The Spanish word for to sit is
estar sentado
Spanish Definition
| sit | |
| 1. Estar sentado. | |
| 2. Sentarse. | |
| 3. Asentar. | |
| 4. Yacer, reposar, descansar. | |
| 5. Posar. | |
| 6. Ocupar una posición en una asamblea oficial o con capacidad de oficiar. | |
| 7. Estar en una sesión de una asamblea. | |
| 8. Cuidar niños. | |
| 9. Del viento que sopla desde la dirección especificada. | |
| 10. Ser aceptado. |
Translations for sit and their definitions
| sentar | ||
| 1. v. to seat | ||
| 2. v. to set, to establish, to lay | ||
| Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros. - Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events. | ||
| 3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down | ||
| ¿Puedo sentarme? - May I sit down? | ||
| ¡Siéntate! - Sit down! | ||
| Siéntese en el piso. - Sit on the floor. | ||
| Él se sienta en el sillón. - He sits down on the armchair. | ||
| Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte - Sit in the corner until you are told to get up. | ||
| 4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down | ||
| 5. v. to assert | ||
| 6. v. to suit, to fit | ||
| 7. v. to sit well | ||
| 8. v. to report | ||
| 9. v. (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin) | ||
| sentarse | ||
| 1. to sit | ||
| 2. to sit down | ||
| encajar | ||
| 1. v. to insert, put into | ||
| 2. v. to fit, to dovetail | ||
| 3. v. to push in | ||
| 4. v. to make sense, add up, be reasonable | ||
| 5. v. to give; to deliver (a hit, punch, kick etc.) | ||
| 6. v. to fit in | ||
| 7. v. to fit; squeeze (into) | ||
| 8. v. to pull on; slip on (clothes) | ||
| asentarse | ||
| 1. to settle (in a dwelling) | ||
| pertenecer | ||
| 1. v. to belong; to pertain | ||
| 2. v. to be independent | ||
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