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• opasteääni* * *sitpresent participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) istua, istuutua, panna istumaan2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) olla3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) toimia4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) istua5) (to undergo (an examination).) suorittaa tentti6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) istua mallina7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) pitää istuntoa•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
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2 sit down
• painaa puuta• istuutukaa• istua• istuutua• istahtaa* * *(to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) istuutua -
3 sit up
• nousta istumaan• nousta istualleen• valvoa* * *1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) nousta istumaan2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) valvoa -
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5 sit back
(to rest and take no part in an activity: He just sat back and let it all happen.) olla puuttumatta asioihin -
6 back
• olla puolella• pakki• rästissä oleva• tukea• tuki• noja• huovata• vasta• puolustaja• tausta• kannattaa• hamara• peräyttää• perä• peruuttaa• peräpää• perimmäinen• peräytyä• perukka• selkäpii• selkä• selkänoja• selus• selusta• selkänahka• selkämys• selkäkappale• selkäpuoli• takapuoli• takakappale• takaperin• takainen• taka-• takaosa• taaksepäin• takakappale (hameen)• takaisin-• takakappale (housun)• taaempi• takamies• taka• takapää• takaisin• takimmainen• kääntöpuoli• lyödä vetoa puolesta* * *bæk 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) selkä2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) selkä3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) takaosa4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) puolustaja2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) taka-, selkä-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) takaisin2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) pois3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) taaksepäin4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) takaisin5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) taaksepäin4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) peruuttaa2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) tukea3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) lyödä vetoa•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) rystylyönnillä, vasenviisto- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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7 lament
• pahoitella• itkeä• ulvoa• vaikeroida• vaikertaa• valitus• valittaa• päivitellä• kaduttaa• haikailla• surra• taivastella* * *lə'ment 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) surra2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) valitusvirsi2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) valitusvirsi•
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sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sat — Sit Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sat — Sit Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sit — Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sit up — {v.} 1. To move into a sitting position. * /Joe sat up when he heard the knock on his bedroom door./ 2. To stay awake instead of going to bed. * /Mrs. Jones will sit up until both of her daughters get home from the dance./ * /We sat up until two… … Dictionary of American idioms
sit up — {v.} 1. To move into a sitting position. * /Joe sat up when he heard the knock on his bedroom door./ 2. To stay awake instead of going to bed. * /Mrs. Jones will sit up until both of her daughters get home from the dance./ * /We sat up until two… … Dictionary of American idioms
sit — ► VERB (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1) be or cause to be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks and one s back is upright. 2) be or remain in a particular position or state: the fridge was sitting in a pool of… … English terms dictionary
sit yourself down — ˌsit ˈdown | ˌsit yourself ˈdown derived to move from a standing position to a sitting position • Please sit down. • He sat down on the bed. • They sat down to consider the problem. • … Useful english dictionary
sit — [sit] vi. sat, sitting [ME sitten < OE sittan, akin to ON sitja, Ger sitzen < IE base * sed , to sit > L sedere, Gr hizein, Welsh seddu, to sit] 1. a) to rest the weight of the body upon the buttocks and the back of the thighs, as on a… … English World dictionary