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♦ sight /saɪt/n.1 [u] vista: to have good [bad] sight, aver la vista buona [cattiva]; long sight, vista lunga; (med.) ipermetropia; short (o near) sight, vista corta; (med.) miopia2 [cu] vista; veduta: a wonderful sight, una magnifica veduta; a familiar sight, una vista (o uno spettacolo) familiare; a sorry sight, uno spettacolo penoso; una scena pietosa; There was nobody in sight, non c'era nessuno in vista; Victory is in sight, la vittoria è in vista; at first sight, a prima vista: love at first sight, amore a prima vista; at the sight of, alla vista di; al vedere; vedendo; a sad sight, un triste spettacolo; to lose sight of, non vedere più; perdere di vista: I have lost sight of him, l'ho perso di vista; I cannot stand the sight of blood, non sopporto la vista del sangue; by sight, di vista: to know sb. by sight, conoscere q. di vista; to come in sight (o within sight) of, giungere in vista di ( una città, un luogo); to come into sight, presentarsi alla vista, apparire: A ship came into sight on the horizon, all'orizzonte apparve una nave3 giudizio; opinione; parere; punto di vista: He can do no wrong in your sight, a parer tuo (o ai tuoi occhi), è incapace di far del male4 (pl.) curiosità di un luogo; cose da vedere; luoghi d'interesse turistico: the sights of Rome, le cose da vedere a Roma; We went to see the sights, siamo andati a fare il giro turistico della città (a visitare i monumenti, ecc.)5 (al sing. con l'art. indeterm.) (fam.) cosa ridicola; spettacolo (comico); orrore (scherz.): What a sight you are in that old nightgown!, con quella vecchia camicia da notte sei un orrore!6 (al sing. con l'art. indeterm.) (fam.) mucchio; quantità; sacco: It costs a sight of money, costa un occhio della testa!10 ( anche fig.) (pl.) – sights, tacca di mira e mirino; congegno di puntamento: to set one's sights on st., puntare (tutto) su qc.; mirare decisamente a qc.; mettere l'occhio su qc.: He'd set his sights on university [on becoming an actor, etc.], puntava tutto sull'università [voleva a ogni costo fare l'attore, ecc.]; to line up the ( front and rear) sights on one's rifle, traguardare la mira e il mirino della propria carabina; ( di un nemico, ecc.) to be in (o within) sb. 's sights, essere sotto tiro; (fig.: di un oggetto) essere ben visibile11 (topogr.) traguardo● sight adjuster, regolatore del mirino ( d'arma da fuoco) □ ( anche mil.) sight aperture, diottra □ (comm.) sight bill, cambiale a vista □ sight blade, piastra dell'alzo □ ( banca) sight deposit book, libretto di deposito libero □ (comm.) sight draft, tratta a vista □ a sight for sore eyes, un piacere a vedersi; un balsamo per gli occhi (fig.); una consolazione (fig.), un sollievo □ sight-impaired, non vedente; ipovedente □ ( d'arma da fuoco) sight leaf, foglia dell'alzo; ( per estens.) alzo: to raise [to set] the sight leaf, tirare su [regolare] l'alzo □ (mus.) sight-reader, chi suona (o canta) a prima vista □ sight-reading, il suonare, il cantare ( una partitura) a prima vista □ a sight to see (o to behold), una cosa da vedere; uno spettacolo meraviglioso □ ( d'arma da fuoco) sight setter = sight adjuster ► sopra □ (mil.) sight standard, congegno di mira □ (med.) sight test (o sight testing), esame della vista □ sight unseen, senza averci potuto dare un'occhiata: to buy st. sight unseen, comprare qc. a scatola chiusa □ at sight, a vista; a prima vista: to shoot at sight, sparare a vista; (fin.) a draft payable at sight, una tratta pagabile a vista; She plays music at sight, suona (musica) a prima vista □ to catch (o to get, to have) sight of, scorgere; avvistare; vedere per un momento; intravedere □ to find favour in sb. 's sight, riuscir gradito (o bene accetto) a q.; acquistar favore agli occhi di q. □ ( anche fig.) to have in one's sights, avere nel mirino ( anche fig.); tenere sotto tiro: I had the hare in my sights, avevo la lepre nel mirino; He had the first prize in his sights, mirava al primo premio □ to heave in sight = to come into sight ► sopra □ to keep in sight, mantenersi in vista □ to keep out of sight, tenersi nascosto □ to lose one's sight, perdere la vista □ to make a sight of oneself, rendersi ridicolo; vestire in modo stravagante, buffo □ (fam.) not by a long sight, nient'affatto; neanche un po'; per niente □ on sight = at sight ► sopra □ out of sight, fuori di vista; lontano; (fam.) in alto, alle stelle; ( slang) eccezionale, favoloso: The plane was soon out of sight among the clouds, l'aereo ben presto scomparve (alla vista) fra le nuvole; Prices have gone out of sight, i prezzi sono andati alle stelle □ to put out of sight, celare, nascondere; fare come se q. (o qc.) non esistesse □ (mil.) to set the sight, regolare l'alzo ( di un'arma da fuoco) □ I hate the sight of him, non posso vederlo; non posso soffrirlo; lo detesto □ (fam.) He's a long sight better, è assai migliorato ( di salute) □ Out of my sight!, ch'io non ti veda più!; sparisci! □ (prov.) Out of sight, out of mind, lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore.(to) sight /saɪt/A v. t.2 scorgere: Suddenly I sighted her face in the crowd, improvvisamente scorsi il suo viso tra la folla3 (astron., naut.) traguardare4 aggiustare la mira di; prendere la mira con; mirare a: to sight a gun, prendere la mira col fucile; to sight a target, mirare a un bersaglioB v. i.prendere la mira; puntare. -
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A n1 ( faculty) vue f ; to have good/poor sight avoir une bonne/mauvaise vue ; her sight is failing elle perd la vue ;2 ( act of seeing) vue f ; at first sight à première vue ; at the sight of à la vue de [blood, uniform, luxury, injustice] ; at the sight of her en la voyant ; she felt misgivings at the sight en voyant cela, elle fut saisie d'un doute ; this was my first sight of c'était la première fois que je voyais ; to have sight of Jur voir [correspondence, will, document] ; to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir qn/qch ; to lose sight of sb/sth lit, fig perdre qn/qch de vue ; we mustn't lose sight of the fact that fig nous ne devons pas perdre de vue que ; to know sb by sight connaître qn de vue ; to shoot sb on sight tirer à vue sur qn ; I took a dislike to him on sight je l'ai détesté dès que je l'ai vu ; I can't stand the sight of him! je ne peux pas le voir (en peinture)! ;3 ( range of vision) to be in sight [town, land, border] être en vue ; [peace, victory, freedom, new era] être proche ; the end/our goal is in sight! on approche de la fin/du but! ; there's no solution in sight on n'a pas encore trouvé de solution ; the war goes on with no end in sight la guerre continue sans aucun espoir de paix ; there wasn't a soldier/boat in sight il n'y avait pas un soldat/bateau en vue ; in the sight of God sout devant Dieu ; to come into sight apparaître ; to be out of sight ( hidden) être caché ; ( having moved) ne plus être visible ; to do sth out of sight of faire qch sans être vu par [observer, guard] ; to keep ou stay out of sight rester caché ; to keep sb/sth out of sight cacher qn/qch ; don't let her out of your sight! ne la quitte pas des yeux! ;4 ( thing seen) spectacle m ; a familiar/sorry sight un spectacle familier/triste ; a sight to behold un spectacle à voir ; it was not a pretty sight! iron ce n'était pas beau à voir! ;5 ( a shock to see) ( place) porcherie f ; ( person) you're a sight! tu n'es pas présentable! ; I look such a sight je ne suis pas présentable ; she looked a sight in that hat elle avait une de ces allures avec ce chapeau.1 ( places worth seeing) attractions fpl touristiques (of de) ; to see the sights visiter ; to show sb the sights faire visiter à qn ; the sights and sounds of a place l'ambiance d'un lieu ;2 (on rifle, telescope) viseur m ;3 fig to have sth in one's sights avoir qch dans la mire ; to have sb in one's sights avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; to set one's sights on sth viser qch ; to set one's sights too high viser trop haut ; to raise/lower one's sights viser plus haut/plus bas ; to have one's sights firmly fixed on sth se fixer qch pour but.C vtr apercevoir [land, plane, ship, rare bird] ; to sight a gun ( aiming) viser ; ( adjusting) régler le viseur de son fusil. -
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sight [saɪt]vue ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) spectacle ⇒ 1 (d) curiosité ⇒ 1 (e) avis ⇒ 1 (f) pagaille ⇒ 1 (g) viseur ⇒ 1 (h) voir ⇒ 2 (a) repérer ⇒ 2 (a) viser ⇒ 1 (h), 2 (b) beaucoup ⇒ 31 noun(a) (faculty, sense) vue f;∎ to have good/bad sight avoir une bonne/mauvaise vue;∎ her sight is failing sa vue baisse;∎ to lose/to recover one's sight perdre/recouvrer la vue(b) (act, instance of seeing) vue f;∎ he fainted at the sight of the blood il s'est évanoui à la vue du sang;∎ it was my first sight of the Pacific c'était la première fois que je voyais le Pacifique;∎ at first sight the place seemed abandoned à première vue, l'endroit avait l'air abandonné;∎ it was love at first sight ce fut le coup de foudre;∎ do you believe in love at first sight? est-ce que tu crois au coup de foudre?;∎ to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir ou entrevoir qn/qch;∎ to lose sight of sb/sth perdre qn/qch de vue;∎ figurative we mustn't lose sight of the fact that… il ne faut pas perdre de vue (le fait) que… + indicative;∎ I can't stand or bear the sight of him! je ne le supporte pas!;∎ I can't stand the sight of blood je ne supporte pas la vue du sang;∎ to know sb by sight connaître qn de vue;∎ to buy sth sight unseen acheter qch sans l'avoir vu;∎ Commerce we need to have sight of it first il faut le voir d'abord;∎ he can play music at or American by sight il sait déchiffrer une partition;∎ to shoot at or on sight tirer à vue;∎ payable at or American on sight payable à vue(c) (range of vision) (portée f de) vue f;∎ the plane was still in sight l'avion était encore en vue;∎ there wasn't a taxi in sight il n'y avait pas un (seul) taxi en vue;∎ I heard her voice but she was nowhere in sight j'entendais sa voix mais je ne la voyais nulle part;∎ is the end in sight? est-ce que tu en vois la fin?;∎ there's still no end in sight je n'en vois pas la fin;∎ keep that car/your goal in sight ne perdez pas cette voiture/votre but de vue;∎ the mountains came into sight les montagnes sont apparues;∎ the runners came into sight les coureurs sont apparus;∎ I watched her until she was out of sight je l'ai regardée jusqu'à ce qu'elle disparaisse de ma vue;∎ keep out of sight! ne vous montrez pas!, cachez-vous!;∎ keep it out of sight ne le montrez pas, cachez-le;∎ she never lets him out of her sight elle ne le perd jamais de vue;∎ (get) out of my sight! hors de ma vue!;∎ get that dog out of my sight! faites disparaître ce chien!;∎ a peace settlement now seems within sight un accord de paix semble maintenant possible;∎ it was impossible to get within sight of the accident il était impossible de s'approcher du lieu de l'accident pour voir ce qui se passait;∎ he had to give up within sight of the summit il a dû renoncer à quelques mètres du sommet;∎ proverb out of sight, out of mind loin des yeux, loin du cœur(d) (spectacle) spectacle m;∎ the cliffs were an impressive sight les falaises étaient impressionnantes à voir;∎ beggars are a common sight on the streets on voit beaucoup de mendiants dans les rues;∎ it was not a pretty sight ça n'était pas beau à voir;∎ the waterfalls are a sight worth seeing les cascades valent la peine d'être vues;∎ it was a sight for sore eyes c'était un soulagement de voir ça;∎ you're a sight for sore eyes! (you're a welcome sight) Dieu merci te voilà!; (you look awful) tu fais vraiment peine à voir!(e) (tourist attraction) curiosité f;∎ one of the sights of Rome une des choses à voir à Rome;∎ I'll show you or take you round the sights tomorrow je vous ferai visiter ou voir la ville demain;∎ to see the sights of the town visiter la ville∎ in my father's sight she could do no wrong aux yeux de mon père, elle était incapable de faire du mal;∎ we are all equal in the sight of God nous sommes tous égaux devant Dieu∎ the kitchen was a sight! quelle pagaille dans la cuisine!;∎ your hair is a sight! tu as vu tes cheveux?;∎ what a sight you are!, you look a sight! (wet, dirty) te voilà dans un drôle d'état!; (ridiculous) de quoi tu as l'air comme ça!;∎ you're or you look a sight in that outfit! tu as vu de quoi tu as l'air dans cette tenue?;∎ I must look a sight! je ne dois pas être beau à voir!;∎ what a sight! quel tableau!∎ to take a sight on sth viser qch;∎ front sight guidon m;∎ notch sight cran m de mire;∎ angle of sight angle m de visée ou de site, site m;∎ to have sth in one's sights avoir qch dans sa ligne de tir; figurative avoir qch en vue;∎ figurative to lower one's sights viser moins haut;∎ to set one's sights on sth viser qch;∎ to set one's sights on doing sth avoir pour ambition de faire qch;∎ he's set his sights on becoming a doctor son ambition est de devenir médecin;∎ she has her sights set on the presidency/a diplomatic career elle vise la présidence/une carrière de diplomate∎ the clouds parted and we sighted the summit les nuages se déchirèrent et nous aperçûmes le sommet;∎ a submarine was sighted un sous-marin a été repéré∎ he carefully sighted his pistol at the target il visa soigneusement la cible avec son pistolet∎ you'd earn a (damn) sight more money working in industry votre salaire serait beaucoup plus important si vous travailliez dans l'industrie;∎ it's a (far) sight worse than before c'est bien pire qu'avant□ ;∎ he's a sight too modest il est bien ou beaucoup trop modeste;∎ not by a long sight loin de là□, bien au contraire□►► Finance sight bill effet m à vue;Technology sight check contrôle m à vue, contrôle m visuel;Finance sight deposit dépôt m à vue;Finance sight draft traite f à vue;sight gag gag m visuel;Finance sight letter of credit crédit m utilisable à vue;Stock Exchange sight quotation cotation f à vue -
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1. noun1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, dasloss of sight — Verlust des Sehvermögens
near sight — see academic.ru/66874/short_sight">short sight
know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight
2) (act of seeing) Anblick, derat [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut
catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken
lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren
shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen
3) (spectacle) Anblick, derbe a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten
it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben
be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen
4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen
5) (range) Sichtweite, diein sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht
come into sight — in Sicht kommen
keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten
within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache
be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)
keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen
keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen
not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen
out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
6) (device for aiming) Visier, dassights — Visiervorrichtung, die
set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen
set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken
2. transitive verblower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen
sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) das Sehvermögen2) (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.) die Sicht(-weite)3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) die Sehenswürdigkeit4) (a view or glimpse.) der Blick5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) der Anblick6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) das Visier2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sichten2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) anvisieren•- sight-seeing- sight-seer
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- lose sight of* * *[saɪt]I. nhe's got very good \sight er sieht sehr guthis \sight is deteriorating seine Sehkraft lässt nachto improve sb's \sight jds Sehleistung verbessernto lose one's \sight das Sehvermögen verlierendon't let the baby out of your \sight behalte das Baby im Augeland in \sight! Land in Sicht!get out of my \sight! ( fam) geh mir aus den Augen!to be in/come into \sight in Sichtweite sein/kommento disappear from \sight außer Sichtweite verschwindento keep \sight of sth etw im Auge behaltenout of \sight außer [o nicht in] Sichtweiteto keep out of \sight sich akk nicht sehen lassento put sth out of \sight etw wegräumen [o versteckenin the \sight of God/the law vor Gott/dem Gesetza house within \sight of the mountains ein Haus mit Blick auf die Bergethey can't stand the \sight of each other sie können einander nicht ertragenshe faints at the \sight of blood sie wird beim Anblick von Blut ohnmächtigat first \sight auf den ersten Blicklove at first \sight Liebe f auf den ersten Blickto catch \sight of sb/sth jdn/etw erblickenif I ever catch \sight of you again... wenn du mir noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...to do sth on \sight etw sofort tunto hate [or loathe] /be sick of the \sight of sb/sth den Anblick einer Person/einer S. gen hassen/nicht mehr ertragento know sb by \sight jdn vom Sehen her kennento play [music] at [or from] \sight [Musik] vom Blatt spielento not be a pretty \sight kein angenehmer Anblick seinto be a \sight to behold (beautiful) ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild [o Anblick] für die Götter sein a. hum famto request \sight of the papers Einsicht in die Unterlagen verlangen▪ \sights pl Sehenswürdigkeiten plthe \sights and sounds of London alle Sehenswürdigkeiten von Londonto line up the \sights das Visier ausrichten▪ a \sight deutlich, um einigesfood is a darn \sight more expensive than it used to be Essen ist um einiges teurer, als es früher warhe's a \sight better than he was yesterday er ist heute deutlich besser als gestern10.▶ to lower one's \sights seine Ziele zurückschrauben▶ to be out of \sight (beyond what's possible) außerhalb des Möglichen sein [o liegen]; ( fam: excellent) spitze [o toll] sein famthe price of the house is out of \sight der Preis für das Haus ist unbezahlbarthe group's new record is out of \sight! die neue Platte der Gruppe ist der Wahnsinn! fam▶ to be a \sight for sore eyes ( fam: welcome sigh) ein willkommener Anblick sein; (attractive) eine [wahre] Augenweide sein▶ second \sight das zweite Gesichtshe's got the \sight sie hat das zweite GesichtI never buy anything \sight unseen ich kaufe niemals etwas ungesehenII. vt1. (see)to \sight land/a criminal Land/einen Kriminellen sichten2.to \sight a gun ein Gewehr mit einem Visier versehen* * *[saɪt]1. n1) (= faculty) Sehvermögen ntlong/short sight — Weit-/Kurzsichtigkeit f
to have long/short sight — weit-/kurzsichtig sein
to lose/regain one's sight — sein Augenlicht verlieren/wiedergewinnen
2)(= glimpse, seeing)
it was my first sight of Paris — das war das Erste, was ich von Paris gesehen habeto hate sb at first sight or on sight — jdn vom ersten Augenblick an nicht leiden können
at first sight I hated him, but then... —
love at first sight —
at the sight of the police they ran away — als sie die Polizei sahen, rannten sie weg
to catch sight of sb/sth — jdn/etw entdecken or erblicken
if I catch sight of you round here again... — wenn du mir hier noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...
don't let me catch sight of you with her again —
to get a sight of sb/sth we had a glorious sight of the mountains — jdn/etw zu sehen or zu Gesicht bekommen wir hatten einen herrlichen Blick auf die Berge
don't lose sight of the fact that... — Sie dürfen nicht außer Acht lassen, dass...
See:→ second sight3) (= sth seen) Anblick mthe sight of blood/her makes me sick — wenn ich Blut/sie sehe, wird mir übel
that is the most beautiful sight I've ever seen — das ist das Schönste, was ich je gesehen habe
I hate or can't bear the sight of him/his greasy hair — ich kann ihn/seine fettigen Haare (einfach) nicht ausstehen
to be a sight to see or behold — ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild or Anblick für die Götter sein (inf)
you're a sight for sore eyes — es ist schön, dich zu sehen
4) (inf)to be or look a sight (funny) — zum Schreien aussehen (inf); (horrible) fürchterlich aussehen
5) (= range of vision) Sicht fto be in or within sight —
to keep sb/sth out of sight — jdn/etw nicht sehen lassen
keep out of my sight! — lass dich bloß bei mir nicht mehr sehen or blicken
to be out of or lost to sight — nicht mehr zu sehen sein, außer Sicht sein
when he's out of our sight —
darling, I'll never let you out of my sight again — Schatz, ich lasse dich nie mehr fort
out of sight, out of mind (Prov) — aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn (Prov)
6) (COMM)sight unseen — unbesehen, ohne Besicht (form)
we need to have sight of the document first — das Dokument muss uns (dat) zuerst vorliegen
7) (fig= opinion)
in sb's sight — in jds Augen (dat)to set one's sights on sth (fig) — ein Auge auf etw (acc) werfen
to have sb/sth in or within one's sights (fig) — jdn/etw im Fadenkreuz haben
10)(= aim, observation)
to take a sight with a gun etc at sth — etw mit einem Gewehr etc anvisieren11) (inf)a sight better/cheaper — einiges besser/billiger
12) (inf)out of sight — sagenhaft (sl), der Wahnsinn (inf)
2. vt* * *sight [saıt]A s1. Sehvermögen n, -kraft f, Auge(nlicht) n:good sight gute Augen;long (near) sight Weit-(Kurz)sichtigkeit f;have second sight das Zweite Gesicht haben;lose one’s sight das Augenlicht verlieren2. (An)Blick m, Sicht f:shoot sb at sight jemanden sofort oder ohne Warnung niederschießen;at the sight of beim Anblick (gen);my heart sank at the sight of him als ich ihn sah;at first sight auf den ersten Blick;catch sight of erblicken;know by sight vom Sehen kennen;a) aus den Augen verlieren (a. fig),b) fig etwas übersehen;3. fig Auge n:in my sight in meinen Augen;in the sight of God vor Gott;find favo(u)r in sb’s sight Gnade vor jemandes Augen finden4. Sicht(weite) f:a) in Sicht(weite),b) fig in Sicht;within sight of the victory den Sieg (dicht) vor Augen;out of sight außer Sicht;out of sight, out of mind (Sprichwort) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn;there’s no end in sight ein Ende ist nicht abzusehen;be nowhere in sight nirgends zu sehen sein;come in sight in Sicht kommen;(get) out of my sight! geh mir aus den Augen!;a) wegtun,b) umg Essen wegputzen;remain out of sight nach wie vor nicht in Sicht sein5. WIRTSCH Sicht f:payable at sight bei Sicht fällig;bill (payable) at sight Sichtwechsel m;30 days (after) sight 30 Tage (nach) Sicht;bill (payable) after sight Nachsichtwechsel m;buy sth sight unseen etwas unbesehen kaufen6. Anblick m:you’re sight for sore eyes umga) schön, dich wieder mal zu sehenb) dich gibt’s ja auch noch!;I did look a sight umg ich sah vielleicht aus;7. Sehenswürdigkeit f:his roses were a sight to see seine Rosen waren eine Sehenswürdigkeit;see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen8. umg Menge f, Masse f, Haufen m (Geld etc):a long sight better zehnmal besser;not by a long sight bei Weitem nicht9. ASTRON, JAGD, MIL, TECH Visier(einrichtung) n(f):have in one’s sights, have one’s sights set on im Visier haben (a. fig);lower one’s sights fig Abstriche machen, zurückstecken;raise one’s sights fig höhere Ziele anstreben;set one’s sights on sth fig etwas ins Auge fassen;B v/t1. sichten, erblicken2. MILb) das Geschütz richtenc) eine Waffe etc mit einem Visier versehenC v/i zielen, visieren* * *1. noun1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, dasby sight — mit dem Gesichtssinn od. den Augen
know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight
2) (act of seeing) Anblick, derat [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut
catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken
lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren
shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen
3) (spectacle) Anblick, derbe a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten
it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben
be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen
4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen
5) (range) Sichtweite, diein sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht
keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten
within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache
be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)
keep or stay out of [somebody's] sight — sich [von jemandem] nicht sehen lassen
keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen
keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen
not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen
out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
6) (device for aiming) Visier, dassights — Visiervorrichtung, die
set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen
set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken
2. transitive verblower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen
sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]* * *n.Anblick -e m.Sehkraft -¨e f.Sehvermögen n. v.sichten v. -
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{sait}
I. 1. зрение
short/long SIGHT късогледство/далекогледство
2. поглед, обсег на погледа, зрително поле
to catch SIGHT of, to have/get a SIGHT of виждам, зървам, съзирам, забелязвам
to lose SIGHT of изгубвам от погледа си, изпускам от очи/поглед, загубвам дирите на, нямам новини от, забравям, не вземам предвид
to keep something /someone in SIGHT не изпускам нещо/някого от погледа си
to keep in SIGHT of something движа се така, че да не загубя нещо от погледа си
to come in SIGHT появявам се
at (the) SIGHT of при вида на, като видя
at first SIGHT от/на пръв поглед
to be in/within SIGHT виждам (се), съзирам (се)
близо съм (of до)
out of SIGHT невидим, скрит (от погледа), ам. прекалено скъп, недостъпен
to be out of SIGHT не се виждам/съзирам
to go/pass out of SIGHT изгубвам се от погледа, изчезвам
to keep out of SIGHT крия се, не се мяркам
to keep out of someone's SIGHT не се мяркам пред очите на някого
to put out of SIGHT скривам, пренебрегвам
out of SIGHT, out of mind далеч от очите, далеч от сърцето
out of my SIGHT! махай се! да ми се махаш от очите! payable on SIGHT търг. платим при представяне (за полица и пр.)
to play/translate at SIGHT свиря/превеждам прима виста
to know someone by SIGHT зная някого (без да сме се запознавали)
I can't bear the SIGHT of him не мога да гo търпя/понасям/гледам
3. гледна точка, преценка
in my SIGHT по моя преценка
in the SIGHT of God в очите на бога
4. гледка
рl забележителности, природни красоти, туристически обекти
to see the SIGHTs разглеждам забележителностите
5. разг. смешна гледка, посмешище
to make a SIGHT of oneself правя ce на карикатура
what a SIGHT you are! виж се на какво приличаш/какво си плашило! she does look a SIGHT! цяло плашило/карикатура e
6. воен. мерник, визир
front SIGHT мушка, визиране
to take a SIGHT прицелвам се, визирам
7. воен. прицел
to set one's SIGHTs on прен. имам/избирам си за цел
8. разг. много, куп, безброй
a SIGHT of money луди пари
a long SIGHT better далеч по-добър/добре
he is a SIGHT too clever твърде хитър e
not by a long SIGHT съвсем не, никак
II. 1. виждам, съзирам, забелязвам
2. наблюдавам (звезда и пр.) с телескоп
3. нясочвам (оръжие), визирам, прицелвам се
4. воен. снабдявам (пушка и пр.) с прицелни приспособления* * *{sait} n 1. зрение; short/long sight късогледство/далекогледство; 2(2) {sait} v 1. виждам, съзирам, забелязвам; 2. наблюдавам (зве* * *1 n зрение; гледка; поглед; обсег;at first SIGHT на пръв поглед;SIGHT bill (draft) менителница с определен падеж;at SIGHT при представяне;after SIGHT след представяне;at 30 days SIGHT 30 дни след представяне;to draw a bill at SIGHT издавам менителница (срочна);second SIGHT дарба за познаване на бъдещето;catch SIGHT of съзирам;lose SIGHT of губя от погледа си;at SIGHT прима виста; щом се появи;at first SIGHT на пръв поглед;long (short) SIGHT далеко (късо)гледство;прен. карикатура;SIGHTs забележителности; мушка; мерник (на пушка);2 v съзирам, наблюдавам; прицелвам се;sight; n 1. зрение; short/long sight късогледство/далекогледство; 2. поглед; обсег на погледа,* * *1. a long sight better далеч по-добър/добре 2. a sight of money луди пари 3. at (the) sight of при вида на, като видя 4. at first sight от/на пръв поглед 5. front sight мушка, визиране 6. he is a sight too clever твърде хитър e 7. i can't bear the sight of him не мога да гo търпя/понасям/гледам 8. i. зрение 9. ii. виждам, съзирам, забелязвам 10. in my sight по моя преценка 11. in the sight of god в очите на бога 12. not by a long sight съвсем не, никак 13. out of my sight! махай се! да ми се махаш от очите! payable on sight търг. платим при представяне (за полица и пр.) 14. out of sight невидим, скрит (от погледа), ам. прекалено скъп, недостъпен 15. out of sight, out of mind далеч от очите, далеч от сърцето 16. short/long sight късогледство/далекогледство 17. to be in/within sight виждам (се), съзирам (се) 18. to be out of sight не се виждам/съзирам 19. to catch sight of, to have/get a sight of виждам, зървам, съзирам, забелязвам 20. to come in sight появявам се 21. to go/pass out of sight изгубвам се от погледа, изчезвам 22. to keep in sight of something движа се така, че да не загубя нещо от погледа си 23. to keep out of sight крия се, не се мяркам 24. to keep out of someone's sight не се мяркам пред очите на някого 25. to keep something /someone in sight не изпускам нещо/някого от погледа си 26. to know someone by sight зная някого (без да сме се запознавали) 27. to lose sight of изгубвам от погледа си, изпускам от очи/поглед, загубвам дирите на, нямам новини от, забравям, не вземам предвид 28. to make a sight of oneself правя ce на карикатура 29. to play/translate at sight свиря/превеждам прима виста 30. to put out of sight скривам, пренебрегвам 31. to see the sights разглеждам забележителностите 32. to set one's sights on прен. имам/избирам си за цел 33. to take a sight прицелвам се, визирам 34. what a sight you are! виж се на какво приличаш/какво си плашило! she does look a sight! цяло плашило/карикатура e 35. близо съм (of до) 36. воен. мерник, визир 37. воен. прицел 38. воен. снабдявам (пушка и пр.) с прицелни приспособления 39. гледка 40. гледна точка, преценка 41. наблюдавам (звезда и пр.) с телескоп 42. нясочвам (оръжие), визирам, прицелвам се 43. поглед, обсег на погледа, зрително поле 44. рl забележителности, природни красоти, туристически обекти 45. разг. много, куп, безброй 46. разг. смешна гледка, посмешище* * *sight [sait] I. n 1. зрение; to have short ( near) \sight късоглед съм; to lose o.'s \sight ослепявам; загубвам зрението си; 2. поглед, обсег на погледа; to catch ( gain, get, have) \sight of съзирам, зървам, забелязвам, виждам; to lose \sight of изпускам от очи, изгубвам от погледа; прен. загубвам дирите на, нямам новини от; забравям, не вземам пред вид; at the \sight of us he ran away като ни видя, той избяга; at first \sight на пръв поглед; love at first \sight любов от пръв поглед; in ( within) \sight видим; to be ( with)in \sight виждам се; прен. близо съм до; предстоящ съм; to come in(to) \sight появявам се; it happened in my \sight това стана пред очите ми (пред мен самия, в мое присъствие); out of \sight невидим, скрит от погледа; разг., ам. недостъпен (за цена); out of \sight, out of mind далече от очите, далече от сърцето; out of my \sight! да ми се махаш от очите! вън! да те няма! payable at \sight търг. платима при представяне (за полица); to play ( translate) at \sight свиря (превеждам) на прима виста; to know s.o. by \sight зная някого (без да сме се запознавали); I hate the very \sight of him не мога да го понасям (гледам, търпя); to have (s.th.) in o.'s \sights стремя се към, домогвам се до; на крачка съм от постигането на нещо; to buy s.th. \sight unseen купувам нещо, без да съм го видял; 3. гледна точка; виждане, преценка; in my \sight според мен, по моему, в моите очи, по моя преценка; to find favour in s.o.'s \sight ползвам се от нечие благоразположение; 4. гледка; pl забележителности, природни красоти; a \sight for sore eyes гледка, която радва очите, приятен изглед; to make a \sight of o.s. ставам за посмешище; 5. прицелно приспособление, мерник; визьор; to keep o.'s \sights low задоволявам се с малко, нямам високи изисквания; to raise o.'s \sights повишавам изискванията си; to set o.'s \sights on s.th. поставям си за цел да направя нещо; 6. воен. прицелване, насочване (на пушка); line of \sight линия на прицелване; 7. мерник (и back-\sight), мушка (и fore-\sight), визьор; 8. разг. извънредно много, безброй, куп; a \sight of money луди пари; a long \sight better далеч по-добре; къде-къде по-добре! 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subs.Power of seeing: P. and V. ὄψις, ἡ, πρόσοψις, ἡ.Range of sight: P. ἔποψις, ἡ.Recover one's sight: Ar. and P. ἀναβλέπειν (absol.).His sight is opened and male clear: V. ἐξωμμάτωται καὶ λελάμπρυνται κόρας (Soph., frag.).At sight, off-hand: P. and V. φαύλως; see off-hand.In sight, adj.: P. κάτοπτος, V. ἐπόψιος, προσόψιος.In sight of, prep.: P. and V. ἐναντίον (gen.).Looking over, adj.: V. κατόψιος (gen.).Out of sight: V. ἄποπτος, Ar. and V. ἐξώπιος. V. ἐξώπιος (gen.).Come in sight: P. and V. εἰς ὄψιν ἔρχεσθαι.Lose sight of: see Overlook.Lose sight of land: P. ἀποκρύπτειν γῆν (Plat.).That I may not by passing from point to point lose sight of the present matter: P. ἵνα μὴ λόγον ἐκ λόγου λέγων τοῦ παρόντος ἐμαυτὸν ἐκκρούσω (Dem. 329).——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sight
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sight [saɪt]1. nouna. ( = faculty) vue f• at the sight of... à la vue de...• to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir qn/qch• to lose sight of sb/sth perdre qn/qch de vue• he never lets it out of his sight il le garde toujours sous les yeux (PROV) out of sight out of mind(PROV) loin des yeux loin du cœur► at first sight à première vueb. ( = spectacle) spectacle m( = see) apercevoir3. compounds* * *[saɪt] 1.1) ( faculty) vue fto have good/poor sight — avoir une bonne/mauvaise vue
2) ( act of seeing) vue fat the sight of — à la vue de [blood]
to catch sight of somebody/something — apercevoir quelqu'un/quelque chose
to lose sight of somebody/something — lit, fig perdre quelqu'un/quelque chose de vue
we mustn't lose sight of the fact that — fig nous ne devons pas perdre de vue que
3) ( range of vision)to be in sight — [land, border] être en vue; [peace, freedom] être proche
to be out of sight — ( hidden) être caché; ( having moved) ne plus être visible
to keep somebody/something out of sight — cacher quelqu'un/quelque chose
4) ( thing seen) spectacle mit was not a pretty sight! — iron ce n'était pas beau à voir!
5) ( a shock to see) ( place) porcherie f; ( person)2.sights plural noun1) ( places worth seeing) attractions fpl touristiques (of de)to show somebody the sights — ( in town) faire visiter la ville à quelqu'un
2) (on rifle, telescope) viseur m3) figto raise/lower one's sights — viser plus haut/plus bas
••a damned ou jolly GB sight better — beaucoup mieux
out of sight, out of mind — Prov loin des yeux, loin du cœur Prov
out of sight! — (colloq) fantastique! (colloq)
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have good (bad) sight, have good (bad) eyesEnglish-Russian dictionary of medicine > have good (bad) sight
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have good (bad) sight, have good (bad) eyesEnglish-Russian dictionary of medicine > have good (bad) eyes
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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.) atracción turística4) (a view or glimpse.) visión5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) figura6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira
2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) observar, ver, divisar2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) apuntar•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
sight n1. vista2. algo... de vertr[saɪt]1 (faculty) vista2 (range of vision) vista■ don't let him out of your sight! ¡no lo pierdas de vista!■ get out of my sight! ¡fuera de mi vista!3 (act of seeing, view) vista4 (thing seen, spectacle) espectáculo■ you look a sight! ¡tienes una pinta horrorosa!, ¡estás horroroso!5 (on gun) mira1 familiar (a great deal) mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin one's sights en la mirain/within sight a la vistain the sight of God ante Diosout of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no sientesight unseen sin haberlo visto antesto be a sight for sore eyes dar gusto verloto catch sight of ver, divisarto come into sight aparecerto hate/loathe the sight of somebody no poder ni ver a alguiento keep out of sight no dejarse ver, esconderseto know somebody by sight conocer a alguien de vistato lose sight of somebody/something perder a alguien/algo de vistato raise one's sights aspirar a más, apuntar más altoto set one's sights on something tener la mira puesta en algoto take a sight apuntarsight ['saɪt] vt: ver (a una persona), divisar (la tierra, un barco)sight n1) : vista f (facultad)out of sight: fuera de vista2) : algo vistoit's a familiar sight: se ve con frecuenciashe's a sight for sore eyes: da gusto verla3) : lugar m de interés (para turistas, etc.)4) : mira f (de un rifle, etc.)5) glimpse: mirada f breveI caught sight of her: la divisé, alcancé a verlan.• aspecto s.m.n.• brújula s.f.• escena s.f.• mira s.f.• puntería s.f.• visión s.f.• vista s.f.v.• avistar v.• visar v.
I saɪt1) u ( eyesight) vista fto lose one's sight — perder* la vista or la visión
to have poor sight — tener* mala vista, ver* mal
2) u ( range of vision)to come into sight — aparecer*
to lose sight of something/somebody — perder* algo/a alguien de vista
we were in sight of victory victory was within sight la victoria estaba cercana; she watched until they were out of sight los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista; (get) out of my sight! fuera de aquí!; I daren't let him out of my sight for a second no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto; out of sight, out of mind — ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
3) (act of seeing, view) (no pl)it was love at first sight — fue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazo
to catch sight of something/somebody: we caught sight of them going up the mountain los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña; as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver; to know somebody by sight conocer* a alguien de vista; to play at o by sight ( Mus) tocar* a primera vista; deserters will be shot on sight los desertores serán fusilados en el acto; I can't stand the sight of him — (colloq) no lo puedo ver (fam)
4) ca) ( thing seen)the sparrow is a familiar sight in our gardens — el gorrión se ve con frecuencia en nuestros jardines
it's not a pretty sight — (colloq) no es muy agradable de ver
it is/it was a sight for sore eyes — da/daba gusto verlo
a sight — (colloq)
I look a sight! — estoy horrorosa!, qué parezco!
c) sights pl ( famous places)5)a) c ( of gun) mira fto have something in one's sights, to have one's sights on something — tener* la mira puesta en algo
6) ( lot) (colloq)a (far o damn) sight happier/richer — muchísimo más feliz/rico
it's a (far o damn) sight better — es muchísimo mejor
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transitive verb \<\<land/ship\>\> divisar, avistar; \<\<person/animal\>\> ver*[saɪt]1. N1) (=eyesight) vista f•
to have good sight — tener buena vista•
I'm losing my sight — estoy perdiendo la vista•
to have poor sight — tener mala vista•
to regain one's sight — recobrar la vista2) (=act of seeing) vista f•
at sight — a la vista•
I know her by sight — la conozco de vista•
it came into sight — apareció•
to catch sight of sth/sb — divisar algo/a algn•
to be in sight — estar a la vista (of de)to find favour in sb's sight — [plan etc] ser aceptable a algn; [person] merecerse la aprobación de algn
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to lose sight of sth/sb — perder algo/a algn de vistato lose sight of sb — (fig) perder contacto con algn
to lose sight of the fact that... — no tener presente el hecho de que...
to be lost to sight — desaparecer, perderse de vista
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to shoot on sight — disparar sin previo aviso•
to be out of sight — no estar a la vistakeep out of sight! — ¡que no te vean!
out of sight — (US) * fabuloso *
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to be within sight — estar a la vista (of de)3) (=spectacle) espectáculo mhis face was a sight! — ¡había que ver su cara!; (after injury etc) ¡había que ver el estado en que quedaba su cara!
I must look a sight — debo parecer horroroso, ¿no?
doesn't she look a sight in that hat! — ¡con ese sombrero parece un espantajo!
what a sight you are! — ¡qué adefesio!
to see or visit the sights of Madrid — visitar los lugares de interés turístico de Madrid, hacer turismo por Madrid
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it's not a pretty sight — no es precisamente bonito•
it's a sad sight — es una cosa triste- lower one's sights- raise one's sights- set one's sights on sth/doing sth- set one's sights too high5) * (=a great deal)2. VT1) (Naut) [+ land] ver, divisar; [+ bird, rare animal] observar, ver; [+ person] ver2) (=aim)to sight a gun — apuntar un cañón (at, on a)
3.CPDsight draft N — letra f a la vista
sight translation N — traducción f oral or a libro abierto
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I [saɪt]1) u ( eyesight) vista fto lose one's sight — perder* la vista or la visión
to have poor sight — tener* mala vista, ver* mal
2) u ( range of vision)to come into sight — aparecer*
to lose sight of something/somebody — perder* algo/a alguien de vista
we were in sight of victory victory was within sight la victoria estaba cercana; she watched until they were out of sight los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista; (get) out of my sight! fuera de aquí!; I daren't let him out of my sight for a second no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto; out of sight, out of mind — ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
3) (act of seeing, view) (no pl)it was love at first sight — fue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazo
to catch sight of something/somebody: we caught sight of them going up the mountain los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña; as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver; to know somebody by sight conocer* a alguien de vista; to play at o by sight ( Mus) tocar* a primera vista; deserters will be shot on sight los desertores serán fusilados en el acto; I can't stand the sight of him — (colloq) no lo puedo ver (fam)
4) ca) ( thing seen)the sparrow is a familiar sight in our gardens — el gorrión se ve con frecuencia en nuestros jardines
it's not a pretty sight — (colloq) no es muy agradable de ver
it is/it was a sight for sore eyes — da/daba gusto verlo
a sight — (colloq)
I look a sight! — estoy horrorosa!, qué parezco!
c) sights pl ( famous places)5)a) c ( of gun) mira fto have something in one's sights, to have one's sights on something — tener* la mira puesta en algo
6) ( lot) (colloq)a (far o damn) sight happier/richer — muchísimo más feliz/rico
it's a (far o damn) sight better — es muchísimo mejor
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[saɪt]n1) зрениеHis sight was exquisitely keen and clear. — У него было исключительно острое и ясное зрение.
My sight is failing/my sight is dim. — У меня слабеет зрение.
He recovered his sight. — К нему вернулось зрение.
- poor sight- short sight
- long sight
- loss of sight
- tricks of sight
- ruin the sight of the right eye
- have one's sight tested
- recover one's sight
- strain one's sight2) взгляд, взор, поле зренияThe problem seemed easy at first sight. — На первый взгляд задача казалась нетрудной.
The ship was soon out of sight. — Пароход вскоре скрылся из виду.
- somewhere out of sight - at last land came in sightI caught sight of a familiar face in the crowd. — Я увидел, как в толпе мелькнуло знакомое лицо.
- in one's own sight co
- be in sight
- be out of sight
- catch sight of smb, smth
- come into sight
- fall in love at first sight
- gain favour in smb's sight
- lose sight of the coast
- lose sight of the main purpose
- keep out of sight
- set one's sights smth
- translate at sight3) зрелище, вид, картинаHave one's first sight of home (of land, of the ocean). — Впервые увидеть родину (сушу, окен).
It was a sight to see. — Это надо было видеть.
- beautiful sight- strange sight
- sad sight
- everyday sight
- striking sight
- splendid sight
- pleasant sight
- welcome attractive sight
- scenic sight
- thrilling sight
- miserable sight
- ugly sight
- touching sight
- disgusting sight
- unexpected sight
- sight of a total eclipse of the sun
- sight of unequalled beauty
- sight not to be forgotten
- at the sight of blood
- within sight of death
- within sight of victory
- on their first sight of the shore
- be a perfect sight
- make a sight of oneself4) (обыкновенно pl) достопримечательности- chief sights of the cityOut of sight, out of mind. — ◊ С глаз долой, из сердца вон.
- view the sights of the city
- few sights have become more famous•USAGE: -
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1. [saıt] n1. зрениеgood [bad] sight - хорошее [плохое] зрение
long sight - а) дальнозоркость; б) дальновидность
short /near/ sight - а) близорукость; б) недальновидность
2. видto know smb. by sight - знать кого-л. в лицо
to catch /to get, to have/ (a) sight of - увидеть, заметить [см. тж. 3, 1)]
to lose sight of - а) потерять из виду; б) забыть, упустить из виду
to be lost to /to vanish from/ sight - скрыться из виду
get out of my sight! - убирайся с глаз долой!; чтобы я тебя не видел!
3. 1) (быстрый) взглядto catch /to get, to have/ (a) sight of - взглянуть [см. тж. 2]
you should have a sight of the letter - вам надо бы взглянуть на это письмо
2) первый взгляд (тж. first sight)at sight - а) с листа; to play music [to translate] at sight - играть [переводить] с листа; б) сразу же, тут же, без проволочек; to shoot at sight - стрелять без предупреждения; в) ком. по предъявлении; payable at sight - с оплатой по предъявлении
at first sight - а) с первого взгляда; love at first sight - любовь с первого взгляда; б) на первый взгляд
sight unseen - амер. за глаза, заглазно; заранее
to buy smth. sight unseen - купить что-л., не посмотрев предварительно
4. 1) воззрение; точка зрения, мнениеdo what is right in your own sight - поступайте так, как вы считаете правильным
to gain [to lose] favour in smb.'s sight - завоевать [утратить] чью-л. благосклонность
2) иск. видениеartistic [scenic] sight - художественное [сценическое] видение
5. поле зрения; предел видимостиto be in sight - находиться поблизости /под рукой/
6. 1) красивый вид, прекрасное зрелищеthis lake is one of the sights of the world - это озеро - одно из красивейших мест на земном шаре
2) pl достопримечательностиto see /to do/ the sights - осматривать достопримечательности
7. разг. смехотворное или неприглядное зрелищеto be /to look/ a perfect sight - иметь ужасный вид; выглядеть настоящим пугалом
8. разг. уйма, масса, кучаa sight of money - уйма /куча/ денег
it must have taken a sight of work - это должно было потребовать огромной работы
9. 1) воен. прицел; прицельное приспособлениеsight adjustment /setting/ - установка прицела
2) топ. визир; отметка3) горн. маркшейдерский знак10. спец. визирование♢
not by a long sight - отнюдь нет!a sight for sore eyes - а) приятное зрелище; б) желанный гость
you're a sight for sore eyes - как я рад вас видеть!
out of sight out of mind - ≅ с глаз долой, из сердца вон
out of sight - сл. невиданный, потрясающий
that's really out of sight! - это просто фантастика!
to set one's sights on smth. - нацелиться на что-л.
2. [saıt] ahis sights were set at getting a directorship - он нацелился на то, чтобы стать директором
1. тех. смотровойsight hole - смотровой люк; глазок
2. ком. оплачиваемый по предъявлении3. сделанный без подготовки3. [saıt] v1. 1) увидеть; обнаружитьafter months at sea they sighted land - после многих месяцев плавания они увидели землю; наконец показалась земля
2) наблюдать2. 1) воен. наводить, прицеливаться2) топ. визировать3. воен. приводить к нормальному бою -
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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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saɪt
1. сущ.
1) зрение near sight ≈ близорукость long sight ≈ дальнозоркость loss of sight ≈ потеря зрения, слепота short sight ≈ близорукость Syn: vision
2) поле зрения, видимость Out of my sight! ≈ Прочь с глаз моих! lose sight of
3) а) (беглый) взгляд;
рассматривание at/on sight ≈ при виде to catch/gain/get sight of ≈ увидеть, заметить Syn: view
1., glimpse
1. б) осмотр, освидетельствование Syn: inspection
4) вид;
зрелище beautiful sight ≈ прекрасное зрелище comical, funny sight ≈ забавное, комичное зрелище disturbing sight ≈ волнующее зрелище familiar sight ≈ знакомый, привычный вид horrendous, horrible sight ≈ ужасное, страшное зрелище memorable sight ≈ памятное зрелище pitiful sight ≈ жалкое зрелище sorry sight ≈ печальное зрелище thrilling sight ≈ волнующее, захватывающее зрелище ugly sight ≈ ужасное зрелище unpleasant sight ≈ неприятное зрелище Syn: spectacle
5) а) мн. достопримечательности;
то, что стоит посмотреть the sights of the city ≈ виды города б) нечто смешное, бросающееся в глаза, смехотворное;
неприглядное зрелище you look a sight! ≈ какой ты смешной!
6) взгляд, точка зрения;
мнение, суждение Syn: judgement
7) диал. масса, множество, большое количество a far sight better ≈ намного лучше Syn: lot
1.
8) оптическое устройство для улучшения видимости а) прицел to line up, adjust, one's sights ≈ навести прицел, прицелиться panoramic sight ≈ панорамный прицел peep sight ≈ диоптрический прицел rear sight ≈ прицел;
целик( пистолета) telescopic sight ≈ телескопический /оптический/ прицел б) мн.;
разг. очки
9) геод. маркшейдерский знак
10) стремление, рвение, сильное желание She set her sights on a medical career. ≈ Она направила свои устремления на то, чтобы сделать карьеру в медицине. Syn: aspiration ∙ sight unseen амер. ≈ за глаза to shoot at/on sight ≈ стрелять без предупреждения
2. гл.
1) заметить, высмотреть, различить, увидеть ( кого-л., что-л.) On the same day we sighted the mountainous coast of Greenland. ≈ В тот же день мы заметили гористые берега Гренландии. Syn: catch sight of, spot
2.
2) а) прицеливаться( at - в кого-л., во что-л.) Syn: take aim at б) нацеливать, наводить оружие( at - на кого-л., во что-л.) Syn: aim
2., level
4.
3) наблюдать, следить;
внимательно сметреть (в определенном направлении) зрение - good * хорошее зрение - long * дальнозоркость;
дальновидность - short * близорукость;
недальновидность вид - at the * of при виде - in my * у меня на глазах - on their first * of land как только они увидели землю - to know smb. by * знать кого-либо в лицо - to catch (a) * of увидеть, заметить - to lose * of потерять из виду;
забыть, упустить из виду - to be lost to * скрыться из виду - get out of my *! убирайся с глаз долой!;
чтобы я тебя не видел! (быстрый) взгляд - to catch (a) * of взглянуть - you should have a * of the letter вам надо бы взглянуть на это письмо первый взгляд (тж. first *) - I know a reporter on * репортера я узнаю с первого взгляда - at * с листа - to play music at * играть с листа - at * сразу же, тут же, без проволочек - to shoot at * стрелять без предупреждения - at * (коммерческое) по предъявлении - payable at * с оплатой по предъявлении - at first * с первого взгляда - love at first * любовь с первого взгляла - at first * на первый взгляд - * unseen (американизм) за глаза, заглазно;
заранее - to buy smth. * купить что-либо, не посмотрев предварительно воззрение;
точка зрения, мнение - do what is right in your own * поступайте так, как вы считаете правильным - to gain favour in smb.'s * завоевать чью-либо благосклонность - we are nobodies in her * в ее глазах мы никто (искусство) видение - artistic * художественное видение поле зрения;
предел видимости - out of * за пределами видимости - to put out of * прятать - to be in * находиться поблизости - victory is in * час победы близок - the end of the task is not yet in * конца этой работы пока не видно - he was every day within * of death ему каждый день угрожала смерть красивый вид, прекрасное зрелище - this lake is one of the *s of the world это озеро - одно из красивейших мест на земном шаре достопримечательности - to see the *s осматривать достопримечательности( разговорное) смехотворное или неприглядное зрелище - to be a perfect * иметь ужасный вид;
выглядеть настоящим пугалом - to make a * of oneself делать из себя посмешище - his face was a * на его лицо стоило посмотреть (разговорное) уйма, масса, куча - a * of money уйма денег - there was a * of people была целая толпа народу - it must have taken a * of work это должно было потребовать огромной работы - he's a * too clever for you вам его никак не перехитрить( военное) прицел;
прицельное приспособление - * adjustment установка прицела - * reach прицельная дальность (топография) визир;
отметка( горное) маркшейдерский знак( специальное) визирование > not by a long * отнюдь нет! > it is a long * better это намного лучше > a * for sore eyes приятное зрелище;
желанный гость > you're a * for sore eyes как я рад вас видеть > out of * out of mind с глаз долой, из сердца вон > out of * (сленг) невиданный, потрясающий > that's really out of *! это просто фантастика! > to set one's *s on smth. нацелиться на что-либо > his *s were set at getting a directorship он нацелился на то, чтобы стать директором( техническое) смотровой - * glass смотровое стекло - * hole смотровой люк;
глазок( коммерческое) оплачиваемый по предъявлении - * bill предъявительский вексель (срочный по предъявлении) - * draft вексель на предъявителя сделанный без подготовки - * translation перевод с листа увидеть;
обнаружить - after months at sea they *ed land после многих месяцев плавания они увидели землю;
наконец показалась земля наблюдать (военное) наводить, прицеливаться (топография) визировать( военное) приводить к нормальному бою after ~ (A/S) после предъявления ~ взгляд;
рассматривание;
at (или on) sight при виде;
payable at sight подлежащий оплате по предъявлении;
at first sight с первого взгляда ~ взгляд;
рассматривание;
at (или on) sight при виде;
payable at sight подлежащий оплате по предъявлении;
at first sight с первого взгляда at ~ по первому требованию at ~ по предъявлении not by a long ~ отнюдь нет;
sight unseen амер. за глаза;
at sight с листа bill payable at ~ вексель к уплате по предъявлении to know by ~ знать только в лицо;
to catch (или to gain, to get) sight of увидеть, заметить ~ поле зрения;
in sight в поле зрения;
to come in sight появиться;
to put out of sight прятать ~ диал. большое количество;
to cost a sight of money стоить больших денег;
a long sight better много лучше ~ взгляд, точка зрения;
do what is right in your own sight делайте так, как считаете нужным ~ вид;
зрелище;
I hate the sight of him я видеть его не могу;
it was a sight to see это было настоящее зрелище, это стоило посмотреть ~ поле зрения;
in sight в поле зрения;
to come in sight появиться;
to put out of sight прятать ~ вид;
зрелище;
I hate the sight of him я видеть его не могу;
it was a sight to see это было настоящее зрелище, это стоило посмотреть to know by ~ знать только в лицо;
to catch (или to gain, to get) sight of увидеть, заметить ~ зрение;
long sight дальнозоркость;
short (или near) sight близорукость;
loss of sight потеря зрения, слепота ~ диал. большое количество;
to cost a sight of money стоить больших денег;
a long sight better много лучше to lose ~ of забыть, упустить из виду;
out of my sight! прочь с глаз моих! to lose ~ of потерять из виду ~ зрение;
long sight дальнозоркость;
short (или near) sight близорукость;
loss of sight потеря зрения, слепота ~ разг. смехотворное или неприглядное зрелище;
to make a sight of oneself делать из себя посмешище;
you look a perfect sight! ну и вид у тебя! not by a long ~ отнюдь нет;
sight unseen амер. за глаза;
at sight с листа to lose ~ of забыть, упустить из виду;
out of my sight! прочь с глаз моих! ~ геод. маркшейдерский знак;
out of sight out of mind = с глаз долой - из сердца вон pay at ~ оплачивать при предъявлении ~ взгляд;
рассматривание;
at (или on) sight при виде;
payable at sight подлежащий оплате по предъявлении;
at first sight с первого взгляда payable at ~ оплачиваемый при предъявлении ~ поле зрения;
in sight в поле зрения;
to come in sight появиться;
to put out of sight прятать to translate at ~ переводить с листа;
to shoot at (или on) sight стрелять без предупреждения sight акцептовать (тратту) ~ диал. большое количество;
to cost a sight of money стоить больших денег;
a long sight better много лучше ~ взгляд, точка зрения;
do what is right in your own sight делайте так, как считаете нужным ~ взгляд;
рассматривание;
at (или on) sight при виде;
payable at sight подлежащий оплате по предъявлении;
at first sight с первого взгляда ~ вид;
зрелище;
I hate the sight of him я видеть его не могу;
it was a sight to see это было настоящее зрелище, это стоило посмотреть ~ pl достопримечательности;
to see the sights осматривать достопримечательности ~ зрение;
long sight дальнозоркость;
short (или near) sight близорукость;
loss of sight потеря зрения, слепота ~ геод. маркшейдерский знак;
out of sight out of mind = с глаз долой - из сердца вон ~ наблюдать ~ pl разг. очки ~ поле зрения;
in sight в поле зрения;
to come in sight появиться;
to put out of sight прятать ~ предъявление (тратты) ~ предъявлять( тратту) ~ прицел;
to take a careful sight тщательно прицелиться ~ воен. прицеливаться ~ разг. смехотворное или неприглядное зрелище;
to make a sight of oneself делать из себя посмешище;
you look a perfect sight! ну и вид у тебя! ~ увидеть, высмотреть not by a long ~ отнюдь нет;
sight unseen амер. за глаза;
at sight с листа unseen: sight ~ оригинальный ~ прицел;
to take a careful sight тщательно прицелиться to translate at ~ переводить с листа;
to shoot at (или on) sight стрелять без предупреждения ~ разг. смехотворное или неприглядное зрелище;
to make a sight of oneself делать из себя посмешище;
you look a perfect sight! ну и вид у тебя! -
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1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) syn2) (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.) sikte3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) severdighet4) (a view or glimpse.) syn, utsikt, glimt5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) syn, skue6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) sikte2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) få øye på2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) sikte på, rette/stille inn•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight ofsyn--------synsevne--------utsiktIsubst. \/saɪt\/1) syn(sevne)2) syn3) synsvidde, sikte4) syn, skue, severdighet5) ( gammeldags) åsyn6) sikte, sikteinnretning7) ( sjøfart) sikte, observasjon, solhøyde8) mål, fremtidsutsikt9) ( hverdagslig) masse, mengdeafter sight ( handel) etter sikt (om veksel)at first sight ved første øyekast, ved første blikkat the sight of ved synet avby sight av utseendecatch\/get sight of få øye påcome into sight bli synligfix one's sights on streve etter, sikte motin sight innenfor synsvidde, i sikte, innen rekkevidde• keep the child in sight!in someone's sight etter noens oppfatning• in my sight, he's a moronin the sight of God for Guds åsyn, for Gudkeep sight of someone\/something ikke miste noe(n) av synelook a (perfect) sight eller look a (proper) sight se helt forferdelig ut• what a sight you look!long sight skarpt syn langsynthet forutseenhet lang siktlose sight of ( også overført) miste av syne• you shouldn't lose sight of the fact that he has been married for 20 yearsmake a sight of oneself spjåke seg utnot a pretty sight ( hverdagslig) ikke noe pent synnot by a long sight ikke på langt næron sight på flekken, med det sammeout of sight utenfor synsvidde, ute av sikte• keep out of my sight!• don't let him out of your sight!• I watched her out of sight!out of sight, out of mind ute av øye, ute av sinnpayable at\/on sight ( handel) betalbar ved sikt\/forevisningplay at sight ( musikk) spille fra bladetraise one's sights ( overført) sikte høyere, sikte mot høyere målset one's sights too high sikte for høyt, tro for godt om seg selva sight for sore eyes en fryd for øyet, et kjærkomment synsight unseen ( handel) usetttake a sight at the sun ta ut kursen etter solentake a sight with the compass ta ut kursen ved hjelp av kompassettake sight at ta sikte påwithin sight innenfor synsvidde, i sikte, innen rekkeviddeIIverb \/saɪt\/1) ( spesielt sjøfart) få øye på, få i sikte2) observere, ta observasjon av, bli sett• did you sight the star?3) ta sikte, sikte på4) utstyre med sikte, justere siktet på, stille inn -
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n. gezicht; blik; bezienswaardigheid; vizier; zicht; gezichtsveld; gezichtspunt--------v. in zicht/in het vizier krijgen; waarnemen, ziensight1[ sajt]1 (aan)blik ⇒ (uit)zicht, schouwspel, bezienswaardigheid5 mening♦voorbeelden:I cannot stand/bear the sight of him • ik kan hem niet luchten of zienkeep sight of • in het oog houden〈informeel; ironisch〉 what a sight you look/are! • wat zie je eruit!see the sights • de bezienswaardigheden bezoeken¶ raise/lower one's sights • meer/minder verwachtenyou are a sight for the gods/for sore eyes • je bent door de hemel gezonden2 gezicht ⇒ het zien, het gezien worden♦voorbeelden:2 〈 geldwezen〉 ten days after sight • (betaalbaar) tien dagen na zicht 〈 met betrekking tot wissels〉at the sight of • bij het zien vanat first sight • op het eerste gezichtplay music at sight • van het blad spelenat/on sight • op zichtknow someone by sight • iemand van gezicht kennenshoot on sight • schieten zonder waarschuwinggo out of sight • uit het gezicht verdwijnenkeep someone in sight • iemand in het oog houdenkeep in sight of • binnen het gezichtsveld blijven van〈 spreekwoord〉 out of sight, out of mind • uit het oog, uit het hartwe are (with)in sight of the end • het einde is in zichtout of my sight! • uit mijn ogen!stay/keep out of sight • blijf uit het gezicht¶ 〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 out of sight! • fantastisch!, te gek!second sight • helderziendheid————————sight2〈 werkwoord〉 -
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[saɪt]1. n1) (faculty, act of seeing) vistato have good/poor (eye)sight — avere la vista buona/cattiva
payable at sight Comm — pagabile a vista
to be within sight of — (sea) essere in vista di, (victory) essere vicino (-a) a
to come into sight — (thing) profilarsi all'orizzonte
to catch sight of sth/sb — scorgere qc/qn
when it's out of sight — quando non si vede più, quando non è più visibile
out of sight out of mind — (Proverb) lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore
to lose sight of sb/sth — perdere di vista qn/qc
to hate the sight of sb/sth — non sopportare la vista di qn/qc
2) (spectacle) spettacoloto see the sights of Rome — vedere or visitare i monumenti di Roma
3) (on gun: often pl) mirinoto set one's sights on sth/on doing sth fig — mirare a qc/a fare qc
4) (fam: a great deal) molto2. vt(rare animal, land) avvistare, (person) scorgere -
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angle of sightугол прицеливанияantenna bore sightingхолодная пристрелка антенныcollimator sightколлиматорный визирcourse setting sightвизир установки курсаdrift sightвизир для определения сноса(в полете) have the runway in sightчетко видеть ВППin sightв поле зренияline of sightлиния визированияsight distanceдальность видимостиsight gageтрубка уровняsight gridсетка визираsighting pinнивелировочная реперная линейкаsighting rodнивелировочная линейка
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