sit through in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sit through in the English»Italian Dictionary

sit through VB [sɪt -] (sit through [sth])

sit through lecture, concert:

sit through

stare fino alla fine di

Translations for sit through in the Italian»English Dictionary

restare fino alla fine di lezione, conferenza

to stay till the end of, to sit through

Translations for sit through in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] PREP

1. through (from one side to the other):

through

attraverso

to see through the curtain, mist

vedere attraverso la tenda, la nebbia

to feel the stones through one's shoes

sentire i sassi attraverso le suole

to cut through the fields

tagliare per i campi

the nail went right through the wall

il chiodo attraversò il muro

to drive through the forest, desert

attraversare la foresta, il deserto (in macchina)

to stick one's finger through the slit

infilare il dito nella fessura

to poke sth through a hole

fare passare qc attraverso un buco

to drill through a cable

bucare un cavo (da parte a parte) con il trapano

he was shot through the head

il proiettile gli trapassò il cranio

it has a crack running through it

è attraversato da una crepa

2. through (via, by way of):

to go through a tunnel

passare per un tunnel

to go through London, the town centre

passare per Londra, per il centro della città

to travel through Germany to Poland

andare in Polonia passando per la Germania

the path goes through the woods

il sentiero passa per il bosco

to come in through the hole, door

entrare dal buco, dalla porta

go straight through that door

passate da quella porta

to jump through the window

saltare dalla finestra

to look through binoculars, telescope

guardare in

to look through hole, window, keyhole

guardare da

to hear sth through the wall

sentire qc attraverso il muro

you have to go through her secretary

devi passare dalla sua segretaria

3. through (past):

to go through red light

passare con

to get or go through barricade

passare attraverso

to get or go through customs

passare

to push one's way through crowd, undergrowth

aprirsi un varco attraverso

the water poured through the roof

entrava tanta acqua dal tetto

4. through (among):

to fly through the clouds

volare tra le nuvole

to leap through the trees

saltare di ramo in ramo

to fly through the air acrobat:

volare nell'aria

to fly through the air arrow, bullet:

fendere l'aria

to search through cupboard, bag

frugare in

5. through (expressing source or agency):

I heard through a friend

ho saputo da un amico

I met my husband through her

ho conosciuto mio marito tramite lei

it was through her that I got this job

è stato grazie a lei che ho avuto questo lavoro

to speak through an interpreter

comunicare per mezzo di un interprete

to send sth through the post

spedire qc per posta

to book sth through a travel agent

prenotare qc tramite un'agenzia di viaggi

to order sth through a mail order firm

ordinare qc da una società di vendita per corrispondenza

I only know her through her writings

la conosco solo attraverso i suoi scritti

6. through (because of):

through carelessness, inexperience

per negligenza, inesperienza

through illness

per malattia

through no fault of mine, we were late

eravamo in ritardo ma non per colpa mia

7. through (until the end of):

to work through the night

lavorare per tutta la notte

all or right through the day

per tutta la giornata

he talked right through the film

ha parlato per tutta la durata del film

to stay through until Sunday

rimanere fino a domenica

to work through the lunch hour

lavorare durante la pausa pranzo

she will not live through the night

non supererà la notte

8. through (up to and including):

from Friday through to Sunday

da venerdì a domenica

1939 through 1945 Am

dal 1939 al 1945 compreso

open April through September Am

aperto da aprile a settembre compreso

II.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADV

1. through (from one side to the other):

the water went right through

l'acqua è passata da parte a parte

to let sb through

lasciare passare qn

can you fit or squeeze or get through?

riesci a passare?

2. through (completely):

wet or soaked through coat, cloth

fradicio

wet or soaked through person

bagnato fino alle ossa

mouldy right through

completamente ammuffito

cooked right through

ben cotto

3. through (from beginning to end):

to read, play sth right through

leggere, suonare qc fino in fondo or fino alla fine

I'm halfway through the article

ho letto metà dell'articolo

4. through TELEC:

you're through

è in linea

you're through to Ms Wilkins

le passo la signora Wilkins

Phrases:

through and through to know sth through and through area, city

conoscere come le proprie tasche

I know him through and through

lo conosco molto bene

rotten through and through

completamente marcio

English through and through

inglese fino al midollo

selfish through and through

estremamente egoista

III.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through inf

finito

I'm through

ho finito

I'm not through with you yet!

non ho ancora finito con te!

are you through with the paper?

hai finito col giornale?

I'm through with men!

con gli uomini ho chiuso!

we're through (of a couple)

tra noi è finita

Luke and I are through

tra me e Luke è finita

2. through (direct):

through train

diretto

through ticket

cumulativo

through freight

a corpo

a through route to the station

una strada che va direttamente alla stazione

“no through road”

“strada senza uscita”

“through traffic” (on roadsign)

“circonvallazione”

through traffic uses the bypass

i veicoli in transito possono usare la tangenziale

3. through (successful):

to be through to the next round

passare al turno successivo

4. through Brit (worn):

your trousers are through at the knee

i tuoi pantaloni sono bucati al ginocchio

IV.through [Brit θruː, Am θru]

to have been through a lot

averne passate di cotte e di crude

you really put her through it

gliene hai fatte vedere di tutti i colori

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 through in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit through in the English»Italian Dictionary

sit through VB trans

sit through

assitere fino alla fine a

Translations for sit through in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.through [θru:] PREP

1. through (spatial):

through

attraverso

through

per

to go right through sth

attraversare qc

to go through the door

entrare dalla porta

to walk through a room

attraversare una stanza

to walk through a village

camminare per un paese

2. through (temporal):

through

durante

all through my life

per tutta la mia vita

to be through sth

aver terminato qc

3. through (until):

through

da

open Monday through Friday

aperto da lunedì a venerdì

4. through (by means of):

through

per mezzo di

II.through [θru:] ADV

1. through (of place):

through

da parte a parte

I read the book through

ho letto il libro da cima a fondo

to go through to sth

andar dritto a qc

2. through (of time):

all day through

per tutto il giorno

halfway through

a metà

3. through TELEC:

to put sb through to sb

passare qn a qn

4. through (completely):

through

completamente

to think sth through

riflettere bene su qc

Phrases:

through and through

da capo a piedi

III.through [θru:] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through

finito, -a

we are through

abbiamo finito

2. through (direct):

through

diretto, -a

3. through SCHOOL:

to get through

passare

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Early training to sit through positive reinforcement is critical to prevent jumping in the future.

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I don't think there's any way an intelligent moviegoer could sit through this mess and accurately describe the plot afterward.

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Using his power, he made his magnum opus on his own and then tricked theater goers into an empty room to sit through the 7-hour uncompleted film.

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A few good jokes and a lot of lame ones, but at the length of just 70 minutes still easy to sit through....

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What came as a surprise was that the film did not pack a sensible story that might have made us sit through the haranguing second half.

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This colleague had been commissioned to write a book about modern dance, but was claustrophobic and therefore could not sit through shows.

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No one is going to force us to sit through the whole movie.

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But if you've got kids, it's not nearly as torturous to sit through as you might have feared.

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The fire is banked and the boiler is filled with water to sit through the overnight hours.

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In one classroom, he found 16 ill children, many near death, who were being made to sit through lessons.

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