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| sit vi | (be placed) (estar colocado) | estar v pred |
| | The glass is sitting on the table. |
| | O copo está na mesa. |
| sit vi | (do nothing) | sentar-se vp |
| | | sentar v int |
| | Don't just sit there and pout. |
| | Não fique aí sentado fazendo cara de triste. |
| sit vi | (perch) | pousar v int |
| | The hummingbird sat on a branch. |
| | O beija-flor pousou no galho. |
| sit vi | (lie, be situated) (estar situado) | ficar, estar v pred |
| | London sits on the River Thames. |
| | O convento fica no topo da montanha. |
| sit vi | (pose) | posar v int |
| | Helen is going to sit for a picture. |
| | Helen vai posar para uma foto. |
| sit vi | (be in session) | reunir-se em sessão loc v |
| | Parliament is sitting now. |
| | O Parlamento está agora se reunindo em sessão. |
| sit vi | informal (baby-sit) (baby-sitter) | cuidar vt |
| | Mr. and Mrs. Brown asked Julie to sit for their son. |
| | O Sr. e a Sra. Brown pediram à Julie para cuidar do filho deles. |
| sit vi | (clothing: fit) (roupa) | assentar vt |
| | | servir, caber v int |
| | That coat sits very well on you. |
| | O casaco assentou bem em você. |
| sit [sb]⇒ vtr | (cause to sit) | sentar vt |
| | She sat her baby in his high chair so that she could prepare the lunch. |
| | Ela sentou o bebê na cadeirinha para poder preparar o almoço. |
| sit [sb] vtr | (seat, provide seating) (fazer sentar) | acomodar vt |
| | The usher sat us in the front row. |
| | O lanterninha nos acomodou na primeira fila. |
| sit [sth]⇒ vtr | UK (take: an exam) (exame) | fazer vt |
| | I'm sitting my proficiency exam next week. |
| | Eu vou fazer o exame de proficiência semana que vem. |
Locuções verbais
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| sit around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) | ficar ocioso loc v |
| | | ficar de braços cruzados expres v |
| | Mandy berated her teenage sons for sitting around instead of helping her with the housework. |
| sit back vi phrasal | figurative (relax, rest) | relaxar vt |
| | | descansar vt |
| | You just sit back and let me do the cooking. |
| | Você pode relaxar e deixar que eu cozinhe. |
| sit back vi phrasal | figurative (do nothing, be idle) (não fazer nada, estar ocioso) | relaxar vt |
| | | descansar vt |
| | I refuse to sit back and let this happen. |
| sit by vi phrasal | (do nothing, fail to act) (não fazer nada, deixar de agir) | ficar parado loc v |
| | | não fazer nada expres v |
| | | não tomar atitude expres v |
| | I can't just sit by and let that happen. |
| sit down vi phrasal | (seat yourself) | sentar-se vp |
| | (informal) | sentar v int |
| | She asked me to sit down beside her. |
| | Ela me pediu para me sentar do lado dela. |
| | Ela me pediu para sentar do lado dela. |
| sit down with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (enter negotiations with) (figurado) | sentar-se com vp + prep |
| | (figurado) | reunir-se com vp + prep |
| | In 1993 the Israelis sat down with the PLO in Oslo; the treaty was signed in Washington. |
| sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | US (take: an exam) (prova, exame) | fazer vt |
| | I'm sitting for my A-level exams next month. |
| sit for [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (pose for: an artist) | posar para vt + prep |
| | My great-great-grandmother sat for several Impressionist painters. |
| sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pose for: photograph, portrait) | posar para vt + prep |
| | When the family sat for a formal photo, it was impossible to get all five children to keep still. |
| sit in vi phrasal | (attend as an observer) | assistir v int |
| | I could not participate, but I was able to sit in as a silent observer. |
| sit in vi phrasal | US (occupy a place in political protest) (ocupar um lugar em protesto político) | tomar a frente expres v |
| | | tomar posição expres v |
| | | posicionar-se vp |
| | To protest the changes, the students will sit in at the administration building today. |
| sit in on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (observe, be present at) | assistir a vt + prep |
| | I was allowed to sit in on the meetings, but with neither voice nor vote. |
| | You may sit in on university courses if you pay an auditor's fee. |
| sit on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (keep silent about, not divulge) | calar-se vp |
| | | manter segredo vt + sm |
| | | ficar quieto vt + adj |
| | My conscience will not let me sit on this crime. |
| | Minha consciência não vai deixar que eu me cale sobre este crime. |
sit [sth] out,
sit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (not take part in) | passar vt |
| | | manter-se à margem expres v |
| | | ficar de fora expres v |
| | He sat out that game but will play the next one. |
sit [sth] out,
sit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (endure) (figurativo) | suportar vt |
| | | tolerar vt |
| | | aguentar vt |
| | As the ship was tossed by waves, the crew could do nothing but sit out the storm. |
| sit pretty vi phrasal | (be in good circumstances) (figurado) | estar bem posicionado expres |
| | | bem de vida expres |
| Nota: The adjectival form (sitting pretty) is far more common. |
| | Our team sits pretty on third place and has a good chance at the championship. |
| | Nossa equipe está bem posicionada em terceiro lugar e tem uma boa chance no campeonato. |
| sit through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (endure the whole of) (suportar tudo) | suportar vt |
| | | tolerar vt |
| | | aguentar vt |
| | As a critic, Neil has to sit through a lot of boring movies. |
| sit up vi phrasal | (rise into seated position) (a partir de posição deitada) | ficar sentado loc v |
| Nota: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | When her mother entered the room, the girl sat up. |
| | Quando sua mãe entrou no quarto, a menina ficou sentada. |
| sit up vi phrasal | figurative (become alert) | ficar alerta expres v |
| | (figurado) | acordar, despertar v int |
| | The announcement made me sit up and take notice. |
| | O anúncio me fez ficar alerta e prestar atenção. |
Formas compostas:
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babysit,
baby-sit vi | (watch over [sb] else's child) | cuidar vt |
| | | ficar de babá expres v |
| | When I was a teenager, I used to babysit to make some money. |
| | Paul and I are going out to dinner tonight, so we've asked the children's auntie to babysit. |
babysit [sb],
baby-sit⇒ vtr | (watch over: [sb] else's child) | cuidar vt |
| | | ficar de babá expres v |
| | I asked my mother to babysit Tom for me so that I could work an extra shift. |
| cat-sit⇒ vi | (mind [sb] else's pet cat) | cuidar de gato expres v |
| dog-sit⇒ vi | (mind [sb] else's pet dog) | cuidar de cachorro expres v |
housesit,
house-sit vtr | (mind [sb]'s home in their absence) | tomar conta de uma casa na ausência do dono loc v |
| pet-sit⇒ vi | (mind [sb] else's pet) | cuidar de animais de estimação vt + loc smpl |
| sit back vi + adv | (lean backwards in your seat) (encostar as costas na cadeira de alguém) | sentar-se vp |
| | | relaxar vt |
| | | reclinar-se vp |
| | Joey sat back in his sunlounger and closed his eyes. |
| sit down at the table v expr | (take a seat at mealtime) (tomar assento na hora da refeição) | sentar-se à mesa expres v |
| | Dinner's almost ready – will you all please come and sit down at the table. |
| sit down at the table v expr | figurative (enter negotiations) (tomar a frente nas negociações) | sentar à mesa expres v |
| | We will sit down at the table later in the week to discuss terms. |
| sit it out v expr | informal (endure [sth]) (suportar algo) | suportar vt |
| | | tolerar vt |
| | | aguentar vt |
| | You're just going to have to sit it out, no matter how much you dislike it. |
| sit it out v expr | US, informal (not participate) | passar vt |
| | | ficar de fora expres v |
| | I'm tired so I'm going to sit this dance out. |
| sit on [sth] vi + prep | (seat yourself on) | sentar-se em vp + prep |
| | | colocar em vt + prep |
| | The walkers sat on a fallen tree to rest their legs. |
| sit on the fence v expr | figurative (be undecided) (figurado, indecisão) | ficar em cima do muro expres |
| sit on your hands v expr | figurative (be passive, not do anything) | ficar de braços cruzados expres v |
| sit tight v expr | (wait for [sth]) (figurado: esperar alguma coisa) | manter-se firme, ficar firme, ter paciência expres v |
sit-up,
situp n | (type of physical exercise) (exercício) | abdominal sm |
| | We had to do fifty sit-ups every afternoon during our training. |
| | Tínhamos que fazer cinquenta abdominais toda tarde durante nosso treinamento. |
sit well with [sb],
stand well with [sb] v expr | colloquial (be accepted) | apetecer vi e vtr |
| | | agradar, satisfazer vt |
| | (informal) | casar com vt + prep |
| | This situation doesn't sit well with me. |
| sit-down n | UK, informal (rest) | descanso sm |
| | I'm worn out after mowing the lawn; I think I'll have a sit-down before I start making dinner. |
| sit-down adj | (meal: eaten sitting down) | sentado adj |
| | Audrey always tries to have a proper sit-down lunch, instead of just grabbing a sandwich and eating it standing by the kitchen counter. |
| | Audrey sempre tenta almoçar sentada propriamente, ao invés de pegar um sanduíche e comer em pé no balcão da cozinha. |
| sit-down adj | (restaurant: dine-in) (restaurante) | servido à mesa loc adj |
| | I'm tired of being on the road; let's stop at a sit-down restaurant instead of going to a drive-through. |
| | Estou cansado de estar na estrada; vamos parar em um restaurante que serve à mesa em vez de ir a um drive-through. |
| sit-down dinner n | (formal meal) (refeição formal) | jantar formal sm |
| | | ceia formal sf |
| sit-down strike n | (protest: employees refuse to leave) | greve de braços cruzados loc sf |
| sit-in n | (occupying a place in protest) (figurado, forma de protesto) | ocupação sm |
| | | invasão sm |
| | The students staged a sit-in to protest about the increase in tuition fees. |
| | There were sit-ins at several universities to protest the Vietnam War. |
| sit-in adj | (protest, etc. occupying a place) | protesto sm |
| | The environmental group staged a sit-in protest outside Parliament. |
| sit-upon n | (cushion) | almofada sf |
| | | assento sm |
| sit-ups npl | (abdominal exercise) (exercício abdominal) | abdominais sm pl |
| | She improved her stomach muscles by doing a hundred sit-ups every morning. |