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Christine set the coffee cups and saucers on the glass tabletop and wished Maggie would sit down and relax. Stop being Agent O’Dell for a few minutes.
Christine dejó las tazas de café en la mesa de cristal deseando que Maggie se sentara y se relajara. «Deja de ser la agente O'Dell unos minutos», quería gritarle.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
And then the teacher had to sit down on the edge of the bed, although she didn't want to, and close her eyes and listen to what Cesárea was saying.
Y entonces la maestra tuvo que sentarse, aunque no quería hacerlo, en el borde de la cama y tuvo que cerrar los ojos y escuchar las palabras de Cesárea.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
I shall sit to listen.' I lowered myself onto the hard bed.
Me sentaré para escucharos -dije tomando asiento en la dura cama.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
One of the employees was a young pharmacist, barely out of his teens, extremely thin and with big glasses, who would sit up at night reading a book when the pharmacy was open twenty-four hours.
Uno de los empleados era un farmacéutico casi adolescente, extremadamente delgado y de grandes gafas, que por las noches, cuando la farmacia estaba de turno, siempre leía un libro.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Those economics are making astronomers sit up and begin noodling out plans for a lunar observatory.
Esos aspectos económicos están haciendo que los astrónomos comiencen a pensar en los planes para un observatorio lunar.
He saw part of a trashy show on which a hugely fat woman in her early forties had to sit and listen to her husband, a hugely fat man in his midthirties, and her husband's new girlfriend, a slightly less fat woman in her early thirties, insult her.
Vio un trozo de un programa basura en el que una mujer obesa de unos cuarenta años tenía que soportar los insultos de su marido, un obeso de unos treintaicinco, y de su nueva novia, una semiobesa de unos treinta años.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
She got up and went to sit on the edge of the tub.
Se levantó y fue a sentarse en el borde de la bañera.
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
Perhaps it had been a mistake to make him sit.
Quizá hubiera sido un error hacerlo sentarse.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
I realized I'd never seen Hollus sit down; his avatar obviously didn't need to, but I thought the real Hollus might be more comfortable if he had some support.
Me di cuenta de que jamás había visto a Hollus sentado; evidentemente su avatar no precisaba hacerlo, pero pensé que el verdadero Hollus estaría más cómodo con algo de apoyo.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
'And we sit tight until told otherwise.'
Y esperaremos hasta que no nos digan lo contrario.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
'That is the obedentiaries' table, where the monastery office holders sit.
– Ésta es la mesa de los obedienciarios, donde se sientan los monjes que desempeñan un oficio -me explicó el hermano Guy-.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
But I didn't sit around and wait while I was preparing myself, because I realized that I'd never get ahead by sitting around.
Pero no me quedé quieto mientras me preparaba, pues comprendí que si así lo hacía no triunfaría jamás.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
I used to sit in that corner when I wasn’t being…
Solía sentarme en ese rincón cuando no estaba siendo...
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
Maybe she was waiting for me to ask her to sit.
Tal vez esperaba a que yo le pidiera que se sentara.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Mary’s collection of deep, meaningful foreign films was… yeah, way too valid for John to sit through even on a good night.
La colección de Mary de películas extranjeras profundas y significativas eran… sí, eran demasiado serias para que John se sentara a mirarlas incluso en una buena noche.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008

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sit-to-stand
sentarse para incorporarse
sit up
incorporarse
sit-ups
abdominal
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Word forms

sit

verb
Basic forms
Pastsat
Imperativesit
Present Participle (Participle I)sitting
Past Participle (Participle II)sat
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sitwe sit
you sityou sit
he/she/it sitsthey sit
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sittingwe are sitting
you are sittingyou are sitting
he/she/it is sittingthey are sitting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have satwe have sat
you have satyou have sat
he/she/it has satthey have sat
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sittingwe have been sitting
you have been sittingyou have been sitting
he/she/it has been sittingthey have been sitting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I satwe sat
you satyou sat
he/she/it satthey sat
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sittingwe were sitting
you were sittingyou were sitting
he/she/it was sittingthey were sitting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had satwe had sat
you had satyou had sat
he/she/it had satthey had sat
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sittingwe had been sitting
you had been sittingyou had been sitting
he/she/it had been sittingthey had been sitting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sitwe shall/will sit
you will sityou will sit
he/she/it will sitthey will sit
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sittingwe shall/will be sitting
you will be sittingyou will be sitting
he/she/it will be sittingthey will be sitting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have satwe shall/will have sat
you will have satyou will have sat
he/she/it will have satthey will have sat
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sittingwe shall/will have been sitting
you will have been sittingyou will have been sitting
he/she/it will have been sittingthey will have been sitting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sitwe should/would sit
you would sityou would sit
he/she/it would sitthey would sit
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sittingwe should/would be sitting
you would be sittingyou would be sitting
he/she/it would be sittingthey would be sitting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have satwe should/would have sat
you would have satyou would have sat
he/she/it would have satthey would have sat
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sittingwe should/would have been sitting
you would have been sittingyou would have been sitting
he/she/it would have been sittingthey would have been sitting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am satwe are sat
you are satyou are sat
he/she/it is satthey are sat
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being satwe are being sat
you are being satyou are being sat
he/she/it is being satthey are being sat
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been satwe have been sat
you have been satyou have been sat
he/she/it has been satthey have been sat
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was satwe were sat
you were satyou were sat
he/she/it was satthey were sat
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being satwe were being sat
you were being satyou were being sat
he/she/it was being satthey were being sat
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been satwe had been sat
you had been satyou had been sat
he/she/it had been satthey had been sat
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be satwe shall/will be sat
you will be satyou will be sat
he/she/it will be satthey will be sat
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been satwe shall/will have been sat
you will have been satyou will have been sat
he/she/it will have been satthey will have been sat

sit

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesitsits
Possessive casesit'ssits'