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[saɪt]
1. n
1) (faculty, act of seeing) vista

to have good/poor (eye)sight — avere la vista buona/cattiva

at first sight — a prima vista

to know sb by sight — conoscere di vista qn

I know her by sight — la conosco di vista

payable at sight Comm — pagabile a vista

to be within sight of — (sea) essere in vista di, (victory) essere vicino (-a) a

in sight — visibile

the bus was still in sight — l'autobus si vedeva ancora

the end is in sight — si intravvede la fine

a solution is in sight — è in vista una soluzione

to come into sight — (thing) profilarsi all'orizzonte

Janice came into sight — abbiamo scorto Janice

to catch sight of sth/sb — scorgere qc/qn

keep out of my sight! — sparisci!

keep out of sight! — non farti vedere!

don't let it out of your sight — non perderlo di vista

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

my sight is failing — la vista mi sta calando

2) (spectacle) spettacolo

the sights — le attrazioni turistiche

to see the sights of Rome — vedere or visitare i monumenti di Roma

it's not a pretty sight — non è uno spettacolo edificante

you're a sight for sore eyes! — al solo vederti mi si allarga il cuore!

you look a sight! fam — come sei conciato!

it's a sight to be seen — è uno spettacolo da non perdere

it was an amazing sight — era uno spettacolo incredibile

3) (on gun: often pl) mirino

in one's sights — sotto mira

to set one's sights on sth/on doing sth fig — mirare a qc/a fare qc

to set one's sights too high fig — mirare troppo in alto

4) (fam: a great deal) molto

a sight more — molto di più

it isn't finished by a long sight — è ben lungi dall'essere finito

a sight too clever — fin troppo furbo (-a)

2. vt
(rare animal, land) avvistare, (person) scorgere

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