sit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sit in the English»French Dictionary

I.sit <pres part sitting, pret, pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB trans

II.sit <pres part sitting, pret, pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB intr

III.sit <pres part sitting, pret, pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt]

sit about VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -], sit around VB

I.sit through VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] (sit through [sth])

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

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

I.sit down VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] (sit down)

II.sit down VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] (sit [sb] down) lit

I.sit out VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] (sit out)

II.sit out VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] (sit [sth] out)

I.sit on VB [Brit sɪt -, Am sɪt -] inf (sit on [sth/sb])

I.sit-down [Brit, Am ˈsɪt ˌdaʊn] N Brit

II.sit-down [Brit, Am ˈsɪt ˌdaʊn] ADJ

sit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit in the English»French Dictionary

I.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

II.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

I.baby-sit [ˈbeɪ··sɪt] VB intr

II.baby-sit [ˈbeɪ··sɪt] VB trans

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Two waiters, one young and one older, sit at a table and watch him, sharing what they know of him through hearsay.
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Customers are able to sit inside the oases and eat while traffic goes by beneath them.
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With this invention, a person without a leg can stand, walk, sit, or kneel with just a push of a lever.
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The actors of intransitive verbs such as walk, or sit are also planners.
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Grandmother taught us manners and etiquette to sit up straight, eat with our mouths closed, hold the soup spoon just so.
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Our nine minute plank and sit-up session was an easy way to show us some of the benefits of the device.
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Some women would drop in simply for lunch, or to sit and leaf through magazines while enjoying the relaxed, club-like atmosphere.
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Later, the narrator says he was fixing to run over and climb between his legs and sit there and watch...
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In determining a physical disability, common factors are the ability to sit, stand, lift, bend, and stoop.
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The prisoner had room to stand, but could not sit or kneel, let alone lie down.
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