sit in in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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sit in VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + adv)

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sit in for VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

sit-in [Am ˈsɪd ˌɪn, Brit ˈsɪtɪn] N

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I.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB intr

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1.2. sit (be seated):

sit
estar sentado
she sat there, staring into space
estaba allí sentada, con la mirada perdida
that's where the boss sits
ahí se sienta el jefe
you're sitting on my hat!
¡estás sentado encima de mi sombrero!
I have to sit at home while she's out enjoying herself
yo me tengo que quedar entre estas cuatro paredes mientras ella se divierte por ahí
he spent the whole day sitting in front of the television
se pasó todo el día sentado delante del televisor
don't just sit there: do something!
¡no te quedes ahí sentado: haz algo!
sit still!
¡quédate quieto!
to be sitting pretty inf
estar bien situado
to be sitting pretty inf
estar bien colocado inf
to sit tight inf you sit tight, I'll call a taxi
no te muevas or quédate aquí tranquila, que yo llamo un taxi
the company thinks it can sit tight till better days
la empresa cree que puede aguantar hasta que vengan tiempos mejores

II.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB trans

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See also sit on

sit on VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + prep + o)

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IN → Indiana

I.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] PREP

1.1. in (indicating place, location):

in
en
in the drawer/kitchen
en el cajón/en la cocina
in Detroit/Japan
en Detroit/en (el) Japón
our friends in Detroit
nuestros amigos de Detroit
he's in a meeting
está en una reunión
he's in a meeting
está reunido
I've got something in my eye
tengo algo en el ojo
who's that in the photo?
¿quién es ese de la foto?
in here/there
aquí/allí dentro
in here/there
aquí/allí adentro esp LatAm
in life/business
en la vida/los negocios
to go out/lie in the sun
salir/tumbarse al sol
in the rain
bajo la lluvia
you can't go out in this weather
no puedes salir con este tiempo
he was sitting in the dark/shade
estaba sentado en la oscuridad or en lo oscuro/a or en la sombra
in the moonlight
a la luz de la luna

4.1. in (indicating manner):

in
en
in a low voice
en voz baja
in dollars
en dólares
in French
en francés
they sat in a circle
se sentaron en un círculo
in rows/groups
en filas/grupos
in twos
de dos en dos
in twos
de a dos LatAm
to break sth in two
partir algo en dos
cut it in half
córtalo por la mitad
they came in their thousands
vinieron miles y miles
to work in wood
trabajar con madera
to paint in oils
pintar al óleo
in bronze/silk
de or en bronce/seda
write in ink/pencil
escriba con tinta/lápiz
sonata in A minor
sonata en la menor

II.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADV in often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (close in, hand in, stand in, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (close, hand, stand, etc).

3. in (involved):

we were in on the planning stage
participamos en la planificación
we're doing the bank job tonight: are you in or not? inf
esta noche asaltamos el banco ¿te apuntas o no? inf
to be in for sth you're in for a thrashing!
¡la paliza que te espera or que te vas a llevar!
you're in for it now!
¡ahora sí que te va a caer una buena!
you don't know what you're in for!
¡no sabes la que te espera! inf
it looks like we're in for some rain
parece que va a llover
you're in for a big surprise
te vas a llevar una buena sorpresa
I'm in for the 100m
me he apuntado a los 100 metros
to be in on sth I wanted to be in on the deal
quería tener parte en el trato
she was in on it from the start
lo supo or estuvo al tanto desde el principio
to be in with sb he's in with a really bad crowd
anda en muy malas compañías
he's (well) in with the boss
es muy amigo del jefe

III.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADJ

See also get in with

get in with VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

in. → inch(es)

sit in in the PONS Dictionary

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I.sit [sɪt] VB intr sat, sat

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During a virtual sit-in, hundreds of activists attempt to access a target website simultaneously and repetitively.
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A 1991 research grant on the impact of the 504 sit-in led to a television program.
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This was a gathering of sit-in leaders to meet one another and assess their struggles and explore the possibilities for future actions.
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Most of the locations are counters in shopping mall food courts, but there are a number of locations that are sit-in restaurants.
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When construction officials arrived to start building the new pads in 2007, they were met by protesters who surrounded the trucks and staged a sit-in.
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During the sit-in, attended by a handful of women each day, protesters sat silently for five hours before departing the square.
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A group of demonstrators staged a sit-in on the walkway in the quad, linking arms together and refusing to move.
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The sit-in was broken up with only five hours to go.
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Many paddlers who use a sit-in kayak feel more secure in a kayak with a weight capacity substantially more than their own weight.
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It culminated in hundreds of arrested students at a sit-in.
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