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I 1. [saɪt]1) (faculty) vista f.to have good, poor sight — avere, non avere la vista buona
2) (act of seeing) vista f.at the sight of — alla vista di [ blood]
to know sb. by sight — conoscere qcn. di vista
to be in sight — [land, border] essere in vista
to come into sight — presentarsi alla vista, apparire
to be out of sight — (hidden) essere nascosto; (having moved) non essere più in vista
out of sight of sb. — di nascosto da qcn.
to keep sb., sth. out of sight — tenere nascosto qcn., qcs.
4) (thing seen) spettacolo m.2.it was not a pretty sight! — iron. non era un bello spettacolo!
1) (places worth seeing) luoghi m. di interesse turisticoto see the sights — visitare, fare un giro turistico
to show sb. the sights — far fare un giro turistico a qcn
2) (on rifle, telescope) mirino m.sing.3) fig.to have sb., sth. in one's sights — tenere qcn., qcs. nel mirino
to set one's sights on sth. — mirare a o su qcs.
to raise, lower one's sights — puntare più in alto, più in basso
••II [saɪt]a damned o jolly BE sight better molto meglio; out of sight, out of mind prov. lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore; out of sight! — colloq. favoloso! fantastico!
verbo transitivo avvistare, scorgere [land, ship, rare bird]* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) (luogo di interesse turistico)4) (a view or glimpse.) veduta5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) (cosa ridicola)6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira, mirino2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avvistare2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) mirare•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *I 1. [saɪt]1) (faculty) vista f.to have good, poor sight — avere, non avere la vista buona
2) (act of seeing) vista f.at the sight of — alla vista di [ blood]
to know sb. by sight — conoscere qcn. di vista
to be in sight — [land, border] essere in vista
to come into sight — presentarsi alla vista, apparire
to be out of sight — (hidden) essere nascosto; (having moved) non essere più in vista
out of sight of sb. — di nascosto da qcn.
to keep sb., sth. out of sight — tenere nascosto qcn., qcs.
4) (thing seen) spettacolo m.2.it was not a pretty sight! — iron. non era un bello spettacolo!
1) (places worth seeing) luoghi m. di interesse turisticoto see the sights — visitare, fare un giro turistico
to show sb. the sights — far fare un giro turistico a qcn
2) (on rifle, telescope) mirino m.sing.3) fig.to have sb., sth. in one's sights — tenere qcn., qcs. nel mirino
to set one's sights on sth. — mirare a o su qcs.
to raise, lower one's sights — puntare più in alto, più in basso
••II [saɪt]a damned o jolly BE sight better molto meglio; out of sight, out of mind prov. lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore; out of sight! — colloq. favoloso! fantastico!
verbo transitivo avvistare, scorgere [land, ship, rare bird]
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