sight

vista

Capacità di vedere con gli occhi.

In inglese semplice: The ability to see with your eyes.

• His sight is getting worse.
• She lost her sight as a child.
• The treatment restored some of his sight.

Sinonimi: vision, eyesight

Contrari: blindness

Espressioni comuni: lose your sight, poor sight, sense of sight

vista, spettacolo

Qualcosa che si vede, soprattutto quando suscita un’emozione forte.

In inglese semplice: Something you see, especially something that causes a strong feeling.

• The flowers were a beautiful sight.
• Her smiling face was a welcome sight.
• We saw some strange sights on our journey.

Sinonimi: scene, spectacle

Espressioni comuni: a beautiful sight, a welcome sight, a strange sight, a familiar sight

vista

Il fatto o l’esperienza di vedere qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The act or experience of seeing someone or something.

• The sight of blood made him faint.
• We caught sight of a deer.
• She cried at the sight of her old home.

Come si usa: the sight of someone/something (The sight of her dog made her smile.); catch/lose sight of someone/something (I lost sight of the boat in the fog.)

Sinonimi: view, glimpse

Espressioni comuni: catch sight of, the sight of, lose sight of

attrazione turistica, luogo d’interesse

Luogo o cosa che le persone visitano perché interessante da vedere.

In inglese semplice: A place or thing that people visit because it is interesting to see.

• The castle is the town’s most famous sight.
• We spent the morning seeing the sights.
• Which sights should we visit first?

Sinonimi: attraction

Espressioni comuni: see the sights, a famous sight, a tourist sight

mirino

Parte di un’arma che aiuta a prendere la mira su un bersaglio.

In inglese semplice: A part of a gun or other weapon that helps you aim at a target.

• The rifle has a new sight.
• He adjusted the sight before firing.
• She looked through the sight at the distant target.

Espressioni comuni: a rifle sight, a telescopic sight, adjust the sight

avvistare, scorgere

Vedere o notare qualcosa, spesso dopo averlo cercato o da lontano.

In inglese semplice: To notice or see something, often after looking for it or from far away.

• We sighted land at dawn.
• The crew sighted a whale near the boat.
• Have any hikers sighted the missing dog?

Sinonimi: spot, see

Espressioni comuni: sight land, sight a whale, sight something offshore

tarare il mirino

Montare o regolare il mirino di un’arma affinché i colpi raggiungano il punto mirato.

In inglese semplice: To fit or adjust a gun’s aiming device so that its shots go where you aim.

• He sighted the rifle carefully.
• We sighted in the new gun at the range.
• Can you sight this rifle before the competition?

Come si usa: sight something in (She sighted the rifle in at the shooting range.)

Sinonimi: zero

Espressioni comuni: sight a rifle, sight a gun, sight something in