■ sit down

■ sit down
■ sit down
A v. i. + avv.
1 sedersi; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi: Sit down!, siediti!; mettiti a sedere!; (come comando in classe, ecc.) seduti!; Sit down, please!, prego, si accomodino!; He sat down on the bench, si è seduto sulla panchina
2 (nella forma progressiva) essere a sedere; essere (o stare) seduto: I delivered my speech sitting down, ho pronunciato il mio discorso stando (o da) seduto; How many guests were sitting down?, quanti degli ospiti erano a sedere?
3 sedersi in terra (per protesta)
4 (mil.) prendere posizione; accamparsi
5 (fam.) starsene buono e zitto; abbozzare
B v. t. + avv.
1 far sedere; far accomodare: He sat me down on a sofa, mi fece accomodare su un divano
2 mettere a sedereto sit oneself down, mettersi a sedere □ (di un hovercraft) to sit down on the ground, atterrare.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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