sit up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sit up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sit up VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + adv)

II.sit up VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + o + adv)

sit-up [Am ˈsɪd ˌəp, Brit] N

Translations for sit up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB intr

1.2. sit (be seated):

II.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB trans

See also sit on

sit on VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + prep + o)

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

sit up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She did like the chorus, though, saying it makes you sit up and take notice for a little minute.
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The two friends would sit up late during the early 1970s and discuss the new possibilities their instruments held.
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Patients are recommended to sit up on the edge of the bed and walk short distances for several times a day.
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Commuters may sit up to two hours in traffic during rush hour.
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All day he would sit tending to their affairs, and when night came he would sit up while business remained.
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It is responsible for flexing the lumbar spine, as when doing a so-called crunch sit up.
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During these almost two weeks after the surgery, the patient was improving, and was able to sit up and eat well.
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They try to bury the body, only to have the hooker sit up, alive.
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The pilot and observer sit up-front with eye contact with the ground.
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Infants can start to sit up by themselves and put some weight on their legs as they hold onto something for support by six months.
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