Usage examples of "sentarse" in Spanish with translation to English

<>
Translations: all158 sit118 sit down40
show all
Todos quieren sentarse a su lado. Everybody wants to sit beside her.
Haga el favor de sentarse. Please sit down.
¿No preferiría sentarse junto a la ventana? Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
Ella le obligó a sentarse. She forced him to sit down.
Mary solía sentarse sola en el porche. Mary would often sit alone on the porch.
Es en vano sentarse a escribir cuando todavía no te levantaste a vivir. How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
No había otra opción excepto sentarse y esperar. There was no choice but to sit and wait.
Tom no puede sentarse quieto ni por un momento. Tom can't sit still for a moment.
Una chica no debería sentarse con las piernas cruzadas. A girl should not sit with her legs crossed.
No puede ser bueno sentarse todo el día al sol. It can't be good sitting in the sun all day.
Este sofá no es de ninguna manera cómodo para sentarse. This sofa is in no way comfortable to sit in.
Se puede hacer cualquier cosa con mayonesa, excepto sentarse en ella. You can do anything with mayonnaises, except sit on them.
A Tom le gusta sentarse en la playa temprano por la mañana. Tom likes sitting on the beach in the early morning.
Tom no tenía ganas de sentarse por dos horas en un cine. Tom didn't feel like sitting for two hours in a movie theater.
A Tom le gusta sentarse en el muelle con sus pies colgando en el agua. Tom likes to sit on the dock with his feet dangling in the water.
Me senté alejado de ellos. I sat apart from them.
Espera a que me siente. Wait until I sit down.
Me senté a su lado. I sat next to him.
Nos sentamos cara a cara. We sat down face to face.
Me senté cerca de John. I sat next to John.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download