Examples from texts
Hall sat down and lit another smoke, holding a soda can in one hand and watching for the rats.Hall setzte sich und zündete sich noch eine Zigarette an. Er hatte schon wieder eine Dose in der Hand und hielt nach Ratten Ausschau.King, Stephen / SpätschichtKing, Stephen / Graveyard ShiftGraveyard ShiftKing, Stephen© 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen KingSpätschichtKing, Stephen
Florian sat astride a bay mare with a blanket for a saddle.Florian saß mit einer Decke statt eines Sattels auf einer braunen Stute.Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
He sat down in the arcades of the charnel house bordering the rue aux Fers.In den Arkaden der Gebeinhäuser längs der Rue aux Fers ließ er sich nieder.Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersDas Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersSüskind, Patrick© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG ZürichPerfume. The story of a murdererSuskind, Patrick© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
Ordering a double macchiatto, Danny paid an attendant for an hour on the Internet and sat down in an Aeron Chair at one of a dozen computers.Er ging hinein, bestellte einen doppelten Macchiato und bezahlte für eine Stunde Internet.Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte TagDer achte TagCase, John© 2002 by John Case© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004The Eighth DayCase, John© 2002 by John Case
He sat down on the bench beside Elis, and began to describe the various processes minutely, placing all the details before him in the clearest and brightest colours.Mit diesen Worten setzte sich der Alte hin auf die Bank neben Elis, und begann sehr ausführlich zu beschreiben, wie es bei dem Bergbau hergehe, und mühte sich, mit den lebendigsten Farben dem Unwissenden alles recht deutlich vor Augen zu bringen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
On his brow, instead of the old deep melancholy, sat a proud, gloomy gravity; and a strange muscular play about his mouth and cheek at times expressed a most uncanny kind of scorn.Statt der tiefen Schwermut lag jetzt ein düstrer stolzer Ernst auf der Stirn und ein seltsames Muskelspiel um Mund und Wange sprach bisweilen recht unheimlichen Hohn aus.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
I sat back heavily on a rock.Ich ließ mich schlaff auf einen Felsen sinken.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
Thus prayed Christlieb; and as Felix always did anything he could to please her,. he at once gave up the idea of being off to the wood immediately, and patiently sat down with her at the table on which the boxes were.So bat Christlieb, und da ihr Felix alles nur mögliche zu Gefallen tat, so gab er das in den Wald Laufen vor der Hand auf und setzte sich mit Christlieb geduldig an den Tisch auf dem die Schachteln standen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Not far from it a dark yellow stream crept sluggishly along, giving out a most delicious odour; and on its banks sat numbers of pretty children, angling for little fat fishes, which they ate as soon as they caught them.Nicht weit davon schleppte sich mühsam ein dunkelgelbes Wasser fort, das aber ungemein süße Düfte verbreitete und an dessen Ufer allerlei sehr hübsche Kinderchen saßen, welche kleine dicke Fische angelten und sie alsbald verzehrten.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
They sat under the darkling sky, and the stars came out.Sie setzten sich unter den Nachthimmel, und bald kamen die Sterne hervor.Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / RaumRaumBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenSpaceBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
Hesitantly, he sat down beside her.Zögernd setzte er sich neben sie.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
77hen she sat down at her desk, scrawled a note and left the envelope on the table by the side of her bed.Sie setzte sich an den Schreibtisch, schrieb ein paar Zeilen und legte den Brief auf den Nachttisch.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
One night a month earlier, the two of them had sat up alone at the wobbly dining table.Eines Abends, vor gut einem Monat, hatten sie allein am wackligen Esstisch gesessen.Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das ImperiumDas ImperiumAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire Inc.© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGHidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
In her lighted corner, pillows propped behind her, Laura sat up inventing.Auf ihrer beleuchteten Seite, Kissen in den Rücken gestopft, saß Laura und erfand.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
Fenoglio removed the little boy from his leg and sat down.Fenoglio pflückte sich den kleinen Jungen vom Bein und setzte sich.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
Add to my dictionary
Not foundUser translations
No translations for this text yet.
Be the first to translate it!
Collocations
sat down
hingesetzt
sitting posture
Sitzhaltung
sit up
aufbleiben
sitting up
aufbleibend
sit up
aufrichten
sit in on a conference
bei einer Konferenz sein
sitting hens
Bruthennen
sit on one's hands
dasitzen und nichts tun
sit bodkin
eingepfercht sitzen
sitting hen
Glucke
sitting in on lectures
Hospitation
sitting president
jeweiliger Präsident
sit up and beg
Männchen machen
sit on the fence
neutral sein
sit down to work
sich an die Arbeit machen
Word forms
sit
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | sat |
| Imperative | sit |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | sitting |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | sat |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I sit | we sit |
| you sit | you sit |
| he/she/it sits | they sit |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am sitting | we are sitting |
| you are sitting | you are sitting |
| he/she/it is sitting | they are sitting |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have sat | we have sat |
| you have sat | you have sat |
| he/she/it has sat | they have sat |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been sitting | we have been sitting |
| you have been sitting | you have been sitting |
| he/she/it has been sitting | they have been sitting |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I sat | we sat |
| you sat | you sat |
| he/she/it sat | they sat |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was sitting | we were sitting |
| you were sitting | you were sitting |
| he/she/it was sitting | they were sitting |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had sat | we had sat |
| you had sat | you had sat |
| he/she/it had sat | they had sat |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been sitting | we had been sitting |
| you had been sitting | you had been sitting |
| he/she/it had been sitting | they had been sitting |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will sit | we shall/will sit |
| you will sit | you will sit |
| he/she/it will sit | they will sit |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be sitting | we shall/will be sitting |
| you will be sitting | you will be sitting |
| he/she/it will be sitting | they will be sitting |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have sat | we shall/will have sat |
| you will have sat | you will have sat |
| he/she/it will have sat | they will have sat |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been sitting | we shall/will have been sitting |
| you will have been sitting | you will have been sitting |
| he/she/it will have been sitting | they will have been sitting |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would sit | we should/would sit |
| you would sit | you would sit |
| he/she/it would sit | they would sit |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be sitting | we should/would be sitting |
| you would be sitting | you would be sitting |
| he/she/it would be sitting | they would be sitting |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have sat | we should/would have sat |
| you would have sat | you would have sat |
| he/she/it would have sat | they would have sat |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been sitting | we should/would have been sitting |
| you would have been sitting | you would have been sitting |
| he/she/it would have been sitting | they would have been sitting |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am sat | we are sat |
| you are sat | you are sat |
| he/she/it is sat | they are sat |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being sat | we are being sat |
| you are being sat | you are being sat |
| he/she/it is being sat | they are being sat |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been sat | we have been sat |
| you have been sat | you have been sat |
| he/she/it has been sat | they have been sat |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was sat | we were sat |
| you were sat | you were sat |
| he/she/it was sat | they were sat |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being sat | we were being sat |
| you were being sat | you were being sat |
| he/she/it was being sat | they were being sat |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been sat | we had been sat |
| you had been sat | you had been sat |
| he/she/it had been sat | they had been sat |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be sat | we shall/will be sat |
| you will be sat | you will be sat |
| he/she/it will be sat | they will be sat |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been sat | we shall/will have been sat |
| you will have been sat | you will have been sat |
| he/she/it will have been sat | they will have been sat |