sit out

ne pas participer, passer son tour

Choisir de ne pas participer à une danse, un jeu ou une autre activité.

En anglais simple : To choose not to take part in a dance, game, or other activity.

• I will sit out this dance.
• She sat out the final match.
• Are you sitting this round out?

Comment l'utiliser : sit something out (My knee hurts, so I will sit this game out.)

Synonymes : skip, not participate

Contraires : participate

Expressions courantes : sit out a dance, sit out a game, sit out this round

attendre la fin de

Rester quelque part et attendre qu'une situation difficile se termine, sans intervenir.

En anglais simple : To stay somewhere and wait until a difficult event ends, without getting involved.

• We sat out the storm indoors.
• The family decided to sit out the conflict abroad.
• Can we sit this crisis out here?

Comment l'utiliser : sit something out (They sat the storm out in a nearby cabin.)

Synonymes : wait out

Expressions courantes : sit out a storm, sit out the crisis

se mettre en pause

Arrêter temporairement de jouer des mains au poker, tout en continuant à payer les mises obligatoires.

En anglais simple : To stop playing poker hands temporarily, while required bets are still taken from your money.

• I need to sit out briefly.
• She sat out while answering the phone.
• Players who sit out still pay the blinds.

Expressions courantes : sit out temporarily, sit out at poker

faire du rappel

Pencher le corps hors du voilier, du côté d'où vient le vent, pour le maintenir en équilibre.

En anglais simple : To lean over the side facing the wind to keep a sailboat balanced.

• The crew sat out to balance the boat.
• You must sit out further in strong winds.
• Both sailors are sitting out as the boat heels.

Synonymes : hike out

Expressions courantes : sit out further, sit out to windward

se dégager en pivotant assis

Se libérer d'une prise en lutte en lançant les jambes vers l'avant pour passer du ventre à une position assise.

En anglais simple : To escape a wrestling hold by swinging your legs forward from a face-down position into a seated position.

• The wrestler sat out and escaped.
• Try to sit out before he tightens his grip.
• She sat out from the bottom position.

Comment l'utiliser : sit out of a hold (He sat out of the hold and turned towards his opponent.)

Expressions courantes : sit out quickly, sit out of something