sit out

non partecipare, saltare

Scegliere di non partecipare a un ballo, gioco o altra attività.

In inglese semplice: To choose not to take part in a dance, game, or other activity.

• I will sit out this dance.
• She sat out the final match.
• Are you sitting this round out?

Come si usa: sit something out (My knee hurts, so I will sit this game out.)

Sinonimi: skip, not participate

Contrari: participate

Espressioni comuni: sit out a dance, sit out a game, sit out this round

aspettare che finisca

Restare in un posto e aspettare che una situazione difficile finisca, senza intervenire.

In inglese semplice: To stay somewhere and wait until a difficult event ends, without getting involved.

• We sat out the storm indoors.
• The family decided to sit out the conflict abroad.
• Can we sit this crisis out here?

Come si usa: sit something out (They sat the storm out in a nearby cabin.)

Sinonimi: wait out

Espressioni comuni: sit out a storm, sit out the crisis

mettersi in pausa

Smettere temporaneamente di giocare mani di poker, mentre le puntate obbligatorie continuano a essere prelevate.

In inglese semplice: To stop playing poker hands temporarily, while required bets are still taken from your money.

• I need to sit out briefly.
• She sat out while answering the phone.
• Players who sit out still pay the blinds.

Espressioni comuni: sit out temporarily, sit out at poker

fare contrappeso

Sporgersi dal lato della barca da cui arriva il vento per mantenere l'equilibrio.

In inglese semplice: To lean over the side facing the wind to keep a sailboat balanced.

• The crew sat out to balance the boat.
• You must sit out further in strong winds.
• Both sailors are sitting out as the boat heels.

Sinonimi: hike out

Espressioni comuni: sit out further, sit out to windward

liberarsi sedendosi

Liberarsi da una presa nella lotta, passando dalla pancia alla posizione seduta con le gambe lanciate avanti.

In inglese semplice: To escape a wrestling hold by swinging your legs forward from a face-down position into a seated position.

• The wrestler sat out and escaped.
• Try to sit out before he tightens his grip.
• She sat out from the bottom position.

Come si usa: sit out of a hold (He sat out of the hold and turned towards his opponent.)

Espressioni comuni: sit out quickly, sit out of something