sit with

s'asseoir avec

Être assis à côté de quelqu’un ou au sein du même groupe.

En anglais simple : To be seated beside someone or in the same group.

• Come and sit with me.
• She sat with her friends at lunch.
• May I sit with your group?

Comment l'utiliser : sit with someone (You can sit with us at lunch.)

Synonymes : sit beside

Expressions courantes : sit with someone, sit with your friends

réfléchir à, méditer sur

Prendre le temps de bien réfléchir à quelque chose avant de réagir ou de décider.

En anglais simple : To spend time thinking carefully about something before reacting or deciding.

• Let me sit with that idea.
• She sat with the question for several days.
• Can we sit with this news before making any plans?

Comment l'utiliser : sit with something (I need to sit with this proposal before deciding.)

Synonymes : reflect on, think over, consider

Expressions courantes : sit with an idea, sit with a question

accueillir, accepter

Se laisser ressentir une émotion sans essayer de la fuir ou de la changer.

En anglais simple : To allow yourself to feel an emotion without trying to escape or change it.

• Try to sit with your feelings.
• He sat with his grief instead of hiding it.
• Can you sit with the discomfort for a moment?

Comment l'utiliser : sit with something (She learned to sit with her sadness without judging herself.)

Synonymes : accept, allow yourself to feel

Expressions courantes : sit with your feelings, sit with the pain

s'accorder avec

Être compatible avec quelque chose ou sembler acceptable à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To fit or agree with something, or feel acceptable to someone.

• That excuse does not sit well with me.
• His approach sat comfortably with our values.
• Will the new policy sit well with the team?

Comment l'utiliser : sit well with someone/something (That decision does not sit well with me.)

Synonymes : fit with, agree with

Contraires : clash with

Expressions courantes : sit well with someone, sit with your values