sit up with

velar a alguien, quedarse despierto con alguien

Quedarse despierto hasta tarde para cuidar a alguien o hacerle compañía.

En inglés sencillo: To stay awake late to look after someone or keep them company.

• I will sit up with you tonight.
• She sat up with her father until he fell asleep.
• Have you ever sat up with a sick child?

Cómo se usa: sit up with someone (I had to sit up with my sick daughter.)

Sinónimos: keep someone company, watch over

Expresiones frecuentes: sit up with someone, sit up with Dad, sit up with patients

velar a un difunto

Permanecer toda la noche junto al cuerpo de una persona fallecida antes del funeral.

En inglés sencillo: To stay beside a dead person’s body all night before the funeral.

• They sat up with the dead woman.
• Neighbors came to sit up with him before the funeral.
• Who will sit up with the body tonight?

Cómo se usa: sit up with someone (The family sat up with their dead grandfather.)

Sinónimos: keep vigil over

Expresiones frecuentes: sit up with someone, sit up with bodies