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sentarse

to sit

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Conjugation

sentarse(

)

1. (to be seated)

a. to sit

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

sentar

2. (to place in a seat)

a. to sit

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

3. (to establish)

a. to set

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

4. (to look good on)

a. to suit

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

5. (food)

a. to agree with

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

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 "sentarse"

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quieren ustedes sentarse a la misma mesa		you want to sit at the same table
ellos acaban de sentarse		they just sat
¿Quieren ustedes sentarse a la misma mesa?		Would you like to sit at the same table?

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Verb Conjugations for sentar

Present Participle: sentando

Past Participle: sentado

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