sit up with

veiller quelqu’un, rester éveillé auprès de quelqu’un

Rester éveillé tard pour s’occuper de quelqu’un ou lui tenir compagnie.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : sit up with someone (I had to sit up with my sick daughter.)

Synonymes : keep someone company, watch over

Expressions courantes : sit up with someone, sit up with Dad, sit up with patients

veiller un mort

Rester toute la nuit auprès du corps d’un défunt avant les funérailles.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : sit up with someone (The family sat up with their dead grandfather.)

Synonymes : keep vigil over

Expressions courantes : sit up with someone, sit up with bodies