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sight [saɪt] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the power or faculty of seeing; perception by the eyes; vision Related adjs optical, visual 2. the act or an instance of seeing 3. the range of vision within sight of land 4. range of mental vision; point of view; judgment in his sight she could do nothing wrong 5. a glimpse or view (esp in the phrases catch sight of, lose sight of) 6. anything that is seen 7. (often plural) anything worth seeing; spectacle the sights of London 8. Informal anything unpleasant or undesirable to see his room was a sight! 9. (Physics / General Physics) any of various devices or instruments used to assist the eye in making alignments or directional observations, esp such a device used in aiming a gun 10. (Physics / General Physics) an observation or alignment made with such a device 11. an opportunity for observation 12. Obsolete insight or skill a sight Informal a great deal she's a sight too good for him a sight for sore eyes a person or thing that one is pleased or relieved to see at or on sight a. as soon as seen b. on presentation a bill payable at sight know by sight to be familiar with the appearance of without having personal acquaintance I know Mr Brown by sight but we have never spoken not by a long sight Informal on no account; not at all out of sight Slang a. extreme or very unusual b. (as interj.) that's marvellous! set one's sights on to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for sight unseen without having seen the object at issue to buy a car sight unseen vb 1. (tr) to see, view, or glimpse 2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) a. to furnish with a sight or sights b. to adjust the sight of 3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to aim (a firearm) using the sight [Old English sihth; related to Old High German siht; see see1] sightable adj Sight a great number; a quantity; a sum; a multitude. Examples: sight of asses, 1577; of rare flowers, 1752; of lawyers; of money; of ships, 1449; of thanks, 1800; innumerable sight of stars, 1538; noble sight of books, 1432.
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sight noun 2. appearance, view, sighting, glimpse I faint at the sight of blood. 3. spectacle, show, scene, display, exhibition, vista, pageant Among the most spectacular sights are the great sea-bird colonies. 4. attraction, place of interest, view, wonder, landmark, monument, curiosity, marvel I am going to show you the sights of our wonderful city. 5. view, field of vision, range of vision, eyeshot, viewing, ken, visibility The Queen's carriage came into sight. 6. perception, opinion, judgment, thinking, belief, point of view, outlook, viewpoint, standpoint reasons which will justify it in the sight of God and Man 7. (Informal) eyesore, mess, spectacle, fright (informal), monstrosity, blot on the landscape (informal) She looked a sight in the street-lamps. verb spot, see, observe, notice, distinguish, perceive, make out, discern, behold A fleet of ships was sighted in the North Sea. Proverbs "Out of sight, out of mind" Translations sight [saɪt] A. N 1. (= eyesight) → vista f to have good sight → tener buena vista I'm losing my sight → estoy perdiendo la vista to have poor sight → tener mala vista to regain one's sight → recobrar la vista 2. (= act of seeing) → vista f I can't bear the sight of blood → no aguanto la vista de la sangre I can't stand the sight of him → no le puedo ver at sight → a la vista at first sight → a primera vista it was love at first sight → fue un flechazo I know her by sight → la conozco de vista it came into sight → apareció to catch sight of sth/sb → divisar algo/a algn to be in sight → estar a la vista (of de) to keep sth in sight → no perder de vista algo our goal is in sight → ya vemos la meta we are in sight of victory → estamos a las puertas de la victoria to find favour in sb's sight [plan etc] → ser aceptable a algn; [person] → merecerse la aprobación de algn to lose sight of sth/sb → perder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sb (fig) → perder contacto con algn to lose sight of the fact that → no tener presente el hecho de que ... to be lost to sight → desaparecer, perderse de vista to shoot on sight → disparar sin previo aviso to be out of sight → no estar a la vista keep out of sight! → ¡que no te vean! not to let sb out of one's sight → no perder a algn de vista to drop out of sight → desaparecer out of sight (US) → fabuloso to buy sth sight unseen → comprar algo sin verlo to be within sight → estar a la vista (of de) to have sth within sight → tener algo a la vista we were within sight of the coast → teníamos la costa a la vista out of sight, out of mind → ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente 3. (= spectacle) → espectáculo m it was an amazing sight → era un espectáculo asombroso his face was a sight! → ¡había que ver su cara!; (after injury etc) → ¡había que ver el estado en que quedaba su cara! I must look a sight → debo parecer horroroso, ¿no? doesn't she look a sight in that hat! → ¡con ese sombrero parece un espantajo! what a sight you are! → ¡qué adefesio! the sights → los lugares de interés turístico to see or visit the sights of Madrid → visitar los lugares de interés turístico de Madrid, hacer turismo por Madrid it's not a pretty sight → no es precisamente bonito it's a sad sight → es una cosa triste it's a sight for sore eyes → da gusto verlo 4. (on gun, often pl) → mira f, alza f in one's sights → en la línea de tiro to lower one's sights → renunciar a algunas de sus aspiraciones to raise one's sights → volverse más ambicioso, apuntar más alto to set one's sights on sth/doing sth → aspirar a or ambicionar algo/hacer algo to set one's sights too high → ser demasiado ambicioso B. VT sight [ˈsaɪt] n (= faculty) → vue f She has poor sight → Elle a une mauvaise vue. Her sight is failing → Sa vue baisse. (= act of seeing) → vue f at the sight of sth → à la vue de qch I faint at the sight of blood → Je m'évanouis à la vue du sang. to know sb by sight → connaître qn de vue I know her by sight → Je la connais de vue. to catch sight of sb/sth → apercevoir qn/qch on sight [shoot] → à vue They were told to shoot on sight → On leur a dit de tirer à vue. at first sight → à première vue, au premier abord love at first sight → le coup de foudre at sight (COMMERCE) → à vue (= range of vision) → vue f to be in sight (= visible) → être en vue There was no one in sight → Il n'y avait personne en vue. There wasn't a policeman in sight → Il n'y avait pas un policier en vue. to be in sight (= likely to happen) → être en vue The end is in sight → La fin est en vue. to be out of sight → être hors de vue out of sight, out of mind → loin des yeux, loin du cœur vt → apercevoir She has been sighted in the Birmingham area → Elle a été aperçue dans la région de Birmingham. sights npl (= tourist attractions) → attractions fpl touristiques to see the sights of London → visiter Londres sight n (= faculty) → Sehvermögen nt; the gift of sight → die Gabe des Sehens; long/short sight → Weit-/Kurzsichtigkeit f; to have long/short sight → weit-/kurzsichtig sein; to lose/regain one’s sight → sein Augenlicht verlieren/wiedergewinnen; he has very good sight → er sieht sehr gut; sight is the most valuable sense → das Auge ist das wertvollste Sinnesorgan (= glimpse, seeing) it was my first sight of Paris → das war das Erste, was ich von Paris gesehen habe; to hate somebody at first sight or on sight → jdn vom ersten Augenblick an nicht leiden können; at first sight I hated him, but then … → zuerst konnte ich ihn gar nicht leiden, aber dann …; at first sight it seemed easy → auf den ersten Blick erschien es einfach; to shoot at or on sight → sofort schießen; he played the music by sight → er hat vom Blatt gespielt; love at first sight → Liebe auf den ersten Blick; at the sight of the police they ran away → als sie die Polizei sahen, rannten sie weg; to know somebody by sight → jdn vom Sehen kennen; to catch sight of somebody/something → jdn/etw entdecken or erblicken; if I catch sight of you round here again … → wenn du mir hier noch einmal unter die Augen kommst, …; don’t let me catch sight of you with her again → ich möchte dich nicht noch einmal mit ihr erwischen; to get a sight of somebody/something → jdn/etw zu sehen or zu Gesicht bekommen; we had a glorious sight of the mountains → wir hatten einen herrlichen Blick auf die Berge; to lose sight of somebody/something (lit, fig) → jdn/etw aus den Augen verlieren; don’t lose sight of the fact that … → Sie dürfen nicht außer Acht lassen, dass … ? second sight (= sth seen) → Anblick m; the sight of blood/her makes me sick → wenn ich Blut/sie sehe, wird mir übel; that is the most beautiful sight I’ve ever seen → das ist das Schönste, was ich je gesehen habe; I hate or can’t bear the sight of him/his greasy hair → ich kann ihn/seine fettigen Haare (einfach) nicht ausstehen; to be a sight to see or behold → ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) → ein Bild or Anblick für die Götter sein (inf); what a horrible sight! → das sieht ja furchtbar aus!; it was a sight for sore eyes → es war eine wahre Augenweide; you’re a sight for sore eyes → es ist schön, dich zu sehen (inf) to be or look a sight (funny) → zum Schreien aussehen (inf); (horrible) → fürchterlich aussehen; he looks a sight → der sieht vielleicht aus (inf); what a sight you are! → wie siehst du denn aus! (= range of vision) → Sicht f; to be in or within sight → in Sicht or in Sichtweite sein; land in sight! → Land in Sicht!; our goal is in sight → unser Ziel ist in greifbare Nähe gerückt; we are in sight of victory → unser Sieg liegt in greifbarer Nähe; we came in sight of the coast → die Küste kam in Sicht; at last we were in sight of land → endlich war Land in Sicht; to keep somebody in sight → jdn im Auge behalten; to keep out of sight → sich verborgen halten; to keep somebody/something out of sight → jdn/etw nicht sehen lassen; keep out of my sight! → lass dich bloß bei mir nicht mehr sehen or blicken; to be out of or lost to sight → nicht mehr zu sehen sein, außer Sicht sein; the minute I was out of sight of the school → sobald ich von der Schule aus nicht mehr zu sehen war; when he’s out of our sight → wenn wir ihn nicht sehen; somewhere out of sight a cat was mewing → irgendwo miaute eine (unsichtbare) Katze; don’t let the children out of your sight → lass die Kinder nicht aus den Augen; darling, I’ll never let you out of my sight again → Schatz, ich lasse dich nie mehr fort; she dropped out of sight after her first movie → nach ihrem ersten Film geriet sie in Vergessenheit; to be lost to sight → nicht mehr zu sehen sein; out of sight, out of mind (Prov) → aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn (Prov) (Comm) payable at sight → zahlbar bei Sicht; 30 days’ sight → 30 Tage nach Sicht; sight unseen → unbesehen, ohne Besicht (form); we need to have sight of the document first → das Dokument muss uns (dat) → zuerst vorliegen usu pl (of city etc) → Sehenswürdigkeit f; to see the sights of a town etc → eine Stadt etc besichtigen (on telescope etc) → Visiereinrichtung f; (on gun) → Visier nt; to set one’s sights too high (fig) → seine Ziele zu hoch stecken; to lower one’s sights (fig) → seine Ansprüche herabsetzen or herunterschrauben; to set one’s sights on something (fig) → ein Auge auf etw (acc) → werfen; to have somebody/something in or within one’s sights (fig) → jdn/etw im Fadenkreuz haben (= aim, observation) to take a sight with a gun etc at something → etw mit einem Gewehr etc anvisieren (inf) not by a long sight → bei Weitem nicht; a sight better/cheaper → einiges besser/billiger; he’s a damn sight cleverer than you think → er ist ein ganzes Ende gescheiter als du meinst (inf) vt sight: sightscreen n (Cricket) → Sichtblende f → hinter dem Tor sightseeing n → Besichtigungen pl; I hate sight → ich hasse Sightseeing; sight in Ruritania → eine Rundreise durch Ruritanien; (= list of sights) → Sehenswürdigkeiten pl → von Ruritanien; to go sight → auf Besichtigungstour gehen sightseer n → Tourist(in) m(f) sight test n → Sehtest m sight [saɪt] 1. n a. (faculty, act of seeing) → vista to have good/poor (eye)sight → avere la vista buona/cattiva at first sight → a prima vista I know her by sight → la conosco di vista payable at sight (Comm) → pagabile a vista to be within sight of (sea) → essere in vista di (victory) → essere vicino/a a the bus was still in sight → l'autobus si vedeva ancora the end is in sight → si intravvede la fine a solution is in sight → è in vista una soluzione to come into sight (thing) → profilarsi all'orizzonte Janice came into sight → abbiamo scorto Janice to catch sight of sth/sb → scorgere qc/qn keep out of my sight! → sparisci! don't let it out of your sight → non perderlo di vista when it's out of sight → quando non si vede più, quando non è più visibile out of sight out of mind (Proverb) → lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore to lose sight of sb/sth → perdere di vista qn/qc to hate the sight of sb/sth → non sopportare la vista di qn/qc b. (spectacle) → spettacolo to see the sights of Rome → vedere or visitare i monumenti di Roma it's not a pretty sight → non è uno spettacolo edificante you're a sight for sore eyes! → al solo vederti mi si allarga il cuore! you look a sight! (fam) → come sei conciato! it's a sight to be seen → è uno spettacolo da non perdere sight [saɪt] 1. n a. (faculty, act of seeing) → vista to have good/poor (eye)sight → avere la vista buona/cattiva at first sight → a prima vista I know her by sight → la conosco di vista payable at sight (Comm) → pagabile a vista to be within sight of (sea) → essere in vista di (victory) → essere vicino/a a the bus was still in sight → l'autobus si vedeva ancora the end is in sight → si intravvede la fine a solution is in sight → è in vista una soluzione to come into sight (thing) → profilarsi all'orizzonte Janice came into sight → abbiamo scorto Janice to catch sight of sth/sb → scorgere qc/qn keep out of my sight! → sparisci! don't let it out of your sight → non perderlo di vista when it's out of sight → quando non si vede più, quando non è più visibile out of sight out of mind (Proverb) → lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore to lose sight of sb/sth → perdere di vista qn/qc to hate the sight of sb/sth → non sopportare la vista di qn/qc b. (spectacle) → spettacolo to see the sights of Rome → vedere or visitare i monumenti di Roma it's not a pretty sight → non è uno spettacolo edificante you're a sight for sore eyes! → al solo vederti mi si allarga il cuore! you look a sight! (fam) → come sei conciato! it's a sight to be seen → è uno spettacolo da non perdere n sight [sait] 1 the act or power of seeing The blind man had lost his sight in the war. sig بَصَر зрение zrak syn das Sehvermögen όραση (ως αίσθηση) vista nägemine بينايي näkö vue רְאִיָה दृष्टि vid látás penglihatan sjón vista 視力 시력 regėjimas redze penglihatan gezichtsvermogen syn wzrok vista vedere зрение zrak vid vid syn[] กำลังสายตา görme yeteneği, görme 視力 зір قوت بصارت thị lực 视力 2 the area within which things can be seen by someone The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight. sig مَجال الرؤْيَه зрително поле dohled synsafstand; sigte die Sicht(-weite) οπτικό πεδίο vista nähtavus قدرت ديد näköetäisyys (en) vue טְווַח רְאִיָה दृश्य doseg oka, vidokrug látótávolság pandangan sjónmál, augsÿn vista 視界 시야 matymo laukas redzeslauks dapat dilihat zicht sikte widok vista câmp vizual поле зрения; предел видимости dohľad vidik vidokrug synhåll, sikte การมองเห็น görüş mesafesi/alanı 視野 поле зору حد نظر tầm nhìn 视野之内 3 something worth seeing She took her visitors to see the sights of London. besienswaardigheid مَناظِر гледка pozoruhodnost seværdighed die Sehenswürdigkeit αξιοθέατο atracción turística vaatamisväärsus چشم انداز nähtävyys attraction touristique אָתַרִים निगाह vidik, znamenitost vrijedna da se vidi látnivalók, nevezetességek pemandangan e-ð sem vert er að sjá (luogo di interesse turistico) 名所 볼거리 įžymybė, įdomybė ievērojama vieta pemandangan bezienswaardigheid severdighet widok vista atracţie turistică достопримечательность pamätihodnosť znamenitost znamenitost sevärdhet วิว görmeye değer yer 風景名勝 визначні місця قابل دید شے یا نظارہ thắng cảnh, cảnh đẹp 风景,名胜 4 a view or glimpse. kykie مَنْظَر، رُؤْيَه поглед pohled udsigt; glimt der Blick άποψη, θέα visión pilk منظره silmäys vision, aperçu מַבָּט नजारा pogled megtekintés pandangan sÿn, nasasjón veduta 見ること 보다 reginys skats; aina sekali imbas kijkje syn, utsikt, glimt spojrzenie vislumbre viziune, vedenie вид pohľad prizor pogled åsyn, anblick การเห็น görüş, manzara 一瞥 точка зору; погляд منظر cảnh, cảnh tượng 瞥见 5 something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc She's quite a sight in that hat. ongewoon, skokkend شَيء مُثير للسُّخْرِيَه смешна гледка podívaná syn der Anblick θέαμα (για κτ. ασυνήθιστο ή γελοίο) figura vaatepilt تماشايي ؛ عجيب näky quelque chose à voir! מְגוֹחָך लक्षक neobičan ili žalostan prizor, napadan izgled látvány(osság) pemandangan aneh e-ð sem er sjón að sjá (cosa ridicola) 見もの 구경거리 vaizdelis, reginys izskats; paskats sesuatu atau seseorang yang kelihatan teruk schouwspel syn, skue widok horror arătare зрелище pohľad nenavaden prizor prizor syn สิ่งที่แปลกประหลาด çirkin bir şey 惹人注目 вид; видовище کوئی حیران کن نظارہ ăn mặc lố bịch 惹人注目 6 (on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim Where is the sight on a rifle? korrel مِهْداف، جِهاز التَّصْويب мерник muška sigte das Visier στόχαστρο όπλου mira sihik آلت نشانه روي tähtäin mire כַּווֶנֶת निशाना लेने के लिए उपकरण nišan, mušica célzókészülék pembidik sigti, mið mira, mirino 照準 조준기, 가늠쇠 taikiklis tēmēklis pejera1 korrel sikte celownik mira lunetă прицел muška muha nišan sikte เครื่องเล็ง nişangâh, arpacık (槍枝)準星 приціл بندوق پر نشانہ سادھنے کا چھلا ống ngắm 瞄准器 v 1 to get a view of; to see suddenly We sighted the coast as dawn broke. sien يُبْصِر، يُشاهِد съзирам spatřit se; opdage sichten βλέπω, διακρίνω observar, ver, divisar nägema, märkama ديدن منظره nähdä apercevoir לִראוֹת देखना ugledati, opaziti megpillant melihat sjá, eygja avvistare 見つける 발견하다 išvysti ieraudzīt; samanīt nampak in het oog krijgen få øye på wiąć na cel avistar a zări увидеть; обнаружить uvidieť, zbadať opaziti videti sikta, få i sikte ส่อง görüvermek 看見,突然看到 побачити, виявити اچانک دیکھنا quan sát, chiêm nghiệm 看见 2 to look at (something) through the sight of a gun He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger. sien, korrel يُصَوِّب، يُسَدِّد، يُعَيِّن прицелвам се namířit sigte anvisieren στοχεύω με όπλο apuntar sihtima نشانه روي كردن tähdätä viser לִראוֹת निशाना तय करना ciljati megcéloz membidik miða, sigta út mirare ねらう 겨냥하다 pamatyti []mērķēt (uz kaut ko); []tēmēt menenang; membidik in het vizier hebben sikte på, rette/stille inn dostrzec fazer pontaria a ochi прицеливаться namieriť nameriti nanišaniti ta korn på เล็ง nişan almak 瞄準 наводити, прицілюватися بندوق سے نشانہ سادھنا trông thấy, nhìn thấy 瞄准 n sight-seeing visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; (also adjective ) a sight-seeing tour. besigtig مُشاهَدَة مَعالِم المَدينَه разглеждане на забележителности prohlídka; okružní sightseeing; sightseeing- Besichtigung von Sehenswürdigungen, Besichtigungs-... επίσκεψη αξιοθεάτων turismo vaatamisväärsustega tutvumine, huvi- تماشا kiertoajelu tourisme; (adj.) touristique סִיוּר בְּאֲתָרֵי תַייָרוּת सैर-सपाटा, पर्यटन razgledavanje znamenitosti városnézés pesiar skoðunarferð (visita turistica); turistico 観光 관광 áþymybiø apþiûrinëjimas ievērojamu vietu apskatīšana; ekskursija melawat tempat-tempat menarik bezienswaardigheden bekijken sightseeing, omvisning, rundtur zwiedzanie visita aos monumentos turism; turistic осмотр достопримечательностей prehliadka pamätihodností; okružný ogled znamenitosti razgledanje znamenitosti sightseeing การเที่ยวชม şehir turu 觀光 огляд визначних місць تفیرحا گھومنا cuộc tham quan 观光 n sight-seer besigtiger مُتَفَرِّج على مَعالِم المَدينَه екскурзиант turista turist der/die Tourist(in) επισκέπτης αξιοθεάτων, περιηγητής turista turist تماشايي turisti touriste תַיָר पर्यटक turist koji obilazi znamenitosti városnéző pelaku pesiar ferðamaður í skoðunarferð turista 観光客 관광객, 유람객 turistas tūrists; ekskursants orang yang melawat tempat-tempat menarik toerist turist zwiedzający turista turist турист, экскурсант turista turist turista turist ผู้เที่ยวชม şehir turu yapan kimse 遊客 той, хто оглядає визначні місця, турист تفریحی مسافر người tham quan 游客 catch sight of to get a brief view of; to begin to see He caught sight of her as she came round the corner. sien, begin sien يَلْمَح зървам zahlédnout få øje på erblicken βλέπω, παίρνει το μάτι μου ver, divisar vilksamisi nägema نگاه مختصر انداختن nähdä vilaukselta apercevoir לְהַצלִיח לִראוֹת देखना, देख लेना ugledati észrevesz melihat sjá bregða fyrir intravedere, scorgere ~を見つける 힐끗 보다, 발견하다 pamatyti, pastebėti pamanīt ternampak kelibat in het oog krijgen få øye på spostrzec avistar a zări увидеть, заметить zahliadnuť zagledati spaziti få syn på มองผ่าน ๆ gözüne ilişmek 看到 побачити نظر پڑنا nhìn thấy 发现,看到 lose sight of to stop being able to see She lost sight of him in the crowd. ophou sien изпускам от очи جلوي ديد را گرفتن לְהַפסִיק לִראוֹת आंखों से ओझल हो जाना izgubiti iz vida 못 보고 놓치다 hilang dari pandangan izgubiti iz vidokruga มองไม่เห็น 看不到 випустити з поля зору; загубити نظروں سے اوجھل کرنا không nhìn thấy sight → رؤية zrak syn Sehvermögen θέαμα vista näkökyky vue vid vista 視力 시력 aanblik syn wzrok visão зрение syn การมองเห็น görüş thị lực 视力 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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