G A M E - Stand up / Sit down

Question

Do you sometimes find it hard to use 'stand up' or 'sit down' in a sentence.

Do you know when you should use sentarse and when you should use estar sentado?

Then there's the choice between estar de pie and pararse.

Not to mention the figurative 'stand up' for etc (resistir, defender et al)

Soooo .... I thought a wee game might be in order.

How to play:

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Given sentence: Copy and paste the sentence that the last person gave

Translation: Translate it (to English or Spanish depending on what it was given in

New Sentence: Leave a new short sentence in Spanish or English that refers to sitting or standing.

I'll start us off:

New Sentence: Ok class, stand up please!

Answer 1

Given: I couldn't stand her anymore.

Translation: No pude soportarla más.

New: A sit in was a nonviolent measure employed by Martin Luther King Jr.

Well done or possibly 'no podía' as it would be hard to pinpoint the time you felt this and you feeling was also unlikely to have ended at that time which is what the Preterite would allude to. - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 1, 2013

Answer 2

Given: George Lopez does stand-up comedy.

Translation: George Lopez hace monólogos humorísticos ( o se dice hace stand-up)

New: Sit! Sit Bonzo, SIT!

Bien hecho :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 1, 2013

Love the pic lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 1, 2013

Yes, this Bonzo was super-obedient. - annierats, Aug 1, 2013

Answer 3

Given: Make sure you are sitting down and not standing up.

Attempted translation: Asegúrese de estar sentado y no de pie.

New sentence: Stand down, soldier!

Here would be one option with both conjugated but it's rather a long way around it - asegúrese de que esté sentado y no esté de pie. - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Well done J - the only suggestion I'd make is that you either have to conjugate both parts of the sentence or you can get around it and conjugate neither - Asegúrese de estar sentado y no de pie. - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Thank you, Kiwi. - 0083f5dc, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 4

Given: You must remain sitting down, whatever happens .

Translated: Tiene que quedarse sentada, pase lo que pase.

New Sentence: I am very privileged this morning to be sitting next to Mr Henry.

Very neat Kiwi, I like it. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 5

Given: Stand down, soldier! Attempted translation: Retírese, soldado! New sentence: He stands out in a crowd

I like your efforts. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

Perfecto :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 6

Given: A sit-in was a nonviolent measure employed by Martin Luther King Jr.

Translation: Una sentada fue una medida no violenta empleada por Martin Luther King Jr.

New: George Lopez does stand-up comedy.

Nice job. - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 1, 2013

Answer 7

Given: It's tiring, standing all day.

Translation: My effort, El estár de pie todo el día, cansa. //

And thanks to Kiwi, a more natural solution: Es cansón estar de pie todo el día.

New: In order to look good , you must stand very upright and keep your stomach in.

The new sentence is true, but depressingly difficult to achieve.. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

oooh good, looks like a challenge :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

How about a simple ... Es agotador estar de pie todo el día. ;) or a colloquial one thanks to a native speaker - Es cansón estar de pie todo el día. - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Thanks KIwi, we'll go for teh canson. - annierats, Aug 1, 2013

Answer 8

Given: In order to look good , you must stand very upright and keep your stomach in.

Translation: Para verse bien necesita mantenerse erguido y mantener la barriga metida.

New: I couldn't stand her anymore.

I don't think they've mastered it quite yet. - katydew, Jul 16, 2013

Lol I think yr right :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 16, 2013

Oh Kiwi, I was thinking of ballet dancers when I wrote it, Rolf.. - annierats, Jul 17, 2013

Jajaja yes I can't really see those guys in tutus :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 17, 2013

Answer 9

Given: He stands out in a crowd.

Translation: No es del montón.

New sentence: Can I pay by standing order, please?

Where is Francobollo? He taught me this one. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

No es 'del' montón, perhaps? Or u cd say 'él se distingue de los demas' - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

You're right. I meant 'del. ' - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

I thought you did ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

You know, tall and blond, I cannot make mistakes, can I?? treble lol. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

next minute you'll have one of these as your avatar jeje http://www.showbizbites.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/heidi-klum-at-amfar-gala-showbizbites-01.jpg - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Maybe not, kiwi, maybe not.. - annierats, Jul 17, 2013

Answer 10

Given: I am very privileged this morning to be sitting next to Mr. Henry.

Translated: Me siento muy privilegiado esta mañana al estar sentado junto al Señor Henry.

New Sentence: Make sure you are sitting down and not standing up.

Great translation Rac, junto al or al lado del, nice work :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Thank you, Kiwi. - rac1, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 11

Given: He stood her up at the altar.

Translated: La dejó plantada en el altar

New: It's tiring, standing all day.

Very good, Kiwi, lol. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

poor girl - what a thing to do :( - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Was she texting at the time? - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 12

Given: Can I pay by standing order, please?

¿Puedo pagar por giro pedido regular, por favor?

New: He stood her up at the altar.

I'd suggest débito regular. Yours might work but that sounds to me like a standing order to get something rather than a standing order of payment, hopefully a native speaker will weigh in :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

I just used what the translator gave as "standing order" - it had a gray phrase to go with it so I assumed. - katydew, Jul 15, 2013

well you're right but I guess there's two kind of standing orders jeje one where you have a standing order of a pie and a milkshake at the local bakery and one where you tell your bank to make a regular payment :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

I have once again learned something new. - katydew, Jul 16, 2013

Answer 13

Given: Please stand up when your name is called.

Hesitant attempt by me : Cuando oiga que llamen su nombre, póngase de pie .

// Better solution by Kiwi: Cuando llame(n) su nombre por favor póngase de pie

New: You must remain sitting down, whatever happens .

I never would have figured out how to translate that sentence!! ;) - Findy, Jul 14, 2013

My attempt would have been párese por favor cuando su nombre es llamado, but I wasn't brave enough to submit. It is probably wrong, anyway. - 0083f5dc, Jul 14, 2013

you should have had a go Jw :) ponerse de pie and pararse can pretty much be used interchangeably and the choice is often just regional - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 14, 2013

I would suggest - Cuando llame(n) su nombre por favor póngase de pie. - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 14, 2013

Thank you, Kiwi. - 0083f5dc, Jul 14, 2013

Thanks Kiwi, I was most uncertain, actually. Yours is better, I think. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 14

Old sentence: Ok class, stand up please!
Ok clase, ¡están de pie por favor!
New sentence: Stand up for your rights.

Nice to have you join in Jason, you were probably thinking 'estén de pie' but that would mean 'stay standing' so better to go with 'pónganse de pie' or 'párense' :) See what I mean about how tricky it is! Another option would be just 'de pie' :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 14, 2013

Answer 15

Old sentence: You may sit down now.
Translation: Puede sentarse ahora.
New Sentence: I would like to sit down now.

I had to move the Translation sentence down from the first row...jejejeje - Jason7R, Jul 14, 2013