sight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.sight [Am saɪt, Brit sʌɪt] N

2. sight U (range of vision):

to come into sight
aparecer
to lose sight of sth/sb
perder algo/a alguien de vista
he lost sight of her in the crowd
la perdió de vista entre la muchedumbre
they've lost sight of the most important thing
han perdido de vista lo más importante
the finishing line was now in sight
ya se veía la meta
we were within sight of victory, victory was within sight
la victoria estaba cercana
as soon as we were out of sight, we began to run
cuando ya no nos veían, empezamos a correr
she watched until they were out of sight
los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista
(get) out of my sight!
¡fuera de aquí!
you'd better keep out of her sight for a while
va a ser mejor que no te vea por un rato
keep it out of their sight
que no lo vean
I daren't let him out of my sight for a second
no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto
out of sight, out of mind prov
ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

3. sight (act of seeing, view) no pl:

at first sight, she looks younger than Fred
a primera vista parece más joven que Fred
I took a dislike to him at first sight
me cayó mal desde el primer momento
it was love at first sight
fue amor a primera vista
it was love at first sight
fue un flechazo
at the sight of blood
al ver sangre
to catch sight of sth/sb we caught sight of them going up the mountain
los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña
as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun
cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver
to know sb by sight
conocer a alguien de vista
to play at or by sight MUS
tocar a primera vista
deserters will be shot on sight
los desertores serán fusilados en el acto
the sight of a cat drives the dog wild
el perro se enloquece en cuanto ve un gato
I can't stand the sight of him inf
no lo puedo ver inf
he bought the goods sight unseen
compró los artículos sin haberlos visto antes

II.sight [Am saɪt, Brit sʌɪt] VB trans

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I.sight-read <pt & pp sight-read [-red]> [Am ˈsaɪt ˌrid, Brit ˈsʌɪtriːd] VB trans

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II.sight-read <pt & pp sight-read [-red]> [Am ˈsaɪt ˌrid, Brit ˈsʌɪtriːd] VB intr

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long sight → longsightedness

See also longsightedness

longsightedness [ˈlɔŋˌsaɪdədnɛs] N U

sight in the PONS Dictionary

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I.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·rid] MUS VB intr

II.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·rid] MUS VB trans

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a piteous sight
una escena patética
beautiful sight, weather
estupendo, -a
sight unseen
a ciegas

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Lower hot spring canyon falls is a sight to see, estimated 140 feet of water plummeting over a wall of rock.
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There are eight popular places for sight seers which are designated by city government.
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At the age of 34, he contracted syphilis and progressively lost sight in both his eyes.
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The night periscope sight has a unity magnification window and an image intensifier x7.5 magnification passive night elbow.
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A common sight are great anthills, the nests of wood ants, of which there are several species in the region.
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Street battles continued, with no end in sight.
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I remounted my horse double quick, and most unceremoniously left the rails on the ground, and lost no time to be out of sight.
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An icon's resemblance is objective and independent of interpretation, but is relative to some mode of apprehension such as sight.
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They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like snipes do.
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But in the cloister, in the sight of the reading monks, what is the point of such ridiculous monstrosity, the strange kind of shapely shapelessness?
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