sat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sat in the English»Serbian Dictionary

sat [sæt] VB

sat pt, pp of sit

See also sit

I.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

1. sit (seated):

sit

sesti // sedeti

to sit at the desk/table

sedeti za stolom

to sit for one's portrait

pozirati

to sit for an exam esp Brit

polagati ispit

2. sit inf (babysit):

sit

paziti imperf for - na

3. sit:

sit (sit down)

sesti // sedeti

(to a dog) sit!

sedi!

he sat [down] next to me

seo je pored mene

4. sit (perch):

our house sit on top of a hill

naša kuća je na vrhu brda

5. sit (on a nest):

sit bird

sedeti na jajima

6. sit (be located):

sit

stati // stajati

7. sit (remain undisturbed):

sit

boraviti imperf

to sit on sb's desk/the shelf

stajati na nečijem stolu/polici

8. sit (in session):

sit

zasedati imperf

sit court

zasedati imperf

9. sit Am (be in office):

sit

biti član

to sit for sth

zastupati nešto

10. sit (fit):

sit

odgovarati imperf

sit clothes

pristajati imperf

Phrases:

to sit on the fence

ne moći se odlučiti

to sit on one's hands

sedeti skrštenih ruku

to be sitting pretty

biti dobro obezbeđen

to sit tight (not move)

mirovati

to sit tight (not change opinion)

ne predomišljati se

II.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

1. sit (put on seat):

sit

posesti // posedati

2. sit Brit (take exam):

to sit an exam

polagati ispit

I.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

1. sit (seated):

sit

sesti // sedeti

to sit at the desk/table

sedeti za stolom

to sit for one's portrait

pozirati

to sit for an exam esp Brit

polagati ispit

2. sit inf (babysit):

sit

paziti imperf for - na

3. sit:

sit (sit down)

sesti // sedeti

(to a dog) sit!

sedi!

he sat [down] next to me

seo je pored mene

4. sit (perch):

our house sit on top of a hill

naša kuća je na vrhu brda

5. sit (on a nest):

sit bird

sedeti na jajima

6. sit (be located):

sit

stati // stajati

7. sit (remain undisturbed):

sit

boraviti imperf

to sit on sb's desk/the shelf

stajati na nečijem stolu/polici

8. sit (in session):

sit

zasedati imperf

sit court

zasedati imperf

9. sit Am (be in office):

sit

biti član

to sit for sth

zastupati nešto

10. sit (fit):

sit

odgovarati imperf

sit clothes

pristajati imperf

Phrases:

to sit on the fence

ne moći se odlučiti

to sit on one's hands

sedeti skrštenih ruku

to be sitting pretty

biti dobro obezbeđen

to sit tight (not move)

mirovati

to sit tight (not change opinion)

ne predomišljati se

II.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

1. sit (put on seat):

sit

posesti // posedati

2. sit Brit (take exam):

to sit an exam

polagati ispit

sit about esp Brit, sit around VB intr

sit about

sesti // sedeti besposleno

sit back VB intr

1. sit back (lean back in chair):

sit back

zavaliti se // zavaljivati se

sit back

nasloniti se // naslanjati se

2. sit back (do nothing):

sit back

sesti // sedeti skrštenih ruku

'sit-in N

sit-in

štrajk sedenjem nt

to stage a sit-in

organizovati štrajk sedenjem

sit through VB intr

sit through

odsedeti // sedeti do kraja

'sit-up N SPORTS

sit-up

trbušnjak m

to do ten sit-ups

uraditi deset trbušnjaka

I.sit out VB intr

1. sit out (sit outdoors):

sit out

sesti // sedeti napolju

2. sit out (not dance):

sit out

propustiti // propuštati ples

sit out

preskočiti // preskakati ples

II.sit out VB trans

1. sit out:

sit out (not participate)

propustiti // propuštati

sit out (in game, competition)

ne učestvovati imperf

2. sit out (sit until end):

sit out

odsedeti // sedeti do kraja

I.sit up VB intr

1. sit up (sit erect):

sit up

sesti // sedeti uspravno

to sit up straight

sedeti ispravljeno

2. sit up inf (pay attention):

to sit up and take notice

obratiti pažnju na nešto

3. sit up (remain up):

sit up

ostati // ostajati budan

II.sit up VB trans

sit up

uspraviti // uspravljati

sit in VB intr

1. sit in (attend):

sit in

prisustvovati perf i imperf

to sit in on a conference/meeting

prisustvovati konferenciji/sastanku

2. sit in (represent):

to sit in for sb

menjati nekoga

to sit in for sb

zastupati nekoga

3. sit in (hold sit-in):

sit in

štrajkovati sedeći imperf

sat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sit on a board/a committee

biti član odbora/komiteta

she sat slouched over her desk

pogrbila se nad klupom

she motioned us to sit down

pokazala nam je da sednemo

we sat next to each other

seli smo jedno do drugog

to sit facing the engine [or the front]

sedeti u smeru vožnje

to face [or sit facing] backwards/forwards transp

sedeti okrenut nazad/napred [or suprotno od smera vožnje/u smeru vožnje]

to sit in on a conference/meeting

prisustvovati konferenciji/sastanku

to sit at the desk/table

sedeti za stolom

he sat [down] next to me

seo je pored mene

to sit on sb's desk/the shelf

stajati na nečijem stolu/polici

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bouncers as wide as they were tall sat on stools on the sidewalk, giving prospective customers the once-over.

gadling.com

The two occupants sat in separate cockpits, the forward one at the wing leading edge and the second close behind over mid-chord.

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She sat on the edge crying and forlorn.

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Sample papers were not released until early 2006, the year when the new exam would be sat for the first time.

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His colleagues sat around him at a folding table with a festive tablecloth and a decorative fir branch.

www.latimes.com

Men and women sat separately, the full service in the traditional prayer book was followed, and the congregation still trained men for rabbinic ordination.

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The young man with his spirit friends sat on the edge of a cliff while the old woman walked out into the thin air.

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My brother had three-story house, the house cast its shadow on the backyard where we sat in its shade, drinking lemonade, enjoying the fine weather.

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Those scornful of the decision, he said, likely hadn't sat through all the evidence.

www.calgarysun.com

The place was crowded to the door, and tense, reverent attention sat on every face.

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