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sentar

to sit

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Conjugation

sentar(

)

1. (to place in a seat)

a. to sit

Senté a mi madre a mi lado.I sat my mother next to me.

2. (to establish)

a. to set

Sentamos las bases de la cooperación internacional.We set the foundations for international cooperation.

3. (to look good on)

a. to suit

Ese vestido no te sienta bien.That dress doesn't really suit you.

4. (food)

a. to agree with

Me gusta el ajo pero no me sienta bien.I like garlic, but it doesn't agree with me.

sentarse

5. (to be seated)

a. to sit

Prefiero sentarme al lado del radiador.I prefer to sit next to the radiator.

sentar

1. (en asiento)

a. to seat, to sit

2. (establecer)

sentar las bases parato lay the foundations of

sentar precedenteto set a precedent

3. (comida)

sentar bien/mal a alguiento agree/disagree with somebody

algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta biensome people think a glass of wine is good for you

4. (ropa, color)

a. to suit

no le sienta bienit doesn't suit her

5. (vacaciones, medicamento)

sentar bien a alguiento do somebody good

6. (comentario, consejo)

le sentó malit upset her

le sentó bienshe appreciated it

7. (general)

a. to sit down

sentarse a hacer algoto sit down and do something

siéntatetake a seat

siéntate donde quierassit wherever you like

sentar

transitive verb

1 [+persona] to sit; seat

2 (colocar) [+objeto] to place; place firmly

sentar las costuras to press the seams; sentar el último ladrillo to tap the last brick into place; sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations for sth

3 (establecer) [+base, principio] to establish; [+precedente] to set

sentar una suma en la cuenta de algn (Com) to put a sum down to sb's account

5 (And) (Caribe) [+persona] to crush; squash

6 (And) [+caballo] to rein in sharply; pull up sharply

intransitive verb

1 (en el aspecto) to suit

ese peinado le sienta horriblemente that hairstyle doesn't suit her at all; that hairstyle looks awful on her

sentar bien/mal a algn [+comida] to agree/disagree with sb; no me sientan bien las gambas prawns disagree with me; unas vacaciones le sentarían bien he could do with a holiday

3 (agradar)

sentar bien/mal to go down well/badly; le ha sentado mal que lo hayas hecho tú he didn't like your doing it

sentar como un tiro

a mí me sienta como un tiro it suits me like a hole in the head (familiar)

pronominal verb

sentarse

1 [+persona] to sit; sit down; seat o.s. (formal)

¡siéntese! (do) sit down; take a seat; sentémonos aquí let's sit (down) here; se sentó a comer she sat down to eat

2 [+sedimento] to settle

3 [+tiempo] to settle; settle down; clear up

4 (Archit) [+cimientos] to settle

Phrases with "sentar"

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donde se pueden sentar tres o cuatro personas		that can seat three or four people
me puedo sentar aquí		can I sit here

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Verb Conjugations for sentar

Present Participle: sentando

Past Participle: sentado

Indicative

Irregularities are in red

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	siento	senté	sentaba	sentaría	sentaré
tú	sientas	sentaste	sentabas	sentarías	sentarás
él/ella/Ud.	sienta	sentó	sentaba	sentaría	sentará
nosotros	sentamos	sentamos	sentábamos	sentaríamos	sentaremos
vosotros	sentáis	sentasteis	sentabais	sentaríais	sentaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	sientan	sentaron	sentaban	sentarían	sentarán

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