sit-up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sit-up in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sit up VB [sɪt -] (sit up)

1. sit up (raise oneself upright):

sit up

mettersi a sedere (da sdraiato)

to be sitting up

essere seduto

he was sitting up in bed reading

era seduto a letto a leggere

sit up straight!

stai su con la schiena! stai composto!

to make sb sit up and take notice

fare svegliare qn or imporsi all'attenzione di qn

2. sit up (stay up late):

sit up

stare alzato, rimanere in piedi (doing per fare)

to sit up with sb

vegliare qn

II.sit up VB [sɪt -] (sit [sb, sth] up)

sit up

mettere a sedere (da sdraiato)

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to sit up all night with sb

rimanere in piedi tutta la notte con qn

to sit up all night reading

stare sveglio tutta la notte a leggere

he's training his dog to sit up and beg

sta insegnando al suo cane a stare seduto con le zampe anteriori sollevate

sit up straight!

siedi con la schiena dritta!

Translations for sit-up in the Italian»English Dictionary

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non stare così gobbo!

sit up straight!

vegliare ferito, malato

to sit up with

vegliare tutta la notte

to stay awake or sit up all night

vegliare al capezzale di un paziente

to sit up at a sickbed

stai composto!

sit up straight!

mettersi a sedere (da coricato)

to sit up

rimettere a sedere qn

to sit sb up

rimettersi a sedere (da coricato)

to sit up again

sta insegnando al suo cane a stare seduto con le zampe anteriori sollevate

he's training his dog to sit up and beg

stare su or in piedi tutta la notte

to sit up all night, to be up all night

sit-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit-up in the English»Italian Dictionary

sit-up [ˈsɪt·ʌp] N

to do sit-ups

fare degli addominali

I.sit up VB intr

1. sit up (sit erect):

sit up

star seduto con la schiena dritta

sit up!

stai seduto composto!

2. sit up inf (pay attention):

sit up

rizzare le orecchie

II.sit up VB trans

sit up

mettere seduto, -a

sit-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sit up!

stai seduto composto!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While there are lots of ways to injure a back, the sit-up is an easily preventable one.

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But anytime you do a crunch or a sit-up, you're bending at the back -- over and over and over again!

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Anyone with chronic back pain would most likely cringe if asked to perform a sit-up.

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Pike, plank or roll-out, the jury is in and it's time to quit the sit-up.

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Others join sit-up sessions or create solo workouts.

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The gym has equipment ranging from a bench press, a bicycle, a sit-up bench, a track and barbells.

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But it may be that sit-up capacity is a good overall indicator of muscular strength and fitness.

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According to his research, a crunch or traditional sit-up generates at least 3,350 newtons (the equivalent of 340 kg) of compressive force on the spine.

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The old-fashion sit-up or crunch still dominates the gym, but it's really a non-functional exercise.

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Once the legs have hardened, it does a sit-up like manoeuvre and flicks the rest of its abdomen out of the larval case.

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