sight in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] N

2. sight (act of seeing):

sight
vista f
at first sight
a prima vista
at the sight of blood, uniform, luxury, injustice
alla vista di
at the sight of her
vedendola
she felt misgivings at the sight
vedendolo le venne un dubbio
this was my first sight of
era la prima volta che vedevo
to have sight of LAW correspondence, will, document
prendere visione di
to catch sight of sb, sth
scorgere qn, qc
to lose sight of sb, sth
perdere di vista qn, qc also fig
we mustn't lose sight of the fact that fig
non dobbiamo dimenticare che
to know sb by sight
conoscere qn di vista
to shoot sb on sight
sparare a qn a vista
I took a dislike to him on sight
mi è stato antipatico non appena l'ho visto
I can't stand the sight of him!
non posso proprio vederlo!

3. sight (range of vision):

to be in sight town, land, border, peace, victory, freedom, new era:
essere in vista
the end, our goal is in sight!
la fine, la nostra meta è vicina!
there's no solution in sight
non si è ancora vicini a una soluzione
the war goes on with no end in sight
la guerra continua senza vederne la fine
there wasn't a soldier, boat in sight
non c'era un soldato, un'imbarcazione in vista
in the sight of God form
al cospetto di Dio
to come into sight
presentarsi alla vista or apparire
to be out of sight (hidden)
essere nascosto
to be out of sight (having moved)
non essere più in vista
to do sth out of sight of observer, guard
fare qc di nascosto da
to keep or stay out of sight
rimanere nascosto
to keep sb, sth out of sight
tenere nascosto qn, qc
don't let her out of your sight!
non perdetela di vista!

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

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IV.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt]

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second sight [Brit, Am ˌsəkənd ˈsaɪt] N

sight screen [ˈsaɪtskriːn] N Brit SPORTS

sight-reading [Brit ˈsʌɪtˌriːdɪŋ, Am ˈsaɪt ˌridɪŋ] N

peep sight [Am ˈpip ˌsaɪt] N MIL

sight unseen [Am saɪt ˌənˈsin] ADV COMM

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

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

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sight in the PONS Dictionary

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I.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB intr

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II.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB trans

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sight unseen
a scatola chiusa
a piteous sight
una scena pietosa
beautiful sight, weather
stupendo, -a

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sight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be out of (one's) sight
essere nascosto alla (propria) vista
I can't bear the sight of him!
non lo posso vedere!
to be a sight for sore eyes inf
essere un piacere per gli occhi
out of sight, out of mind prov
lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore prov
I never buy anything sight unseen
non compro mai niente senza prima averlo visto
to know sb by sight/by name/personally
conoscere qu di vista/di nome/personalmente
to let sb out of your sight
perdere qu di vista
to be a sight for sore eyes
rifare gli occhi
out of sight, out of mind
occhio non vede, cuore non duole prov
out of sight, out of mind
lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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The primary drawback of reflector sight is that they need some way to illuminate the reticle to function.
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Street battles continued, with no end in sight.
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His war diary describes how he sighted a lone merchant ship, with no defensive armament (an unusual sight by 1917).
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People lived and died in sight of the cotton mill in which they spent from 1416 hours of their daily lives.
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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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A common sight are great anthills, the nests of wood ants, of which there are several species in the region.
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At the age of 34, he contracted syphilis and progressively lost sight in both his eyes.
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You occasionally develop a condition known as hydrophobia, where you become fearful of the presence or the sight of water.
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On their way, the outboard motor gives out, leaving them stranded in the middle of the sea with no land in sight.
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