Sentence examples of "sentar" in Spanish

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¿Me puedo sentar cerca de ustedes? May I sit next to you?
¿Me puedo sentar a tu lado? May I sit next to you?
¿No te vas a sentar en mis rodillas? Won't you sit on my knee?
Tom siempre se quiere sentar en la primera fila. Tom always wants to sit in the front row.
Me voy a sentar en aquella banca, al lado de la farola. I'm going to sit on the bench over there, next to the street lamp.
Pero de repente se mareó y se volvió a sentar en su vieja silla. But he suddenly felt dizzy and he sat down again in his old chair.
Él estaba sentado bebiendo vino. He was sitting drinking wine.
Él no salió, se sentó. He did not go out, he sat down.
Damos por sentado que la televisión existe. We take it for granted that television exists.
Ese vestido te sienta bien. The dress suits you very well.
Él estaba sentado tomando vino. He was sitting drinking wine.
—¿Cómo te sientes? —preguntó él. "How do you feel?" he inquired.
Di por sentado que adoraban a Hannah. I took it for granted that they adored Hannah.
El verde le sienta a Alicia. Green suits Alice.
Estaba sentado leyendo un libro. He was sitting, reading a book.
¿Cómo te sientes al respecto? How do you feel about it?
Doy por sentado que mi respuesta es correcta. I take for granted that my answer is correct.
El verde te sienta muy bien. Green suits you very well.
Sigue sentado en la banca. He is still sitting on the bench.
Lo siento, no tengo suelto. I'm sorry, I don't have change.
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