sit (be seated):

sit person, animal:

essere seduto (around attorno a; at a; in in; on su)

sit bird:

essere appollaiato (on su)

to be sitting reading, knitting

essere seduto a leggere, a lavorare a maglia

I like to sit and read, watch TV

mi piace stare seduto a leggere, guardare la tivù

to sit over sth accounts, books

essere chino su

to sit for two hours

rimanere seduto per due ore

to sit quietly, comfortably

stare tranquillamente, comodamente seduto

to sit still

stare fermo e composto

to sit at home

rimanere a casa

don't just sit there!

non rimanere lì con le mani in mano!

3. sit (meet):

sit committee, court:

riunirsi

4. sit (hold office):

to sit for MP: constituency

rappresentare

to sit as judge, magistrate

essere

to sit on committee, jury

fare parte di

5. sit (fit):

to sit well, badly (on sb) suit, jacket:

cadere bene, male (addosso a qn)

the jacket sits well across the shoulders

la giacca cade bene sulle spalle

success, power sits lightly on her fig

il successo, il potere non le pesa

6. sit (remain untouched):

the books were still sitting on the desk

i libri erano ancora posati sul banco

the keys were still sitting on the table

le chiavi erano ancora posate sul tavolo

the car is sitting rusting in the garage

la macchina rimane ad arrugginire nel garage

7. sit Brit LAW:

to sit for the Bar

dare un esame per esercitare l'avvocatura

8. sit ZOOL:

to sit on bird: eggs

covare

sit by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit by in the Italian»English Dictionary

fare la veglia a qu

to sit by sb's bedside

Translations for sit by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sit <sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

1. sit:

sit

sedere

sit (be in seated position)

essere seduto, -a

sit! (to dog)

cuccia!

2. sit ART:

sit

posare

to sit for one's portrait

posare per un ritratto

3. sit inf (babysit):

to sit for sb

fare la baby-sitter da qu

4. sit:

sit (perch)

posarsi

sit (incubate eggs)

covare

5. sit:

sit (be placed)

essere

sit (be placed)

stare

sit (rest unmoved)

stare fermo

to sit on the shelf

essere sul ripiano

6. sit (be in session):

sit

riunirsi

7. sit POL (be in office):

to sit in Congress

sedere in Congresso

8. sit (fit):

to sit well/badly

cadere bene/male

9. sit (be agreeable):

the idea doesn't sit well with any of them

l'idea non va a genio a nessuno di loro

Phrases:

to be sitting pretty

esser messo bene

to sit tight (not move)

non muoversi

to sit tight (not change opinion)

tenere duro

II.sit <sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

sit

mettere a sedere

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

vicino a

close [or near] by …

vicino a …

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

by the sea

sul mare

2. by (at):

by

presso

to remain by sb for two days

restare presso qu per due giorni

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante il giorno/la notte

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

entro

by tomorrow/midnight

entro domani/la mezzanotte

by now [or then]

ormai

5. by (cause):

by

da

a novel by Joyce

un romanzo di Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

essere uccisio da qc/qu

surrounded by dogs

circondato da cani

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus

in treno/aereo/autobus

made by hand

fatto a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tenere qu per il braccio

by doing sth

facendo qc

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

stare da solo

to do sth by oneself

fare qc da solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

to divide by 6

dividere per 6

to increase by 10%

aumentare del 10%

to multiply by 4

moltiplicare per 4

paid by the hour/day

pagato a ore/a giornata

4 feet by 6

4 piedi per 6

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by

vicino

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

by and by

fra poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

passare

Phrases:

by and large

in generale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Mammon considers her to be the one who will sit by his side and rule the world.

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This doesn't mean that you should sit by idly and twiddle your thumbs, waiting for impending doom.

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It is much more therapeutic to sit by the fire and whittle something than veg out in front of the telly.

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Neither will sit by idly and watch an opponent show up their team.

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At one point, the son comes in to sit by the mannequin.

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