sit for

posar para

Posar para que un artista te pinte, te dibuje o te fotografíe.

En inglés sencillo: To be the person an artist paints, draws, or photographs.

• She sat for a portrait.
• Would you sit for this young artist?
• He has sat for several famous photographers.

Cómo se usa: sit for an artist/a portrait (He sat for a portrait in her studio.)

Sinónimos: pose for, model for

Expresiones frecuentes: sit for someone, sit for portraits

cuidar niños

Cuidar a los hijos de alguien mientras sus padres están fuera.

En inglés sencillo: To look after someone's children while their parents are away.

• Can you sit for us tonight?
• She sat for our children last Saturday.
• I often sit for my neighbors when they go out.

Cómo se usa: sit for someone (I sit for the family next door.)

Sinónimos: babysit, look after

Expresiones frecuentes: sit for someone, sit for neighbors

representar

Ocupar un puesto en un órgano político como representante de un partido determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To serve in a political body as a representative of a particular party.

• He sits for the Conservatives.
• She sat for Labour in the House of Lords.
• Which party does the new peer sit for?

Cómo se usa: sit for a political party (She sits for Labour in the House of Lords.)

Sinónimos: represent

Expresiones frecuentes: sit for Labour, sit for Conservatives