Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Sit
English answer:
sit as the opposite of Stand.
Added to glossary by
Mohamed Fouda
Mar 5, 2022 11:15
2 yrs ago
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English term
Sit
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Person1: I didn't tell Mara. I'm telling the truth. We can't
stand the sight of each other.
Person2: But you can sit the sight of each other.
Person3: It's no time for jokes.
Person2: I'm sorry. Okay.
I understand it's just for a joke as opposed to the word stand. As far as I know, it's meaningless. But does it mean anything that I'm not aware of? to sith the sight of sth..? Is there such a thing?
stand the sight of each other.
Person2: But you can sit the sight of each other.
Person3: It's no time for jokes.
Person2: I'm sorry. Okay.
I understand it's just for a joke as opposed to the word stand. As far as I know, it's meaningless. But does it mean anything that I'm not aware of? to sith the sight of sth..? Is there such a thing?
Responses
| 4 +2 | sit as the opposite of Stand. |
Sabahat Mehmood
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| 5 +2 | sit |
Charlotte Fleming
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Responses
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10 mins
Sabahat Mehmood
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan
I Translate/Transcribe | EN-Urdu-Punjabi
Native in: Urdu (Variant: Pakistan) 
Works in: English to Urdu, Urdu to English, Urdu, and 6 more.
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sit as the opposite of Stand.
I agree with your opinion that it's only used here as a fun word to add a bit of humor to the writing! Nothing else.
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Comment: "Thanks, everyone!"
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13 mins
Charlotte Fleming
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
United Kingdom
Travel, wine and scuba specialist.
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
sit
It's a play on words: you can't stand... but you can sit. Person 2 is being silly. In this case, "I can't be stand the sight of her" obviously has nothing to do with literally standing or sitting. [To give another example of this sort of pun, ifPerson 1 had said "I can't bear her", Person 2 might have responded "But you can cat her".]
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Note added at 38 mins (2022-03-05 11:54:38 GMT)
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Yes, it is difficult! I think you have to find another sort of wordplay that works in your target language.
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Note added at 38 mins (2022-03-05 11:54:38 GMT)
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Yes, it is difficult! I think you have to find another sort of wordplay that works in your target language.
Note from asker:
| You know, the real challenge is when you try to translate this in another language that doesn't have the same exact vocabulary. :) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: I may be impossible to translate the pun. I would just translate its usual meaning.
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Thanks - yes :)
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thank you.
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Discussion
We can't tolerate the sight of each other.
But you can tolerate the sound of each other.