sentarse
/senˈtaɾse/, [sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ.se]sit, sit down
Verb sentarse (first-person singular present me siento, first-person singular preterite me senté, past participle sentado)
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reflexive of sentar (“to seat”): to sit, to sit down
- Necesito sentarme.
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I need to sit down.
- Siéntate!
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Sit down!
- Él se sienta en el sillón.
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He sits down on the armchair.
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(colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)
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Una chica no debería sentarse con las piernas cruzadas.
A girl should not sit with her legs crossed.
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A Tom le gusta sentarse en el muelle con sus pies colgando en el agua.
Tom likes to sit on the dock with his feet dangling in the water.
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Tom quería sentarse por unos segundos.
Tom wanted to sit down for a few seconds.
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¿No preferiría sentarse junto a la ventana?
Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
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Puede sentarse donde quiera.
You may sit wherever you like.
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No había otra opción excepto sentarse y esperar.
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
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Se puede hacer cualquier cosa con mayonesa, excepto sentarse en ella.
You can do anything with mayonnaise, except sit on it.
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El problema es que Tom no quiere sentarse al lado de Mary.
The problem is that Tom doesn't want to sit next to Mary.
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A él le gusta sentarse y jugar videojuegos todo el día.
He likes to just sit around and play video games all day.
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Tom no tenía ganas de sentarse por dos horas en un cine.
Tom didn't feel like sitting for two hours in a movie theater.
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