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X waits on Y hand and foot

Толкование Перевод

1 he waits upon his wife hand and foot

Общая лексика: он выполняет все капризы своей жены

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he waits upon his wife hand and foot
2 soin

soin [swɛ̃]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = application) care ; ( = ordre et propreté) tidiness

• être sans soin

• n'avoir aucun soin to be careless

• faire qch sans soin to do sth carelessly

• faire qch avec (grand) soin to do sth (very) carefully

• avoir or prendre soin de faire qch to take care to do sth

• avoir or prendre soin de qn/qch to take care of sb/sth

   b. ( = charge, responsabilité) care

• confier à qn le soin de ses affaires to entrust sb with the care of one's affairs

• confier à qn le soin de faire qch to entrust sb with the job of doing sth

• je vous laisse ce soin I leave this to you

   c. ( = traitement) le soin du cheveu haircare

• se faire faire un soin du visage (en institut) to have a facial

2. plural masculine noun

soins

   a. ( = entretien, hygiène) care uncount ; ( = traitement) treatment uncount

• soins de beauté beauty care

• pour les soins des cheveux utilisez... for haircare use...

• les soins du visage facial care

• soins dentaires/médicaux dental/medical care

• son état demande des soins his condition requires treatment

• le blessé a reçu les premiers soins the injured man has been given first aid

   b. ( = attention) care uncount

• confier qn/qch aux (bons) soins de qn to leave sb/sth in the care of sb

• aux bons soins de (sur lettre formal) care of

• être aux petits soins pour qn to attend to sb's every need

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swɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( application) care

avec soin — [choisir, préparer, travailler] carefully

sans soin — carelessly

prendre soin de quelque chose — to take care of something

prendre soin de quelqu'un/sa santé — to look after somebody/one's health

nous avons pris soin d'éviter toute confrontation — we were careful to avoid any confrontation

prendre soin de sa petite personne — to coddle oneself

laisser à quelqu'un le soin de faire — to leave it to somebody to do

2) ( en cosmétique) ( produit) product

soin antipelliculaire — dandruff treatment

2.

soins nom masculin pluriel

1) Médecine ( traitement) treatment [U]; (ensemble d'activités, service) care [U]

recevoir des soins — to receive treatment

soins dentaires — dental care

les premiers soins à donner aux brûlés — first-aid treatment for burns

soins à domicile — homecare [U]

2) ( en cosmétique) care [U]

soins corporels or du corps — body care [U]

soins du visage — skincare [U]

3) ( attention) care [U]

‘aux bons soins de’ — ‘care of’, ‘c/o’

publié par mes soins — published by my good offices

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être aux petits soins pour quelqu'un — to attend to somebody's every need

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swɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= application) care

faire qch avec soin — to do sth carefully, to do sth with care

faire qch avec grand soin — to do sth very carefully, to do sth with great care

faire qch sans soin — to do sth carelessly

2) (= attention) care

prendre soin de — to take care of, to look after

Prends bien soin de ce livre. — Take good care of this book.

Ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prendrons soin de vous. — Don't worry, we'll take care of you.

prendre soin de faire; avoir soin de faire — to take care to do

3) (= propreté, ordre) tidiness, neatness

avec soin — tidily

ranger qch avec soin — to put sth away tidily, to tidy sth away

sans soin (personne) — untidy

4) (= responsabilité)

le soin de qch — the care of sth

laisser à qn le soin de faire qch — to leave it to sb to do sth

confier à qn le soin de faire qch — to entrust sb to do sth

2. soins nmpl

1) (à un malade, blessé) treatment sg medical attention sg

les premiers soins — first aid sg

2) (= hygiène) care sg

soins du ménage — care of the home

soins de la chevelure — hair care

3) (= attention)

confier qn aux soins de qn — to hand sb over to sb's care

être aux petits soins pour qn — to wait on sb hand and foot, to see to sb's every need

aux bons soins de — care of

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soin

A nm

1 ( application) care; avec soin [choisir, préparer, travailler] carefully; sans soin carelessly; avec beaucoup de or un grand soin very carefully; le soin apporté (par qn) à qch the care taken (by sb) over sth; mettre un soin infini à faire to take infinite care in doing; prendre soin de qch to take care of sth; prendre soin de qn/sa santé to look after sb/one's health; avoir or prendre soin de faire ( s'appliquer) to be careful to do; ( s'assurer) to make sure to do; prends soin de ne pas réveiller les enfants be careful not to wake the children; nous avons pris soin d'éviter toute confrontation we were careful to avoid any confrontation; prendre soin de sa petite personne to coddle oneself; son premier soin a été d'appeler sa femme the first thing he did was to call his wife; laisser à qn/à d'autres le soin de faire to leave it to sb/to others to do; je laisse au lecteur le soin d'imaginer la suite I leave it to the reader to imagine the rest; ⇒ apporter, confier;

2 Cosmét ( produit) product; soin aux extraits cellulaires product with cellular extracts; soin de bronzage suncare product; soin antipelliculaire dandruff treatment.

B soins nmpl

1 Méd ( traitement) treatment ¢; (ensemble d'activités, service) care ¢; recevoir/donner des soins to receive/give treatment; soins intensifs/d'urgence/médicaux/dentaires intensive/emergency/medical/dental care; les premiers soins à donner aux brûlés first-aid treatment for burns; soins à domicile homecare ¢; laisser qn sans soins to neglect sb; laisser qn mourir sans soins to let sb die of neglect;

2 Cosmét care ¢; soins corporels or du corps body care ¢; soins esthétiques or de beauté beauty care ¢; soins du cheveu haircare ¢; soins du visage skincare ¢; soins de la peau body care ¢;

3 ( attention) care ¢; confier or laisser qch/qn aux bons soins de qn to leave sth/sb in sb's care; ‘aux bons soins de’ ( sur une enveloppe) ‘care of’, ‘c/o’; publié par leurs/mes soins published by their/my good offices; organisé par les soins de l'association organized through the good offices of the association; les soins domestiques/du ménage domestic/household tasks.

Idiome

être aux petits soins pour qn to attend to sb's every need.

[swɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [attention] care

avoir ou prendre soin de quelque chose to take care of something

prendre soin de quelqu'un to look after ou to take care of somebody

avoir ou prendre soin de faire quelque chose to take care to do ou to make a point of doing something

on dirait qu'elle met un soin tout particulier à m'agacer it's as if she was making a point of annoying me

avec soin carefully, with care

faire quelque chose sans soin to do something carelessly

2. (soutenu) [souci] care, concern

mon premier soin fut de tout ranger my first concern ou the first thing I did was to put everything back into place

3. [propreté] neatness

avec soin neatly, tidily

sa maison est toujours rangée avec soin his house is always very neat ou tidy

être sans soin to be untidy

il a peint le cadre sans aucun soin he made a mess of painting the frame

4. [responsabilité] task

je te laisse le soin de la convaincre I leave it (up) to you to convince her

confier à quelqu'un le soin de faire quelque chose to entrust somebody with the task of doing something

il lui a confié le soin de gérer son garage he entrusted her with the management of his garage

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soins nom masculin pluriel

1. [de routine] care

[médicaments] treatment

donner ou dispenser des soins à [médicaux] to give medical care to

prodiguer des soins à un nouveau-né to care for a newborn baby

premiers soins, soins d'urgence first aid

soins de beauté beauty care

soins dentaires dental treatment ou care

soins intensifs intensive care

soins (médicaux) medical care ou treatment

soins palliatifs palliative care

soins du visage skin care (for the face)

2. [attention] care, attention

nous apporterons tous nos soins au règlement de cette affaire we'll do our utmost to settle this matter

confier quelqu'un aux (bons) soins de quelqu'un to leave somebody in the care of somebody

aux bons soins de [dans le courrier] care of

sa grand-mère est aux petits soins pour lui (familier) his grandma waits on him hand and foot

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > soin
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НОСИТЬ НА РУКАХ кого coll VP subj: human or collect) to value s.o. very highly, admire s.o., feel devoted to s.o., grant s.o. 's every desire etc: X носит Y-a на руках = X adores Y X worships the ground Y walks on X thinks the world of Y ( usu. in refer, to the attitude of an adult, esp. a parent, toward a child) X dotes on Y (in limited contexts) X spoils (coddles) Y ( usu. in refer, to a husband's attitude toward his wife) X waits on Y hand and foot ( usu. in refer, to one's respect for another's intelligence, skill etc) X has (put) Y on a pedestal X idolizes Y
Х-ы носят Y-a на руках = ( usu. in refer, to the admiration of a group of people for a celebrity) Xs lionize Y
Y is the darling of Xs Xs make much (a fuss) of Y.
Живет (Женя) в Москве, муж большой человек, старше ее на двадцать лет, разумеется, ее обожает, прямо на руках носит (Грекова 3). She (Zhenya) was living in Moscow. Her husband was an important person, twenty years older than she, and of course adored her, worshiped the ground she walked on (3a).

«А уж чтоб вот так с тобой быть - и не надеялся, не смел. Это-то за что мне привалило? За одно за это... я должен тебя на руках носить» (Распутин 2). "But I never dreamed that I would be with you like this, I didn't dare dream. Why was I granted this? For this alone... I (should) wait on you hand and foot" (2a)

Он (Павел Петрович) с детства отличался замечательною красотой... он не мог не нравиться... Его носили на руках, и он сам себя баловал, даже дурачился, даже ломался но и это к нему шло (Тургенев 2). From childhood he (Pavel Petrovich) had been distinguished by exceptional good looks

..he could not fail to please He was generally made much of and he also indulged himself, even played the fool, even cultivated a certain affectation of manner, but this also suited him (2e).

Они так полюбили его, что он не видел средств, как вырваться из города только и слышал он: «Ну недельку, ещё одну недельку поживите с нами, Павел Иванович!» - словом, он был носим... на руках (Гоголь 3). They had grown so fond of him that he could think of no way of escaping from the town. All he heard was: "Come, stay another week with us, just one more week, dear Mr Chichikov!" In short, they made a fuss of him... (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-274
4 носить на руках

• НОСИТЬ НА РУКАХ кого coll

[VP; subj: human or collect]

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⇒ to value s.o. very highly, admire s.o., feel devoted to s.o., grant s.o.'s every desire etc:

- X носит Y-а на руках≈ X adores Y ;

- X worships the ground Y walks on;

- X thinks the world of Y;

- [usu. in refer, to the attitude of an adult, esp. a parent, toward a child] X dotes on Y;

- [in limited contexts] X spoils (coddles) Y;

- [usu. in refer, to a husband's attitude toward his wife] X waits on Y hand and foot;

- [usu. in refer, to one's respect for another's intelligence, skill etc] X has (put) Y on a pedestal;

- X idolizes Y;

|| X-ы носят Y-а на руках≈ [usu. in refer, to the admiration of a group of people for a celebrity] Xs lionize Y;

- Y is the darling of Xs;

- Xs make much (a fuss) of Y.

     ♦ Живет [Женя] в Москве, муж большой человек, старше ее на двадцать лет, разумеется, ее обожает, прямо на руках носит (Грекова 3). She [Zhenya] was living in Moscow. Her husband was an important person, twenty years older than she, and of course adored her, worshiped the ground she walked on (3a).

     ♦ "А уж чтоб вот так с тобой быть - и не надеялся, не смел. Это-то за что мне привалило? За одно за это... я должен тебя на руках носить" (Распутин 2). "But I never dreamed that I would be with you like this, I didn't dare dream. Why was I granted this? For this alone... I [should] wait on you hand and foot" (2a)

     ♦ Он [Павел Петрович] с детства отличался замечательною красотой... он не мог не нравиться... Его носили на руках, и он сам себя баловал, даже дурачился, даже ломался; но и это к нему шло (Тургенев 2). From childhood he [Pavel Petrovich] had been distinguished by exceptional good looks;..he could not fail to please...He was generally made much of and he also indulged himself, even played the fool, even cultivated a certain affectation of manner, but this also suited him (2e).

     ♦ Они так полюбили его, что он не видел средств, как вырваться из города; только и слышал он: "Ну недельку, ещё одну недельку поживите с нами, Павел Иванович!" - словом, он был носим... на руках( Гоголь 3). They had grown so fond of him that he could think of no way of escaping from the town. All he heard was: "Come, stay another week with us, just one more week, dear Mr Chichikov!" In short, they made a fuss of him... (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > носить на руках
5 П-206

НА ПОБЕГУШКАХ coll PrepP Invar
1. ( subj-compl with бытье, находиться (subj: human, obj-compl with держать ( obj: human), or nonagreeing postmodif of мальчик, девочка) one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.
(to have s.o.) perform minor services, small tasks for one
X (y Y-a) на побегушках - X runs errands (for Y)
X fetches and carries (for Y) X does (all) the legwork for Y X is an errand boy (girl) X is a gofer
Y держит X-a на побегушках = Y keeps X running errands
Y has made an errand boy (an errand girl, a gofer) out of X
мальчик (девочка) на побегушках - errand boy (girl)
gofer.
И после такой жизни на него (Захара) вдруг навалили тяжелую обузу выносить на плечах службу целого дома! Он и служи барину, и мети, и чисть, он и на побегушках! (Гончаров 1). And after such a life, he (Zakhar) was suddenly burdened with the heavy task of doing the work of a whole household single-handed' He had to look after his master, sweep and clean, and run errands! (1a).

Тут старуха стала ругаться, что Скороход не чтит абхазские обычаи, по которым старого человека надо уважать, а не держать его на побегушках (Искандер 5). Now the old woman began to scold, saying that Highspeed didn't revere Abkhazian custom, according to which an old person must be respected and not be kept running errands (5a).

У редактора был денщик, мальчик на побегушках, некий Орлов (Довлатов 1). Не (the editor) had a kind of batman or errand boy named Orlov (1a).

2. - у кого (the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with бытьв, состоять etc (subj: human) one is under s.o. 's influence or control, fulfills s.o. 's desires, whims without question

X у Y-a на побегушках = X is at Y's beck and call
X is at Y's service X waits on Y hand and foot.
Дома всем заправляют жена и теща, он у них на побегушках. His wife and mother-in-law run everything at home: he's at their beck and call.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-206
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• НА ПОБЕГУШКАХ coll

[PrepP; Invar]

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1. [subj-compl with быть, находиться (subj: human), obj-compl with держать (obj: human), or nonagreeing postmodif of мальчик, девочка]

⇒ one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.; (to have s.o.) perform minor services, small tasks for one:

- X (y Y-a) на побегушках≈ X runs errands (for Y);

- X fetches and carries (for Y);

- X does (all) the legwork for Y;

- X is an errand boy (girl);

- X is a gofer;

|| Y держит X-a на побегушках≈ Y keeps X running errands;

- Y has made an errand boy (an errand girl, a gofer) out of X;

|| мальчик( девочка) на побегушках≈ errand boy (girl);

- gofer.

     ♦ И после такой жизни на него [Захара] вдруг навалили тяжелую обузу выносить на плечах службу целого дома! Он и служи барину, и мети, и чисть, он и на побегушках! (Гончаров 1). And after such a life, he [Zakhar] was suddenly burdened with the heavy task of doing the work of a whole household single-handed! He had to look after his master, sweep and clean, and run errands! (1a).

     ♦ Тут старуха стала ругаться, что Скороход не чтит абхазские обычаи, по которым старого человека надо уважать, а не держать его на побегушках (Искандер 5). Now the old woman began to scold, saying that Highspeed didn't revere Abkhazian custom, according to which an old person must be respected and not be kept running errands (5a).

     ♦ У редактора был денщик, мальчик на побегушках, некий Орлов (Довлатов 1). Не [the editor] had a kind of batman or errand boy named Orlov (1a).

2. на побегушках у кого [the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with быть, состоять etc (subj:

- human)] one is under s.o.'s influence or control, fulfills s.o.'s desires, whims without question: X у Y-а на побегушках≈ X is at Y's beck and call;

- X is at Y's service;

- X waits on Y hand and foot.

     ♦ Дома всем заправляют жена и тёша, он у них на побегушках. His wife and mother-in-law run everything at home: he's at their beck and call.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на побегушках
7 wait

wait [weɪt]

1. noun

attente f

• a three-hour wait trois heures d'attente

• it was a long wait l'attente a été longue

► to lie in wait être à l'affût

• to lie in wait for [bandits, guerrillas] tendre une embuscade à

2. intransitive verb

   a. attendre

• to wait for sb/sth attendre qn/qch

• to wait for sb to leave attendre que qn parte

• we waited and waited nous avons attendu une éternité

• to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn

• to wait until sb leaves attendre que qn parte

• wait till you're sure attends d'être sûr

• just you wait! tu attends un peu !

• just wait till your father finds out! attends un peu que ton père l'apprenne !

• it can wait till tomorrow ça peut attendre demain

• I can't wait to see him again! je suis impatiente de le revoir !

• wait and see! tu verras !

• we'll just have to wait and see on verra

• that was worth waiting for cela valait la peine d'attendre

   b. [waiter] servir

• to wait at table faire le service

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ one's turn] attendre

• I waited two hours j'ai attendu deux heures

• could you wait a moment? vous pouvez patienter un moment ?

• wait a moment or a minute! un instant ! ; (interrupting) minute ! (inf)

   b. to wait table faire le service

► wait about, wait around intransitive verb

attendre ; ( = loiter) traîner

• to wait about for sb attendre qn

► wait behind intransitive verb attendre

• to wait behind for sb rester pour attendre qn

► wait on inseparable transitive verb

[servant, waiter] servir

• she waits on him hand and foot elle est aux petits soins pour lui

► wait up intransitive verb

( = not go to bed) ne pas aller se coucher

• we waited up till 2 o'clock nous avons attendu jusqu'à 2 heures

• don't wait up for me ne m'attendez pas(, allez vous coucher)

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[weɪt] 1.
noun attente f

an hour's wait — une heure d'attente

to have a long wait — devoir attendre longtemps

it will only be a short wait — ce ne sera pas long
2.
transitive verb

1) ( await) attendre

don't wait dinner for me — (colloq) US ne m'attendez pas pour dîner

2) US

to wait table — servir à table
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( remain patiently) attendre

to keep somebody waiting — faire attendre quelqu'un

to wait for somebody/something — attendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

to wait for somebody/something to do — attendre que quelqu'un/quelque chose fasse

to wait to do — attendre de faire

she can't wait to start — elle a hâte de commencer

I can hardly wait to do — je meurs d'impatience de faire

you'll just have to wait and see — attends et tu verras

(just you) wait and see — tu verras bien (colloq)

just you wait! — ( as threat) tu vas voir! (colloq)

wait for it! — tiens-toi bien! (colloq); Military pas encore!

2) ( be left until later) attendre

3) ( serve)

to wait at ou on table — être serveur/-euse m/f

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wait around

- wait behind

- wait on

- wait up

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to lie in wait — être à l'affût

to lie in wait for somebody — [ambushers] guetter quelqu'un; [reporter, attacker] tendre une embuscade à quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > wait
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I v/t

1. (auch Kunden) serve; im Restaurant: auch wait on; gut bedient werden im Restaurant etc.: get good service; dort wird man immer freundlich bedient the service is very friendly there; werden Sie schon bedient? can I help you?; im Restaurant auch: are you being served?; zu Hause lässt er sich gern bedienen he likes to be waited on at home; jemanden von vorn und hinten bedienen ( müssen) umg. (have to) wait on s.o. hand and foot

2. fig.: ich bin damit gut bedient mit Gegenstand: it’s serving me well, it’s doing a good job umg.; mit Rat: it’s a good piece of advice; damit wärst du schlecht bedient I don’t think it would serve you very well; mit diesem Rat war ich schlecht bedient it was a bad piece of advice; damit wärst du besser bedient you’d be better off with that (one); ich bin bedient! umg. iro. I’ve had enough

3. (Maschine) work, operate

4.

a) (versorgen) mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln sind wir hier gut bedient we have a good bus and train service here;

b) (Flugroute) serve; eine Strecke täglich bedienen offer daily flights ( oder service) on a route

5. umg. SPORT pass (the ball) to

6. Karten: du musst Herz bedienen you’ve got to play a heart, you’ve got to follow suit in hearts

7. (entsprechen) cater for (Vorstellungen); ein Bedürfnis bedienen cater for a need

II v/i

1. bei Tisch: serve; wer bedient an diesem Tisch? who’s serving (at) this table?

2. Karten: (Farbe bedienen) follow suit; falsch bedienen revoke

III v/refl

1. bei Tisch: help o.s.; bedien dich! / bedient euch! help yourself / yourselves

2. sich jemandes / einer Sache bedienen use ( oder make use of) s.o. / s.th., avail o.s. of s.o. / s.th.; sich einer List bedienen use a stratagem

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(Gäste) to serve; to attend;

(Maschine) to operate; to tend;

sich bedienen

to help oneself

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be|die|nen ptp bedient
1. vt

1) (Verkäufer) to serve, to attend to; (Kellner, Diener etc) to wait on, to serve

werden Sie schon bedient? — are you being attended to or served?

hier wird man gut bedient — the service is good here

er lässt sich gern bedíénen — he likes to be waited on

mit diesem Ratschlag war ich schlecht bedient — I was ill-served by that advice

mit dieser Ware/damit sind Sie sehr gut bedient — these goods/that should serve you very well

ich bin bedient! (inf) — I've had enough, I've had all I can take; (Aus sl) I'm pissed (Brit inf) or smashed (inf)

2) (Verkehrsmittel) to serve

diese Flugroute wird von X bedient — X operate ( on) this route

3) (= handhaben) Maschine, Geschütz etc to operate; Telefon to answer

4) (FIN) Schulden to service

5) (SPORT) to pass or feed (the ball) to

6) (CARDS)

(eine) Farbe bedíénen — to follow suit

Karo bedíénen — to follow suit in diamonds

2. vi

1) (in Geschäft, bei Tisch) to serve; (Kellner auch) to wait (at table (Brit) or a table (US)); (als Beruf) to wait, to be a waiter/waitress

2) (CARDS)

du musst bedíénen —

falsch bedíénen — to revoke, to fail to follow suit

3. vr

1) (bei Tisch) to help or serve oneself (mit to)

bitte bedíénen Sie sich — please help or serve yourself

2) (geh = gebrauchen)

sich jds/einer Sache bedíénen — to use sb/sth

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((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) wait

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be·die·nen *

I. vt

1. (im Restaurant)

▪ jdn \bedienen to serve [or wait on] sb

sich akk [von jdm] \bedienen lassen to be waited on [by sb]

2. (im Geschäft)

einen Kunden \bedienen to serve a customer

werden Sie schon bedient? are you being served?

3. (bei jdm Dienste leisten)

▪ jdn \bedienen to serve sb

4. (sich alles bringen lassen)

sich akk [von jdm] [von vorne bis hinten] \bedienen lassen to be waited on hand and foot [by sb]

5. (benutzen)

▪ etw \bedienen to operate sth

6. (beliefern)

▪ jdn \bedienen to serve sb

7. (gebietlich abdecken, versorgen)

▪ etw \bedienen Bus, Zug to serve sth; Flugzeug to operate to

8. FIN (die Zinsen von etw zahlen)

einen Kredit \bedienen to service [or pay interest on] a loan

9. KARTEN

▪ etw \bedienen to play

eine Farbe \bedienen to follow suit

10. (pej fam: fördern)

▪ etw \bedienen Klischee, Vorurteil, Ressentiment to encourage sth

11.

▶ mit etw dat gut/schlecht bedient sein to be well-/ill-served by sth

▶ bedient sein (fam) to have had enough

II. vi

1. (sich um den Gast kümmern) to serve

wird hier nicht bedient? is there no-one serving here?

2. (Kartenspiel) to follow suit

III. vr

1. (sich Essen nehmen)

▪ sich akk \bedienen to serve oneself

\bedienen Sie sich! help yourself!

2. (geh: gebrauchen)

▪ sich akk einer S. gen \bedienen to make use of sth

sich akk eines Menschen \bedienen to use sb

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1.
transitives Verb

1) wait on; <waiter, waitress> wait on, serve; < sales assistant> serve

jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen — (ugs.) wait on somebody hand and foot

werden Sie schon bedient? — are you being served?

2) operate < machine>

3)

[mit etwas] gut/schlecht bedient sein — (ugs.) be well-served/illserved [by something]

bedient sein — (salopp) have had enough

4) (Kartenspiel) play

Kreuz/Trumpf bedienen — play a club/trump
2.
intransitives Verb

1) serve

wer bedient hier? — who is serving here?

2) (Kartenspiel) follow suit
3.
reflexives Verb

1) help oneself

sich selbst bedienen — (im Geschäft, Restaurant usw.) serve oneself

2)

sich einer Sache (Gen.) bedienen — (geh.) make use of something; use something

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bedienen

A. v/t

1. (auch Kunden) serve; im Restaurant: auch wait on;

gut bedient werden im Restaurant etc: get good service;

dort wird man immer freundlich bedient the service is very friendly there;

werden Sie schon bedient? can I help you?; im Restaurant auch: are you being served?;

zu Hause lässt er sich gern bedienen he likes to be waited on at home;

jemanden von vorn und hinten bedienen (müssen) umg (have to) wait on sb hand and foot

2. fig:

ich bin damit gut bedient mit Gegenstand: it’s serving me well, it’s doing a good job umg; mit Rat: it’s a good piece of advice;

damit wärst du schlecht bedient I don’t think it would serve you very well;

mit diesem Rat war ich schlecht bedient it was a bad piece of advice;

damit wärst du besser bedient you’d be better off with that (one);

ich bin bedient! umg iron I’ve had enough

3. (Maschine) work, operate

4. (versorgen)

mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln sind wir hier gut bedient we have a good bus and train service here; (Flugroute) serve;

eine Strecke täglich bedienen offer daily flights ( oder service) on a route

5. umg SPORT pass (the ball) to

6. Karten:

du musst Herz bedienen you’ve got to play a heart, you’ve got to follow suit in hearts

7. (entsprechen) cater for (Vorstellungen);

ein Bedürfnis bedienen cater for a need

B. v/i

1. bei Tisch: serve;

wer bedient an diesem Tisch? who’s serving (at) this table?

2. Karten: (Farbe bedienen) follow suit;

falsch bedienen revoke

C. v/r

1. bei Tisch: help o.s.;

bedien dich!/bedient euch! help yourself/yourselves

2.

sich jemandes/einer Sache bedienen use ( oder make use of) sb/sth, avail o.s. of sb/sth;

sich einer List bedienen use a stratagem

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1.
transitives Verb

1) wait on; <waiter, waitress> wait on, serve; < sales assistant> serve

jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen — (ugs.) wait on somebody hand and foot

werden Sie schon bedient? — are you being served?

2) operate < machine>

3)

[mit etwas] gut/schlecht bedient sein — (ugs.) be well-served/illserved [by something]

bedient sein — (salopp) have had enough

4) (Kartenspiel) play

Kreuz/Trumpf bedienen — play a club/trump
2.
intransitives Verb

1) serve

wer bedient hier? — who is serving here?

2) (Kartenspiel) follow suit
3.
reflexives Verb

1) help oneself

sich selbst bedienen — (im Geschäft, Restaurant usw.) serve oneself

2)

sich einer Sache (Gen.) bedienen — (geh.) make use of something; use something

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v.

to attend v.

to attend to v.

to handle v.

to operate v.

to serve v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bedienen
9 wait

wait [weɪt]

1 intransitive verb

(a) (person, bus, work) attendre;

∎ I've been waiting for half an hour/since Easter j'attends depuis une demi-heure/depuis Pâques;

∎ just you wait! (as threat) attends un peu, tu vas voir!, tu ne perds rien pour attendre!; (you'll see) vous verrez!;

∎ we'll just have to wait and see on verra bien;

∎ wait and see! attends voir!;

∎ he didn't wait to be told twice il ne se l'est pas fait dire deux fois;

∎ letters waiting to be delivered lettres qui attendent d'être distribuées, Administration lettres en souffrance;

∎ we're waiting to be served nous attendons qu'on nous serve ou qu'on s'occupe de nous;

∎ to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn;

∎ you shouldn't keep people waiting vous ne devriez pas vous faire attendre ou faire attendre les gens;

∎ they do it while you wait ils le font devant vous;

∎ repairs while you wait (sign) réparations minute;

∎ keys cut while you wait (sign) clés minute;

∎ proverb everything comes to him or to he who waits tout vient à point à qui sait attendre

(b) (with "can")

∎ it can wait cela peut attendre;

∎ he can wait laisse-le attendre;

∎ also ironic I can't wait! je brûle d'impatience!;

∎ it can't wait cela ne peut pas attendre, c'est très urgent;

∎ I can hardly wait to see them again j'ai hâte de les revoir;

∎ I can't wait for the weekend (to arrive) j'attends le week-end avec impatience!, vivement le week-end!

(c) (with "until" or "till")

∎ wait until I've finished attendez que j'aie fini;

∎ wait until the film is over attendez la fin du film;

∎ you'll have to wait until you're old enough il va falloir attendre que tu sois plus grand;

∎ can't that wait until tomorrow? cela ne peut pas attendre jusqu'à demain?;

∎ just wait till your parents hear about it attends un peu que tes parents apprennent cela

(d) (serve) servir, faire le service;

∎ to wait British at or American on table servir à table, faire le service

2 transitive verb

(a) (period of time) attendre;

∎ I waited half an hour j'ai attendu (pendant) une demi-heure;

∎ I waited all day for the repairman to come j'ai passé toute la journée à attendre le réparateur;

∎ wait a minute! (attendez) une minute ou un instant!;

∎ wait your turn! attendez votre tour!

(b) American (delay)

∎ don't wait dinner for me ne m'attendez pas pour vous mettre à table

(c) American (serve at)

∎ to wait tables servir à table, faire le service

3 noun

attente f;

∎ we had a long wait nous avons dû attendre (pendant) longtemps;

∎ she had a half hour or half hour's wait at Gatwick il a fallu qu'elle attende une demi-heure ou elle a eu une demi-heure d'attente à Gatwick;

∎ there was an hour's wait between trains il y avait une heure de battement ou d'attente entre les trains;

∎ it was worth the wait ça valait la peine d'attendre;

∎ to lie in wait for être à l'affût de, guetter;

∎ the foxes lay in wait for the hares les renards étaient à l'affût des lièvres;

∎ the gunmen were lying in wait for the convoy les bandits guettaient l'arrivée du convoi;

∎ the detective was lying in wait for her outside her house (arrival) le détective guettait son arrivée à la maison; (departure) le détective guettait son départ de la maison

4 waits plural noun

British Music chanteurs mpl de Noël

►► Computing wait loop boucle f d'attente;

Computing wait state état m d'attente

➲ wait about intransitive verb

British traîner, faire le pied de grue;

∎ to wait about for sb attendre qn, faire le pied de grue en attendant qn;

∎ don't keep me waiting about ne me fais pas attendre;

∎ I can't stand all this waiting about cela m'énerve d'être obligé d'attendre ou de traîner comme ça;

∎ I can't wait about all evening until he comes home je ne peux pas traîner toute la soirée à attendre qu'il rentre

➲ wait around = wait about

➲ wait behind intransitive verb

rester;

∎ to wait behind for sb rester pour attendre qn;

∎ they waited behind after the meeting ils sont restés après la réunion

➲ wait for inseparable transitive verb

∎ to wait for sb/sth attendre qn/qch;

∎ I'm waiting for the children/for the next train j'attends les enfants/le prochain train;

∎ I'm waiting for the bank to open j'attends que la banque soit ouverte, j'attends l'ouverture de la banque;

∎ wait for the signal attendez le signal;

∎ that was worth waiting for cela valait la peine d'attendre;

∎ what are you waiting for? qu'est-ce que vous attendez?;

∎ British humorous wait for it! tiens-toi bien!

➲ wait in intransitive verb

rester à la maison;

∎ I waited in all evening for her je suis resté chez moi toute la soirée à l'attendre

➲ wait on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (serve)

∎ I'm not here to wait on you! (male) je ne suis pas ton serviteur!; (female) je ne suis pas ta servante ou ta bonne!

∎ to wait on sb hand and foot être aux petits soins pour qn;

∎ he expects to be waited on hand and foot il veut que tout le monde soit à son service ou à ses petits soins

(b) American (in restaurant)

∎ to wait on tables faire le service, servir à table

➲ wait out separable transitive verb

(war, stoum) attendre la fin de; (concert, film) rester jusqu'à la fin ou jusqu'au bout de, attendre la fin de

➲ wait up intransitive verb

(a) (at night) rester debout, veiller;

∎ I'll be late so don't wait up (for me) je rentrerai tard, ne veillez pas pour moi ou couchez-vous sans m'attendre;

∎ her parents always wait up for her ses parents ne se couchent jamais avant qu'elle soit rentrée ou attendent toujours qu'elle rentre pour se coucher;

∎ the children were allowed to wait up until midnight on a permis aux enfants de veiller jusqu'à minuit

(b) familiar (wait)

∎ hey, wait up! attendez-moi!^□

➲ wait upon = wait on (a)

✾ Play 'Waiting for Godot' Beckett 'En attendant Godot'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > wait
10 wait

wait

A n attente f ; an hour's wait une heure d'attente ; to be worth the wait valoir l'attente ; to have a long wait devoir attendre longtemps ; you'll have a long wait iron tu peux attendre toute ta vie ; it will only be a short wait ce ne sera pas long.

B vtr

1 ( await) attendre [turn, chance] ; don't wait dinner for me ○ US ne m'attendez pas pour dîner ;

2 US to wait table servir à table.

C vi

1 ( remain patiently) attendre ; please wait here veuillez attendre ici ; to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn ; to wait for sb/sth attendre qn/qch ; it was worth waiting for cela valait la peine d'attendre ; to wait for sb/sth to do attendre que qn/qch fasse ; we waited for the car to stop nous avons attendu que la voiture s'arrête ( subj) ; to wait and see how/why attendre de voir comment/pourquoi ; to wait to do attendre de faire ; I'm waiting to use the phone j'attends de pouvoir me servir du téléphone ; I/you can't wait to do j'ai/tu as hâte de faire ; she can't wait to start elle a hâte de commencer ; I/you can hardly wait to do je/tu meurs d'impatience de faire ; I can hardly wait to see him je meurs d'impatience de le voir ; you'll just have to wait and see attends et tu verras ; (just you) wait and see tu verras bien ○ ; just you wait! ( as threat) tu vas voir ○ ! ; wait for it! tiens-toi bien ○ ! ; Mil pas encore! ;

2 ( be left until later) [object, meal, action] attendre ; the goods are waiting to be collected les marchandises attendent d'être réclamées ; it can/can't wait cela peut/ne peut pas attendre ;

3 ( server) to wait at ou on table être serveur/-euse m/f ; who's waiting on table 16? qui sert à la table 16?

Idioms

everything comes to him who waits tout vient à point à qui sait attendre ; to lie in wait être à l'affût ; to lie in wait for sb [troops, ambushers] guetter qn ; [reporter, attacker] tendre une embuscade à qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ wait around, wait about GB attendre ; to wait around ou about for sb attendre qn ; to wait around ou about for sb/sth to do attendre que qn/qch fasse.

■ wait behind attendre un peu ; to wait behind for sb attendre qn.

■ wait in GB rester à la maison ; to wait in for sb rester à la maison pour attendre qn.

■ wait on:

▶ wait on GB dial attendre ; wait on! attends! ;

▶ wait on [sb]

1 ( serve) servir ; to be waited on être servi ; to wait on sb hand and foot être aux petits soins pour qn ; I'm tired of waiting on you hand and foot! je ne suis pas ta bonne! ;

2 † sout ( visit formally) venir présenter ses respects à ;

▶ wait on ○ [sb/sth] attendre [result, permission].

■ wait out:

▶ wait [sth] out, wait out [sth] attendre la fin de [crisis, storm, recession].

■ wait up

1 ( stay awake) veiller ; to wait up for sb veiller jusqu'au retour de qn ;

2 US ( stay patiently) wait up! attends!

■ wait upon = wait on.

Big English-French dictionary > wait
11 wait

weɪt
1. сущ.
1) ожидание;
время ожидания long wait ≈ долгое ожидание We had a long wait for the bus. ≈ Мы долго ждали автобуса.
2) засада;
выжидание lay wait lie in wait Syn: ambush, temporizing
3) брит. а) (the waits) мн. музыканты, нанимаемые для городских парадов, празднеств и т.п. б) уличный музыкант, певец в) (the waits) мн. певцы, ходящие с песнями по домам в рождество, христославы Syn: caroler г) пьеса, исполняемая христославами
2. гл.
1) ждать, выжидать, переждать( for) Wait until he comes. ≈ Дождитесь его прихода. Don't keep me waiting. ≈ Не заставляйте меня ждать. They waited for me. ≈ Они ждали меня. They waited for me to leave. ≈ Они ждали, когда я уйду. They waited until she returned. ≈ Они ждали до тех пор, пока она не вернулась.
2) прислуживать (за столом и т. п.) (on, upon - кому-л.) ;
быть официантом They all wait on the king. ≈ Они все служат королю. to wait at table( амер. to wait on table) ≈ обслуживать посетителей ресторана, прислуживать за столом
3) сопровождать, провожать, сопутствовать( upon)
4) откладывать ∙ wait about wait around wait off wait on wait out wait up wait upon ожидание - in * for в ожидании - to have a long * for smth. долго ожидать чего-л. (театроведение) антракт;
перерыв засада - to lie in * быть /находиться/ в засаде;
подкарауливать кого-л. - to lay * for smb. устроить кому-л. засаду pl христославы (певцы, ходящие по домам в сочельник) (часто for) ждать;
ожидать;
дожидаться - to * for a person ждать человека - to * for smth. to happen ожидать, когда что-л. произойдет - I can't * я не могу ждать;
(сленг) жду не дождусь;
сгораю от нетерпения - to * orders ждать распоряжений - * until he comes дождитесь его прихода - to keep smb. *ing заставлять себя ждать остановиться, чтобы подождать кого-л. - I *ed behind to see what had happened я задержался, чтобы посмотреть, что случилось пережидать что-л. - to * out a storm переждать грозу выжидать - to * one's opportunity /one's chance/ выжидать удобного случая - * off (спортивное) приберегать силы к концу состязания откладывать - that work will have to * эту работу придется отложить, с этой работой придется подождать быть готовым - your tea is waiting for you чай готов (разговорное) откладывать обед и т. п. - don't * dinner for me не ждите меня с обедом обслуживание за столом - to * at /on/ table работать официантом - to * tables обслуживать столики - she will never learn to * она никогда не станет хорошей официанткой (on, upon) прислуживать, служить кому-л. - they all * on the king все они - слуги короля обслуживать (покупателей, заказчиков и т. п.) - they * on you very well in this restaurant в этом ресторане очень хорошее обслуживание ухаживать - to * upon a lady ухаживать за дамой - he *s upon his wife hand and foot он выполняет все капризы своей жены (официальное) (редкое) представляться( кому-л.) ;
являться( к кому-л.), наносить визит - our agent will * upon you next Monday наш представитель прибудет к вам в ближайший понедельник( книжное) сопровождать;
участвовать( в церемонии) - to * a funeral идти за гробом, провожать в последний путь сопутствовать, сопровождать - may succes * upon you! да сопутствует вам успех! busy ~ вчт. активное ожидание wait ждать (for) ;
wait until he comes дождитесь его прихода;
don't keep me waiting не заставляйте меня ждать ~ засада;
выжидание;
to lay wait (for smb.) подстеречь( кого-л.) ;
устроить (кому-л.) засаду;
to lie in wait (for smb.) быть в засаде, поджидать( кого-л.) ~ ожидание;
a long wait долгое ожидание ~ сопровождать, сопутствовать (upon) ;
may success wait upon you! да сопутствует вам успех! page ~ вчт. ожидание страницы wait ждать (for) ;
wait until he comes дождитесь его прихода;
don't keep me waiting не заставляйте меня ждать ~ засада;
выжидание;
to lay wait (for smb.) подстеречь (кого-л.) ;
устроить (кому-л.) засаду;
to lie in wait (for smb.) быть в засаде, поджидать (кого-л.) ~ ожидание;
a long wait долгое ожидание ~ ожидание ~ разг. откладывать (о трапезе) ;
we shall wait dinner for you мы подождем вас с обедом;
wait off спорт. приберегать силы к концу состязания ~ прислуживать (за столом и т. п.;
on, upon - кому-л.) ;
быть официантом ~ сопровождать, сопутствовать (upon) ;
may success wait upon you! да сопутствует вам успех! ~ (the waits) pl христославы (певцы, ходящие по домам в сочельник) to ~ at table (амер. to ~ on table) обслуживать посетителей ресторана, прислуживать за столом ~ for вчт. ждать ~ разг. откладывать (о трапезе) ;
we shall wait dinner for you мы подождем вас с обедом;
wait off спорт. приберегать силы к концу состязания ~ on уст. наносить визит, являться ( к кому-л.) ;
wait up разг. не ложиться спать( до чьего-л. прихода;
for) ;
wait upon = wait on ~ on уст. наносить визит, являться (к кому-л.) ;
wait up разг. не ложиться спать( до чьего-л. прихода;
for) ;
wait upon = wait on ~ on являться результатом( чего-л.) wait ждать (for) ;
wait until he comes дождитесь его прихода;
don't keep me waiting не заставляйте меня ждать ~ on уст. наносить визит, являться (к кому-л.) ;
wait up разг. не ложиться спать( до чьего-л. прихода;
for) ;
wait upon = wait on ~ on уст. наносить визит, являться (к кому-л.) ;
wait up разг. не ложиться спать (до чьего-л. прихода;
for) ;
wait upon = wait on ~ разг. откладывать (о трапезе) ;
we shall wait dinner for you мы подождем вас с обедом;
wait off спорт. приберегать силы к концу состязания with no ~ вчт. без ожидания

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wait
12 wait

weit
1. verb
1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar, aguardar

2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar

3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir

2. noun
(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera

- waiter
- waiting-list
- waiting-room

wait¹ n espera

after a long wait, I finally got the money después de una larga espera, por fin conseguí el dinero

wait² vb esperar

she waited for her boyfriend for hours esperó a su novio durante horas

wait

tr[weɪt]

noun

1 (gen) espera; (delay) demora

■ we're in for a long wait nos queda una larga espera

■ I hope it was worth the wait espero que la espera haya merecido la pena

intransitive verb

1 esperar ( for, -), aguardar ( for, -)

■ wait for me! ¡espérame!

■ have you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?

■ we're still waiting to be seen aún estamos esperando que nos atiendan

■ I waited half an hour for the train estuve media hora esperando el tren

■ can't it wait until later? ¿no puede esperar hasta más tarde?

■ I can't wait to meet him tengo muchas ganas de conocerlo

transitive verb

1 esperar, aguardar

■ wait your turn espera tu turno, espera que te toque

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'... while you wait' "... en el acto"

just you wait ya verás

to keep somebody waiting hacer esperar a alguien

to wait and see esperar a ver qué pasa

■ all we can do is wait and see lo único que podemos hacer es esperar a ver qué pasa

■ where are we going? --wait and see ¿dónde vamos? --espera y verás

to wait at table servir la mesa

to wait on somebody hand and foot tratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey

wait ['weɪt] vi

: esperar

to wait for something: esperar algo

wait and see!: ¡espera y verás!

I can't wait: me muero de ganas

wait vt

1) await: esperar

2) delay: retrasar

don't wait lunch: no retrase el almuerzo

3) serve: servir, atender

to wait tables: servir (a la mesa)

wait n

1) : espera f

2)

to lie in wait : estar al acecho

wait

v.

• aguardar v.

• esperar v.

n.

• espera s.f.

I
1. weɪt
intransitive verb

1)

a) esperar

I waited (for) hours — estuve horas esperando, esperé horas

wait until he asks you — espera (a) que él te pregunte

sorry to keep you waiting — perdón por hacerlo esperar

just you wait! — ya vas a ver!

we'll have to wait and see — habrá que esperar a ver qué pasa

I can't wait to see his face — me muero de ganas de ver la cara que pone

shoe repairs while you wait — se arregla calzado en el acto

to wait FOR something/somebody — esperar algo/a alguien

well, what are you waiting for? — ¿(a) qué esperas?, ¿(a) qué estás esperando?

to wait FOR somebody/something to + INF — esperar (a) que alguien/algo (+ subj)

b) ( be postponed) \<\<business/repairs\>\> esperar

that will have to wait — eso tendrá que esperar

2) ( serve)

to wait ON somebody — atender* a alguien

to wait at table — (BrE) servir* a la mesa; hand I 2)

2.

vt

1) ( await)

to wait one's chance — esperar la oportunidad

you have to wait your turn — tienes que esperar (a) que te toque

2) ( serve)

to wait table — (AmE) servir* a la mesa

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wait up

II

noun (no pl) espera f

we're in for a long wait — vamos a tener que esperar un buen rato, tenemos para rato (fam)

to lie in wait for somebody/something — estar* al acecho de alguien/algo

[weɪt]
1. VI

1) (=hold on)

a) [person] esperar

just wait a moment while I fetch you a chair — espere un momento que voy a traerle una silla

repairs while you wait — reparaciones en el acto

reporters were waiting to interview her — los reporteros estaban esperando para entrevistarla

• I can't wait to see his face — estoy deseando ver su cara

they can't wait for us to go — están deseando que nos vayamos

• to wait for sth/sb — esperar algo/a algn

I'll wait for you outside — te espero fuera

what are you waiting for? — (=hurry up) ¡a qué esperas!, ¡venga ya!

the best things in life are worth waiting for — en esta vida las cosas buenas merecen la espera

to wait for sb to do sth — esperar (a) que algn haga algo

they waited for him to finish — esperaron (a) que terminara

I'm waiting for them to make a decision — estoy esperando (a) que tomen una decisión, estoy pendiente de que tomen una decisión

• I can hardly wait! — ¡me muero de impaciencia!

• to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

sorry to keep you waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting — siento haberle hecho esperar

• wait a minute! — ¡un momento!, ¡momentito! (esp LAm), ¡aguarde! (LAm)

now wait a minute, Dave, you never told me that — eh, un momento, Dave, tú nunca me dijiste eso

• wait and see! — ¡espera, ya verás!

• I waited till two o'clock — esperé hasta las dos

wait till you're asked — espera a que te inviten

just you wait till your father finds out! — ¡ya verás cuando se entere tu padre!

- be waiting in the wings

b) [thing]

the dishes can wait — los platos pueden esperar

there's a parcel waiting to be collected — hay un paquete que hay que recoger

there is a big market just waiting to be opened up — hay un mercado grande para abrir

the ferry tragedy was a disaster waiting to happen — la tragedia del ferry se veía venir

2) (as servant)

• to wait at table — servir a or atender la mesa

2. VT

1) (=await)

• to wait one's chance — esperar la oportunidad

• can't you wait your turn like everyone else? — ¿no puedes esperar a que llegue tu turno como los demás?

2) * (=delay) [+ dinner, lunch etc]

don't wait dinner for me — no me esperen para cenar

3) (=serve)

• to wait table — (US) servir a la mesa, atender la mesa

3.

N espera f

• it was a long wait for the train — fue una larga espera hasta la llegada del tren

patients face a 28-week wait for operations — los pacientes tienen que esperar 28 semanas a que les operen

• to lie in wait (for sb) — andar or estar al acecho (de algn)

• you may have quite a wait — puede que tengas que esperar bastante

• dinner was worth the wait — la cena mereció la espera

- wait around

- wait behind

- wait in

- wait on

- wait out

- wait up

- wait upon

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I
1. [weɪt]
intransitive verb

1)

a) esperar

I waited (for) hours — estuve horas esperando, esperé horas

wait until he asks you — espera (a) que él te pregunte

sorry to keep you waiting — perdón por hacerlo esperar

just you wait! — ya vas a ver!

we'll have to wait and see — habrá que esperar a ver qué pasa

I can't wait to see his face — me muero de ganas de ver la cara que pone

shoe repairs while you wait — se arregla calzado en el acto

to wait FOR something/somebody — esperar algo/a alguien

well, what are you waiting for? — ¿(a) qué esperas?, ¿(a) qué estás esperando?

to wait FOR somebody/something to + INF — esperar (a) que alguien/algo (+ subj)

b) ( be postponed) \<\<business/repairs\>\> esperar

that will have to wait — eso tendrá que esperar

2) ( serve)

to wait ON somebody — atender* a alguien

to wait at table — (BrE) servir* a la mesa; hand I 2)

2.

vt

1) ( await)

to wait one's chance — esperar la oportunidad

you have to wait your turn — tienes que esperar (a) que te toque

2) ( serve)

to wait table — (AmE) servir* a la mesa

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wait up

II

noun (no pl) espera f

we're in for a long wait — vamos a tener que esperar un buen rato, tenemos para rato (fam)

to lie in wait for somebody/something — estar* al acecho de alguien/algo

English-spanish dictionary > wait
13 wait

1. intransitive verb
1) warten

wait [for] an hour — eine Stunde warten

wait a moment — Moment mal

keep somebody waiting, make somebody wait — jemanden warten lassen

wait to see something happen — darauf warten, dass etwas passiert

‘repairs [done]/keys cut while you wait’ — "Reparatur-/Schlüsselschnelldienst"

something is still waiting to be done — etwas muss noch gemacht werden

wait and see — abwarten[, was passiert]

something can/can't or won't wait — etwas kann/kann nicht warten

I can't wait to do something — (am eager) ich kann es kaum erwarten, etwas zu tun

[just] you wait! — warte mal ab!; (as threat) warte nur!

2)

wait at or (Amer.) on table — servieren; [Ober:] kellnern (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
(await) warten auf (+ Akk.)

wait one's chance/opportunity — auf eine [günstige] Gelegenheit warten

wait one's turn — warten, bis man dran ist od. drankommt
3. noun
1) (act, time)

after a long/short wait — nach langer/kurzer Wartezeit

have a long/short wait for something — lange/nicht lange auf etwas (Akk.) warten müssen

2) (watching for enemy)

lie in wait — im Hinterhalt liegen

lie in wait for somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache auflauern

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/114215/wait_about">wait about

- wait behind

- wait for

- wait in

- wait on

- wait up

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[weit] 1. verb
1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) warten

2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) darauf warten, daß

3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) bedienen
2. noun
(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) das Warten

- waiter
- waiting-list
- waiting-room
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wait

[weɪt]

I. n no pl Warten nt ( for auf + akk)

we had a three-hour \wait before we could see the doctor wir mussten drei Stunden warten, bevor wir den Arzt sprechen konnten

▶ to lie in \wait [for sb] [jdm] auflauern

II. vi

1. (bide one's time) warten ( for auf + akk)

\wait and see! warten Sie es ab!, abwarten und Tee trinken!

\wait for it! ( fam) wart's [doch] ab! fam

\wait a bit [or minute] [or moment] [or second]! Moment mal!

sb cannot \wait to do sth jd kann es kaum erwarten, etw zu tun

2. (expect)

▪ to \wait for [or on] sb/sth jdn/etw erwarten

3. (be delayed) warten

sth will have to \wait etw wird warten müssen

to keep sb \waiting jdn warten lassen

4. (express warning)

[just] you \wait! warte [du] nur!

5. (serve)

▪ to \wait on sb jdn bedienen

to \wait on sb hand and foot ( fig) jdn von vorn[e] bis hinten bedienen

to \wait AUS, BRIT at [or AM on] table[s] ( form) bedienen, als Kellner/Kellnerin arbeiten

6.

▶ time and tide \wait for no man ( saying) das Rad der Zeit lässt sich nicht anhalten geh

▶ to be \waiting in the wings schon in den Startlöchern sitzen [und warten] fig

III. vt AM (serve)

to \wait a meal for sb mit dem Essen auf jdn warten

▶ to \wait one's turn warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

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[weɪt]
1. vi

1) warten (for auf +acc)

to wait for sb to do sth — darauf warten, dass jd etw tut

it was definitely worth waiting for — es hat sich wirklich gelohnt, darauf zu warten

that'll be worth waiting for (iro) — da bin ich aber gespannt (inf)

well, what are you waiting for? —

wait for it, now he's going to get mad — warts ab, gleich wird er wild (inf)

this stamp is worth, wait for it, £10,000 — diese Briefmarke kostet sage und schreibe £ 10.000

let him wait!, he can wait! — lass ihn warten!, soll er warten!, der kann warten!

can't it wait? —

this work will have to wait till later — diese Arbeit muss bis später warten or liegen bleiben

this work is still waiting to be done — diese Arbeit muss noch gemacht or erledigt werden

wait a minute or moment or second — (einen) Augenblick or Moment (mal)

(just) you wait! — warte nur ab!; (threatening) warte nur!

Mummy, I can't wait — Mami, ich muss dringend mal!

I can't wait — ich kanns kaum erwarten; (out of curiosity) ich bin gespannt

I can't wait to see his face — da bin ich (aber) auf sein Gesicht gespannt

I can't wait to try out my new boat — ich kann es kaum noch erwarten, bis ich mein neues Boot ausprobiere

I can hardly wait (usu iro) — ich kann es kaum erwarten!

"repairs while you wait" — "Sofortreparaturen", "Reparaturschnelldienst"

wait and see! — warten Sie (es) ab!, abwarten und Tee trinken! (inf)

we'll have to wait and see how... — wir müssen abwarten, wie...

2)

to wait at table (Brit) — servieren, bedienen

she used to wait at the... — sie bediente früher im...

2. vt

1)

to wait one's turn — (ab)warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

to wait one's moment or chance — auf eine günstige Gelegenheit warten, eine günstige Gelegenheit abwarten

don't wait supper for me — warte mit dem Abendessen nicht auf mich

2) (US)

to wait a table — servieren, bedienen

3. n

1) Wartezeit f

did you have a long wait? — mussten Sie lange warten?

2)

to lie in wait for sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache auflauern

3) pl ≈ Sternsinger pl

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wait [weıt]

A s

1. Warten n

2. Wartezeit f:

have a long wait lange warten müssen;

after a 10-minute wait he went … nachdem er 10 Minuten gewartet hatte, ging er …

3. THEAT

a) Zwischenspiel n

b) Pause f

4. Lauer f:

lie in wait im Hinterhalt oder auf der Lauer liegen;

lie in wait for sb jemandem auflauern;

lay wait for einen Hinterhalt legen (dat)

5. pl Br

a) Weihnachtssänger pl

b) Weihnachtsmusikanten pl

B v/i

1. warten ( for auf akk):

he waited for the door to open er wartete darauf, dass die Tür aufging;

we waited for the rain to stop wir warteten, bis der Regen aufhörte;

wait about ( oder around) (ungeduldig oder untätig) warten;

wait behind

a) zurückbleiben,

b) noch dableiben;

wait up

a) aufbleiben ( for wegen),

b) bes US umg stehen bleiben(, damit jd nachkommt);

wait up for sb auch aufbleiben und auf jemanden warten;

keep sb waiting jemanden warten lassen;

that can wait das hat Zeit, das kann warten;

dinner is waiting das Mittagessen wartet oder ist fertig;

just you wait! na warte!

2. (ab)warten, sich gedulden:

I can’t wait to see him ich kann es kaum erwarten, ihn zu sehen;

wait and see

a) warts ab!,

b) abwarten und Tee trinken! umg;

wait-and-see policy abwartende Politik oder Haltung

3. wait (up)on

a) jemandem dienen,

b) jemanden bedienen, jemandem aufwarten,

c) obs jemandem seine Aufwartung machen,

d) einer Sache folgen, etwas begleiten (Umstand), verbunden sein mit

4. wait at (US on) table(s) bedienen, servieren

C v/t

1. warten auf (akk), abwarten:

wait out das Ende (gen) abwarten;

wait one’s opportunity ( oder hour, time, chance) eine günstige Gelegenheit abwarten; → turn¹ A 2

2. umg aufschieben, warten mit, verschieben:

wait dinner for sb mit dem Essen auf jemanden warten

3. wait table US → B 4

4. obs geleiten, begleiten

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1. intransitive verb
1) warten

wait [for] an hour — eine Stunde warten

wait a moment — Moment mal

keep somebody waiting, make somebody wait — jemanden warten lassen

wait to see something happen — darauf warten, dass etwas passiert

‘repairs [done]/keys cut while you wait’ — "Reparatur-/Schlüsselschnelldienst"

something is still waiting to be done — etwas muss noch gemacht werden

wait and see — abwarten[, was passiert]

something can/can't or won't wait — etwas kann/kann nicht warten

I can't wait to do something — (am eager) ich kann es kaum erwarten, etwas zu tun

[just] you wait! — warte mal ab!; (as threat) warte nur!

2)

wait at or (Amer.) on table — servieren; [Ober:] kellnern (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
(await) warten auf (+ Akk.)

wait one's chance/opportunity — auf eine [günstige] Gelegenheit warten

wait one's turn — warten, bis man dran ist od. drankommt
3. noun
1) (act, time)

after a long/short wait — nach langer/kurzer Wartezeit

have a long/short wait for something — lange/nicht lange auf etwas (Akk.) warten müssen

2) (watching for enemy)

lie in wait — im Hinterhalt liegen

lie in wait for somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache auflauern

Phrasal Verbs:

- wait about

- wait behind

- wait for

- wait in

- wait on

- wait up

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(for, until) v.

warten (auf, bis) v. v.

warten v.

English-german dictionary > wait
14 wait

1. [weıt] n
1. ожидание

in wait for - в ожидании

to have a long wait for smth. - долго ожидать чего-л.

2. театр. антракт; перерыв

3. засада

to lie in wait - быть /находиться/ в засаде; подкарауливать кого-л.

to lay wait for smb. - устроить кому-л. засаду

4. pl христославы (певцы, ходящие по домам в сочельник)
2. [weıt] v
1. 1) ( часто for) ждать; ожидать; дожидаться

to wait for a person [for a train] - ждать человека [поезд]

to wait for smth. to happen - ожидать, когда что-л. произойдёт

I can't wait - а) я не могу ждать; б) сл. жду не дождусь; сгораю от нетерпения

to wait orders - ждать распоряжений

wait until he comes - дождитесь его прихода

to keep smb. waiting - заставлять себя ждать

2) остановиться, чтобы подождать кого-л.

wait behind - задержаться, отстать

I waited behind to see what had happened - я задержался, чтобы посмотреть, что случилось

3) пережидать что-л.

to wait out a storm - переждать грозу

4) выжидать

to wait one's opportunity /one's chance/ - выжидать удобного случая

wait off - спорт. приберегать силы к концу состязания

2. 1) откладывать

that work will have to wait - эту работу придётся отложить, с этой работой придётся подождать

2) быть готовым

your tea is waiting for you - чай готов

3) разг. откладывать обед и т. п.

don't wait dinner for me - не ждите меня с обедом

3. обслуживать за столом

to wait at /on/ table - работать официантом

to wait tables - обслуживать столики

she will never learn to wait - она никогда не станет хорошей официанткой

4. (on, upon)

1) прислуживать, служить кому-л.

they all wait on the king - все они - слуги короля

2) обслуживать (покупателей, заказчиков и т. п.)

they wait on you very well in this restaurant [shop] - в этом ресторане [магазине] очень хорошее обслуживание

3) ухаживать

to wait upon a lady - ухаживать за дамой

he waits upon his wife hand and foot - он выполняет все капризы своей жены

4) офиц. редк. представляться (кому-л.); являться (к кому-л.), наносить визит

our agent will wait upon you next Monday - наш представитель прибудет к вам в ближайший понедельник

5. книжн.

1) сопровождать, провожать; участвовать ( в церемонии)

to wait a funeral - идти за гробом, провожать в последний путь

2) сопутствовать, сопровождать

may success wait upon you! - да сопутствует вам успех!

НБАРС > wait
15 он выполняет все капризы своей жены

General subject: he waits upon his wife hand and foot

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он выполняет все капризы своей жены
16 ■ wait on

■ wait on
A v. i. + avv.

continuare ad aspettare

B v. i. + prep.

1 servire; essere al servizio di: You wait on tables 6-11 tonight, stasera servi i clienti ai tavoli 6-11; to wait on sb. hand and foot, servire q. di tutto punto; The ladies waited on the queen, le gentildonne erano al servizio della regina

2 (form.) essere in attesa di ( una risposta, ecc.)

3 (fig.) dipendere da: His career waits on the result of this test, la sua carriera dipende dal risultato di questo test □ ( USA) to wait on table, servire a tavola.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ wait on
17 stand

stænd
1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.)

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.)

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.)

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.)

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.)

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?)

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.)

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.)

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.)

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!)

2. noun
1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.)

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.)

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.)

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.)

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- take the stand
- standing
3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.)

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.)

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- stand-by

4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.)

5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.)

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to

stand¹ n tribuna / gradería

we had a good view from our seats in the stand veíamos bien desde nuestras localidades en la tribuna

stand² vb

1. estar de pie

there were no seats so I had to stand no había asientos así que tuve que estar de pie

2. ponerse de pie / levantarse

everyone stood when the headmaster came in al entrar el director, todo el mundo se puso de pie

3. estar

the church stands on a hill la iglesia está en una colina

they were standing on the corner estaban en la esquina

4. poner

stand over there in the corner ponte allí en el rincón

5. aguantar / soportar

I can't stand spiders no soporto las arañas

stand still! ¡estáte quieto! / ¡no te muevas!

El pasado y participio pasado de stand es stood

stand m (pl stands) Com stand ' stand' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - aguantar - arisca - arisco - así - atragantarse - atravesarse - atril - banquillo - brazo - campar - cara - caseta - condescendencia - contemplación - convoy - cruzarse - cuadrarse - desorganizada - desorganizado - despuntar - destacar - destacarse - distinguirse - dominar - elevarse - erguirse - erizar - erizarse - estrado - expositor - expositora - flojera - frente - fritura - gorda - gordo - imponer - intríngulis - levantarse - obstaculizar - pabellón - parar - parada - parado - paragüero - pararse - paripé - perchero - pie English: angular - bear - booth - chance - end - fast - hair - humour - hypocrite - leg - news-stand - one-night - pace - stand - stand about - stand around - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand for - stand in - stand out - stand over - stand up - stand-in - stand-off - stand-offishness - stand-to - stand-up comic - standby ticket - still - stood - taxi stand - wastefulness - whereas - witness stand - attention - band - bristle - clear - coat - crowd - ease - freeze - get - grand - ground - hand - head

stand

tr[stænd]

noun

1 (position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (attitude, opinion) posición nombre femenino, postura; (defence, resistence) resistencia

■ she took up her stand by the window se colocó en su sitio al lado de la ventana

■ we took a stand against the proposal adoptamos una postura contraria a la propuesta

■ Custer's last stand la última batalla de Custer

2 (of lamp, sculpture, etc) pie nombre masculino, pedestal nombre masculino, base nombre femenino

3 (stall - in market) puesto, tenderete nombre masculino; (- at exhibition) stand nombre masculino; (- at fair) caseta, barraca

4 (for taxis) parada

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in stadium) tribuna

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (witness box) estrado

■ he took the stand subió al estrado

intransitive verb (pt & pp stood tr[stʊd])

1 (person - be on one's feet) estar de pie, estar; (- get up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (- remain on one's feet) quedarse de pie; (- take up position) ponerse

■ stand still! ¡estáte quieto,-a!, ¡no te muevas!

■ stand over there ponte allí

■ she was standing in the queue estaba en la cola

■ they were standing at the bar estaban en la barra

■ he was too weak to stand estaba demasiado débil para tenerse en pie

■ there were no seats and we had to stand no quedaban asientos y tuvimos que quedarnos de pie

■ don't just stand there! ¡no te quedes allí parado!

2 (measure - height) medir; (- value, level) marcar, alcanzar

■ he stands six feet mide dos metros

■ the building stands over 40 metres high el edificio mide 40 metros de altura

■ inflation stands at 6% la inflación alcanza el 6%

■ the score stands at 2-0 el marcador señala 2-0

3 (thing - be situated) estar, encontrarse, haber

■ a temple once stood here antes aquí había un templo

■ in the corner stands a grand piano hay un piano de cola en el rincón

■ the train standing at platform one el tren que está en el andén número uno

■ the car has stood in the garage for years el coche lleva años en el garaje

■ few buildings were left standing pocos edificios quedaban en pie

4 (remain valid) seguir en pie, seguir vigente

■ my offer still stands mi oferta sigue en pie

■ what I said still stands lo que dije sigue siendo válido

■ the court ruling stands el fallo es válido

5 (be in a certain condition) estar

■ that house has stood empty for ages hace mucho tiempo que esa casa está vacía

■ the machines stand idle las máquinas están paradas

■ I stand corrected tienes (toda la) razón

■ he stands high in their opinion tienen muy buena opinión de él, le tienen mucho respeto

■ I stand accused of murder se me acusa de asesinato

6 (be in particular situation) estar

■ how do things stand between you and your boss? ¿cómo están las cosas entre tu jefe y tú?

■ as things stand tal (y) como están las cosas

7 (take attitude, policy) adoptar una postura

■ where do you stand on abortion? ¿cuál es tu posición sobre el aborto?

■ we want to know how you stand on this issue queremos saber cuál es tu postura sobre este tema

8 (be likely to) poder

■ we stand to win a lot of money podríamos ganar mucho dinero

■ he stands to lose a fortune podría llegar a perder una fortuna

9 (liquid) estancar; (mixture) reposar

■ the water lay standing in pools había charcos de agua

■ leave the mixture to stand dejar reposar la mezcla

10 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (run) presentarse

■ she's going to stand for election va a presentarse como candidata

transitive verb

1 (place) poner, colocar

■ she stood the photo on the mantelpiece colocó la foto en la repisa

■ I stood the boy on a box so he could see the procession puso el niño encima de un caja para que viera el desfile

■ stand it against the wall ponlo contra la pared

2 familiar (bear, tolerate) aguantar, soportar; (endure, withstand) soportar, resistir

■ I can't stand the sight of him no puedo ni verlo

■ she couldn't stand the noise any longer no podía aguantar más el ruido

■ my nerves won't take much more mis nervios no aguantarán mucho más

■ he can't stand opera no soporta la opera

■ I can't stand being made to wait no soporto que me hagan esperar

■ will it stand the test of time? ¿resistirá el paso del tiempo?

■ it won't stand close examination no resistirá un examen minucioso

3 familiar (invite) invitar

■ I'll stand you a drink te invitaré a una copa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'No standing' SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL "Prohibido estacionarse"

'Stand and deliver!' "La bolsa o la vida"

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

to know where one stands saber a qué atenerse

to make a stand against (gen) oponer resistencia a 2 (mil) resistir a

not to stand a chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidad

to stand bail (for somebody) salir fiador,-ra (por alguien)

to stand clear (of something) apartarse (de algo)

■ stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!

to stand fast / stand firm mantenerse firme

to stand guard over vigilar

to stand in the way of impedir, obstaculizar, poner trabas a

■ we don't want to stand in the way of progress no queremos impedir el progreso

to stand on ceremony ser muy ceremonioso,-a

to stand one's ground mantenerse firme, seguir en sus trece

to stand on one's head hacer el pino

to stand on one's own two feet apañárselas solo,-a

to stand out a mile saltar a la vista

to stand somebody in good stead resultarle muy útil a alguien

to stand something on its head dar la vuelta a algo, poner algo patas arriba

to stand to attention estar firmes, cuadrarse

to stand to reason ser lógico,-a

to stand trial ser procesado,-a

to stand up and be counted dar la cara por sus principios

cake stand bandeja para pasteles

coat stand / hat stand perchero

newspaper stand quiosco

stand ['stænd] v, stood ['stʊd] ; standing vi

1) : estar de pie, estar parado

I was standing on the corner: estaba parada en la esquina

2) or to stand up : levantarse, pararse, ponerse de pie

3) (indicating a specified position or location)

they stand third in the country: ocupan el tercer lugar en el país

the machines are standing idle: las máquinas están paradas

4) (referring to an opinion)

how does he stand on the matter?: ¿cuál es su postura respecto al asunto?

5) be: estar

the house stands on a hill: la casa está en una colina

6) continue: seguir

the order still stands: el mandato sigue vigente

stand vt

1) place, set: poner, colocar

he stood them in a row: los colocó en hilera

2) tolerate: aguantar, soportar

he can't stand her: no la puede tragar

3)

to stand firm : mantenerse firme

4)

to stand guard : hacer la guardia

stand n

1) resistance: resistencia f

to make a stand against: resistir a

2) booth, stall: stand m, puesto m, kiosko m (para vender periódicos, etc)

3) base: pie m, base f

4) : grupo m (de árboles, etc.)

5) position: posición f, postura f

6) stands npl

grandstand: tribuna f

stand

n.

• apostadero s.m.

• banca s.f.

• caseta s.f.

• etapa s.f.

• parada s.f.

• pedestal s.m.

• pie s.m.

• posición s.f.

• postura s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• quiosco s.m.

• soporte s.m.

• tarima s.f. (Election, UK)

v.

• presentarse (E lección) (•Gobierno•) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• resistir v.

• soportar v.

stænd
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

[stænd] (vb: pt, pp stood)
1. N

1) (=position) posición f, puesto m

to take up a stand near the door — colocarse cerca de la puerta

2) (fig) (=stance) actitud f, postura f

to take a stand on an issue — adoptar una actitud hacia una cuestión

to take a firm stand — adoptar una actitud firme

3) (Mil)

the stand of the Australians at Tobruk — la resistencia de los australianos en Tobruk

Custer's last stand — la última batalla del General Custer

- make a stand

to make or take a stand against sth — oponer resistencia a algo
one-night stand
4) (for taxis) parada f (de taxis)

5) (=lamp stand) pie m; (=music stand) atril m; (=hallstand) perchero m

6) (=newspaper stand) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm); (=market stall) puesto m; (in shop) estante m, puesto m; (at exhibition) caseta f, stand m; (=bandstand) quiosco m

7) (Sport) (=grandstand) tribuna f

8) (Jur) estrado m

to take the stand — (esp US) (=go into witness box) subir a la tribuna de los testigos; (=give evidence) prestar declaración

9) [of trees] hilera f, grupo m

10) *** (=erection) empalme *** m

11) = standstill

2. VT

1) (=place) poner, colocar

to stand sth against the wall — apoyar algo en la pared

to stand a vase on a table — poner un florero sobre una mesa

2) (=withstand) resistir

it won't stand serious examination — no resistirá un examen detallado

it won't stand the cold — no resiste el or al frío

his heart couldn't stand the shock — su corazón no resistió el or al choque

- stand one's ground

- if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

3) (=tolerate) aguantar

I can stand anything but that — lo aguanto todo menos eso

I can't stand it any longer! — ¡no aguanto más!

I can't stand Debussy — no aguanto a Debussy

I can't stand (the sight of) him — no lo aguanto, no lo puedo tragar

I can't stand waiting for people — no aguanto or soporto que me hagan esperar
chance 1., 3)
4) * (=pay for)

to stand sb a drink/meal — invitar a algn a una copa/a comer

he stood me lunch — me pagó la comida

the company will have to stand the loss — la compañía tendrá que encargarse de las pérdidas

3. VI

1) (=be upright) estar de pie or derecho, estar parado (LAm)

he could hardly stand — hasta tenía problemas para ponerse de pie

the house is still standing — la casa sigue en pie

we must stand together — (fig) debemos unirnos or ser solidarios

- stand on one's own two feet

- stand tall
ease 1., 4)
2) (=get up) levantarse, pararse (LAm)

all stand! — ¡levántense!

3) (=stay, stand still)

they were standing at the bar — estaban juntos al bar

to stand in the doorway — estar en la puerta

don't just stand there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo!

they stood patiently in the rain — se quedaron esperando pacientemente bajo la lluvia

to stand talking — seguir hablando, quedarse a hablar

we stood chatting for half an hour — charlamos durante media hora, pasamos media hora charlando

stand and deliver! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!

- he left the others standing

4) (=tread)

to stand on sth — pisar algo

you're standing on my foot — me estás pisando

he stood on the beetle — pisó el escarabajo

he stood on the brakes — (Aut) * pisó el freno a fondo

5) (=measure) medir

he stands a good six feet — mide seis pies largos

the tower stands 50m high — la torre tiene 50m de alta

the mountain stands 3,000m high — la montaña tiene una altura de 3.000m

6) (=have reached)

the thermometer stands at 40° — el termómetro marca 40 grados

the record stands at ten minutes — el record está en diez minutos, el tiempo récord sigue siendo de diez minutos

sales are currently standing at two million — las ventas ya han alcanzado los dos millones

sales stand at five per cent more than last year — las ventas han aumentado en un cinco por cien en relación con el año pasado

7) (=be situated) encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm)

it stands beside the town hall — está junto al ayuntamiento

8) (=be mounted, based) apoyarse

9) (=remain valid) [offer, argument, decision] seguir en pie or vigente

my objection still stands — mis reservas siguen en pie

the contract stands — el contrato sigue en vigor

the theory stands or falls on this — de allí depende la teoría entera

it has stood for 200 years — ha durado 200 años ya, lleva ya 200 años de vida

10) (fig) (=be placed) estar, encontrarse

as things stand, as it stands — tal como están las cosas

I'd like to know where I stand — quisiera saber a qué atenerme

how do we stand? — ¿cómo estamos?

where do you stand with him? — ¿cuáles son tus relaciones con él?

nothing stands between us — nada nos separa

nothing stands between you and success — no tienes ningún obstáculo en el camino al éxito

11) (=be in a position)

to stand to do sth — arriesgar hacer algo

he stands to gain a great deal — tiene la posibilidad de ganar mucho

what do we stand to gain by it? — ¿qué posibilidades hay para nosotros de ganar algo?, ¿qué ventaja nos daría esto?

we stand to lose a lot — para nosotros supondría una pérdida importante, estamos en peligro de perder bastante

12) (=be)

she stands in need of a friend — lo que necesita es un amigo

to stand accused of murder — estar acusado de asesinato

he stands alone in this matter — no tiene ningún apoyo en este caso

to stand (as) security for sb — (Econ) salir fiador de algn; (fig) salir por algn

it stands to reason that... — es evidente que..., no cabe duda de que...
clear 2., 3), correct 2., 1)
13) (=remain undisturbed) estar

to allow a liquid to stand — dejar estar un líquido

let it stand for three days — déjelo reposar durante tres días

don't let the tea stand — no dejes que se pase el té

to let sth stand in the sun — poner algo al sol, dejar algo al sol

the car has been standing in the sun — el coche ha estado expuesto al sol

14) (Brit) (Pol) presentarse (como candidato)

• to stand against sb in an election — presentarse como oponente a algn en unas elecciones

• to stand as a candidate — presentarse como candidato

• to stand for Parliament — presentarse como candidato a diputado

to stand for president — presentarse como candidato a la presidencia

he stood for Castroforte — fue uno de los candidatos en Castroforte

he stood for Labour — fue candidato laborista

15) (Econ)

there is £50 standing to your credit — usted tiene 50 libras en el haber

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand off

- stand out

- stand over

- stand to

- stand up

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[stænd]
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

English-spanish dictionary > stand
18 stand

1. intransitive verb,
stood

1) stehen

stand in a line or row — sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (be standing) in einer Reihe stehen

we stood talking — wir standen da und unterhielten uns

2) (have height)

he stands six feet tall/the tree stands 30 feet high — er ist sechs Fuß groß/der Baum ist 30 Fuß hoch

3) (be at level) [Aktien, Währung, Thermometer:] stehen (at auf + Dat.); [Fonds:] sich belaufen (at auf + Akk.); [Absatz, Export usw.:] liegen (at bei)

4) (hold good) bestehen bleiben

my offer/promise still stands — mein Angebot/Versprechen gilt nach wie vor

5) (find oneself, be)

stand convicted of treachery — wegen Verrats verurteilt sein

as it stands, as things stand — wie die Dinge [jetzt] liegen

the law as it stands — das bestehende od. gültige Recht

I'd like to know where I stand — (fig.) ich möchte wissen, wo ich dran bin

stand in need of something — einer Sache (Gen.) dringend bedürfen

6) (be candidate) kandidieren ( for für)

stand in an election — bei einer Wahl kandidieren

stand as a Liberal/Conservative — für die Liberalen/Konservativen kandidieren

stand for Parliament — (Brit.) für einen Parlamentssitz kandidieren

7)

stand proxy for somebody — jemanden vertreten

8) (place oneself) sich stellen

stand in the way of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg stehen

[not] stand in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem [keine] Steine in den Weg legen

9) (be likely)

stand to win or gain/lose something — etwas gewinnen/verlieren können
2. transitive verb,
stood

1) (set in position) stellen

stand something on end/upside down — etwas hochkant/auf den Kopf stellen

2) (endure) ertragen; vertragen [Klima]

I can't stand the heat/noise — ich halte die Hitze/den Lärm nicht aus

I cannot stand [the sight of] him/her — ich kann ihn/sie nicht ausstehen

he can't stand the pressure/strain/stress — er ist dem Druck/den Strapazen/dem Stress nicht gewachsen

I can't stand it any longer! — ich halte es nicht mehr aus!; see also academic.ru/75052/time">time 1. 1)

3) (undergo) ausgesetzt sein (+ Dat.)

stand trial [for something] — [wegen etwas] vor Gericht stehen

4) (buy)

stand somebody something — jemandem etwas ausgeben od. spendieren (ugs.)
3. noun
1) (support) Ständer, der

2) (stall; at exhibition) Stand, der

3) (raised structure, grandstand) Tribüne, die

4) (resistance) Widerstand, der

take or make a stand — (fig.) klar Stellung beziehen (for/against/on für/gegen/zu)

5) (standing place for taxi, bus, etc.) Stand, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand between

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand together

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

* * *
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stehen

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) (auf)stehen

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stehen

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) gelten

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stehen

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) liegen

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bewerben

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) stellen

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) ertragen

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) spendieren
2. noun
1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) der Platz

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) der Ständer

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) der Stand

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) die Tribüne

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) der Zeugenstand

•

- take the stand
- standing 3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) die Dauer

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) der Stand

•

- stand-by
4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) stand-by
5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) stand-by

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to
* * *

stand

[stænd]

I. NOUN

1. (physical position) Stellung f

to take up a \stand somewhere sich akk irgendwo hinstellen

2. (position on an issue) Einstellung f (on zu + dat), Ansicht f (on zu + dat)

what's her \stand on sexual equality? wie steht sie zur Gleichberechtigung?

to make a \stand against sth sich akk gegen etw akk auflehnen

to take a \stand on sth sich akk für etw akk einsetzen

it's her civic duty to take a \stand on civil rights es ist ihre Bürgerpflicht, die Bürgerrechte zu verteidigen

to take a \stand with sb jdm gegenübertreten

I had to take a firm \stand with my son and forbid him to attend that party ich musste meinem Sohn gegenüber hart bleiben und ihm verbieten, diese Party zu besuchen

3. ( form: standstill) Stillstand m

to bring sb/sth to a \stand jdm/etw Einhalt gebieten geh

4. usu pl (raised seating for spectators) [Zuschauer]tribüne f

5. (support) Ständer m

music/revolving \stand Noten-/Drehständer m

6. CHEM Stativ nt

7. (stall) [Verkaufs]stand m

candy/news \stand Süßwaren-/Zeitungsstand m

8. (for vehicles) Stand m

taxi \stand Taxistand m

9. AM (series of performances) Gastspiel nt

one-night \stand One-Night-Stand m fam

10. AM LAW

▪ the \stand der Zeugenstand

to take the \stand vor Gericht aussagen

11. MIL (resistance) Widerstand m

to make [or take] a \stand ( fig) klar Stellung beziehen

12. (group of plants)

\stand of clover Büschel nt Klee

\stand of trees Baumgruppe f

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<stood, stood>

1. (be upright) stehen

\stand against the wall stell dich an die Wand

\stand in front of the house stell dich vor das Haus

\stand in a straight line! stellen Sie sich in einer Reihe auf!

the team will \stand or fall by the success of their new model das Team steht und fällt mit dem Erfolg seines neuen Modells

\stand and deliver! ( dated) Hände hoch und Geld her!

to \stand to [or at] attention MIL stillstehen

to \stand guard [or watch] [over sb/sth] [bei jdm/etw] Wache halten

he felt it necessary to \stand watch over the cash box er hielt es für nötig, die Kasse im Auge zu behalten

to \stand on one's hands/head einen Hand-/Kopfstand machen

to \stand clear [or aside] aus dem Weg gehen, beiseitetreten

to \stand erect [or tall] aufrecht [o gerade] stehen

to \stand motionless regungslos dastehen

to \stand still stillstehen

2. + n (be a stated height) messen geh

he \stands over seven feet er misst über sieben Fuß

3. FOOD (remain untouched) stehen

4. (be located) liegen

an old hut stood by the river am Fluss stand eine alte Hütte

the train is \standing at platform 8 der Zug steht auf Gleis 8

to \stand in sb's way jdm im Weg stehen

to \stand in the way of sth etw dat im Weg[e] stehen [o hinderlich sein]

to \stand open offen stehen

5. (have a viewpoint)

how [or where] do you \stand on the issue of foreign policy? was ist Ihre Meinung zur Außenpolitik?

from where she \stands it seemed reasonable to ask von ihrer Warte aus schien es vernünftig zu fragen

6. + adj (be in a specified state) stehen

I never know where I \stand with my boss ich weiß nie, wie ich mit meinem Chef dran bin fam

how do you think your chances \stand of being offered the job? wie, glaubst du, stehen deine Chancen, dass man dir die Stelle anbietet?

with the situation as it \stands right now... so wie die Sache im Moment aussieht,...

to \stand high/low in sb's opinion bei jdm sehr [o hoch] /wenig [o schlecht] angesehen sein

to \stand alone beispiellos [o einzigartig] sein

to \stand aloof from sb/sth ( form) sich akk von jdm/etw distanzieren

to \stand empty [or idle] leer stehen

to \stand fast [or firm] standhaft sein

\stand firm on your decision steh fest zu deinem Entschluss

to \stand pat esp AM hart [o standfest] bleiben

to \stand second/third an zweiter/dritter Stelle stehen

to \stand accused of sth wegen einer S. gen unter Anklage stehen

to \stand accused of murder des Mordes angeklagt sein

to \stand corrected ( form) sich akk geschlagen geben fam

I \stand corrected ich muss mich korrigieren [o gebe meinen Fehler zu]

to \stand to gain [or win] /lose sth wahrscheinlich etw gewinnen/verlieren

7. (separate from)

▪ to \stand between sb/sth zwischen jdm/etw stehen

the handouts he got from his parents were all that stood between Dan and destitution es waren allein die Zuwendungen, die Dan von seinen Eltern erhielt, was ihn vor völliger Mittellosigkeit bewahrte

8. (remain valid) gelten, Bestand haben

does that still \stand? ist das noch gültig?, gilt das noch?

his work still \stands as one of the greatest advances in medical theory seine Arbeit gilt immer noch als eine der größten Leistungen in der Medizin

Newtonian mechanics stood for over two hundred years die Newton'sche Mechanik galt zweihundert Jahre lang unangefochten

9. BRIT, AUS (be a candidate for office) sich akk zur Wahl stellen, kandidieren

▪ to \stand for sth für etw akk kandidieren

to \stand for election sich akk zur Wahl stellen

10.

▶ to \stand on one's own two feet auf eigenen Füßen stehen

▶ to be able to do sth \standing on one's head ( fam) etw mit links machen können fam

▶ to not leave one stone \standing on another keinen Stein auf dem anderen lassen

▶ it \stands to reason [that]... es ist logisch [o leuchtet ein], dass...

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

<stood, stood>

1. (place upright)

▪ to \stand sth somewhere etw irgendwohin hinstellen

she stood the yardstick upright against the wall sie stellte den Messstab gegen die Wand

to \stand sth on its head etw auf den Kopf stellen

2. (refuse to be moved)

to \stand one's ground wie angewurzelt stehen bleiben; (refuse to yield) standhaft bleiben

3. (bear)

▪ to \stand sth etw ertragen [o fam aushalten]

▪ to not [be able to] \stand sth etw nicht ertragen können

our tent won't \stand another storm unser Zelt wird keinen weiteren Sturm überstehen

she can't \stand anyone touching her sie kann es nicht leiden, wenn man sie anfasst

to not be able to \stand the sight of sth den Anblick von etw dat nicht ertragen können

to \stand the test of time die Zeit überdauern

4. (pay for)

▪ to \stand sb sth jdm etw ausgeben [o spendieren]

Catherine stood us all a drink Catherine lud uns alle zu einem Drink ein

to \stand bail for sb für jdn Kaution stellen [o Sicherheit leisten

5. ( fam)

to \stand a chance of doing sth gute Aussichten haben, etw zu tun

6. LAW

to \stand trial [for sth] sich akk vor Gericht [für etw akk] verantworten müssen

7.

▶ to \stand sb in good stead jdm von Nutzen [o Vorteil] sein

* * *
[stnd] vb: pret, ptp stood
1. n

1) (= position) Platz m, Standort m; (fig) Standpunkt m, Einstellung f (on zu)

my stand is that... — ich stehe auf dem Standpunkt, dass..., ich vertrete die Einstellung, dass...

to take a stand (on a matter) — (zu einer Angelegenheit) eine Einstellung vertreten

to take a firm stand — einen festen Standpunkt vertreten (on zu)

2) (MIL: resistance) Widerstand m; (= battle) Gefecht nt

to make a stand (lit, fig) — sich widersetzen, Widerstand leisten

that was their last stand — das war ihr letztes Gefecht

3) (= taxi stand) Stand m

4) (Brit THEAT) Gastspiel nt; (of pop group etc) Konzert nt

5) (= furniture, lamp stand, music stand) Ständer m

6) (= market stall etc) Stand m

7) (= band stand) Podium nt

8) (Brit SPORT) Tribüne f; (US JUR) Zeugenstand m

(we sat) in the stand — (wir saßen) auf der Tribüne

to take the stand (Jur) — in den Zeugenstand treten

9) (esp US FOREST) (Baum)bestand m

2. vt

1) (= place) stellen → stead, head

See:

→ stead, head

2) (= withstand) pressure, close examination etc (= object) standhalten (+dat); (person) gewachsen sein (+dat); test bestehen; climate vertragen; heat, noise ertragen, aushalten; loss, cost verkraften

the wall could stand another coat of paint (inf) — die Wand könnte noch einen Anstrich vertragen

3) (inf: put up with) person, noise, interruptions etc aushalten

I can't stand being kept waiting —

I can't stand it any longer — ich halte das nicht mehr (länger) aus

4) (Brit inf

= treat) to stand sb a drink/a meal — jdm einen Drink/ein Essen spendieren

5)

to stand trial — vor Gericht stehen (for wegen)

3. vi

1) (= be upright) stehen; (= get up) aufstehen

all stand! — alles aufstehen!

don't just stand there(, do something)! — stehen Sie nicht nur( dumm) rum, tun Sie was! (inf)

to stand still — still stehen

we stood talking —

stand and deliver! (old, hum) — anhalten, her mit dem Zeug! (inf)

See:

→ attention, ease

2) (= measure person) groß sein; (tree etc) hoch sein

3) (= be situated) stehen

it has stood there for 600 years — es steht da schon seit 600 Jahren

4) (= remain unchanged) stehen; (fig) bestehen (bleiben)

5)

to stand as a candidate — kandidieren

See:

→ also stand for

6) (= continue to be valid offer, argument, promise) gelten; (objection, contract) gültig bleiben; (decision, record, account) stehen

the theory stands or falls by or on this — damit steht und fällt die Theorie

7) (= be at a certain level thermometer, record) stehen (at auf +dat); (sales) liegen (at bei)

8) (fig

= be in a position) we stand to lose/gain a lot — wir können sehr viel verlieren/gewinnen

he stands to make a lot of money — er wird wohl eine Menge Geld (dabei) verdienen

what do we stand to gain by it? — was springt für uns dabei heraus? (inf), was bringt uns (dat) das ein?

9) (fig

= be placed) how do we stand? — wie stehen wir?

I'd like to know where I stand (with him) — ich möchte wissen, woran ich (bei ihm) bin

where do you stand with him? — wie stehen Sie sich mit ihm?

where do you stand on this issue? — welchen Standpunkt vertreten Sie in dieser Frage?

as things stand — nach Lage der Dinge

as it stands — so wie die Sache aussieht

to stand accused of sth — einer Sache (gen) angeklagt sein

10) (fig

= be, continue to be) to stand firm or fast — festbleiben

to stand ready —

to stand in need of help — Hilfe brauchen

to stand together — zusammenhalten

to stand (as) security for sb — für jdn bürgen

nothing now stands between us — es steht nichts mehr zwischen uns

11)

to leave sb/sth standing ( Brit inf ) — jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen

* * *

stand [stænd]

A s

1. a) Stehen n

b) Stillstand m, Halt m

2. a) (Stand)Platz m, Standort m

b) fig Standpunkt m:

take a stand Stellung beziehen (on zu);

take a common stand einen gemeinsamen Standpunkt einnehmen

3. fig Eintreten n:

make a stand against sich entgegenstellen oder -stemmen (dat), Front machen gegen;

make a stand for sich einsetzen für

4. a) (Zuschauer)Tribüne f

b) Podium n

5. JUR US Zeugenstand m:

on the stand im Zeugenstand;

take the stand

a) den Zeugenstand betreten,

b) als Zeuge aussagen

6. WIRTSCH (Verkaufs-, Messe) Stand m

7. Stand(platz) m (für Taxis)

8. (Kleider-, Noten- etc) Ständer m

9. Gestell n, Regal n

10. a) Stativ n

b) Stütze f

11. (Baum)Bestand m

12. AGR Stand m (des Getreides etc), (zu erwartende) Ernte:

stand of wheat stehender Weizen

13. THEAT Gastspiel(ort) n(m): → one-night stand

14. auch stand of arms MIL (vollständige) Ausrüstung (eines Soldaten)

B v/i prät und pperf stood [stʊd]

1. a) allg stehen:

as there were no seats left, we had to stand;

…, (as) sure ( oder true) as I’m standing here …, so wahr ich hier stehe!;

don’t just stand there, help me! steh nicht herum, hilf mir!;

stand alone allein (da)stehen ( with mit einer Ansicht etc); unerreicht dastehen oder da sein;

stand fast ( oder firm) festbleiben, hart bleiben ( beide:

on in dat)( → B 4);

stand or fall by stehen und fallen mit;

stand gasping keuchend dastehen;

stand on one’s head

a) einen Kopfstand machen, kopfstehen,

b) fig (vor Freude etc) kopfstehen;

I could do this standing on my head umg das könnte ich mit links oder stehend freihändig machen;

stand on one’s hands einen Handstand machen;

stand to lose (to win) (mit Sicherheit) verlieren (gewinnen);

how are things standing? wie stehen die Dinge?;

how do we stand in comparision to …? wie stehen wir im Vergleich zu …?;

as matters ( oder things) stand nach Lage der Dinge, so wie die Dinge stehen;

I want to know where ( oder how) I stand ich will wissen, woran ich bin;

you always know where ( oder how) you stand with him man weiß immer, wie man mit ihm dran ist;

the wind stands in the west der Wind weht von Westen;

stand well with sb mit jemandem gut stehen, sich mit jemandem gut stellen;

leave sb (sth) standing Br umg jemanden (etwas) in den Schatten stellen; → attention 4, foot A 1, leg Bes Redew

c) aufstehen

2. stehen, liegen, sich befinden, sein (Sache): → empty A 2, idle A 5

3. sein:

stand ready; → accuse a, convict A 1 a, correct A 2, need A 1

4. a) auch stand still stillstehen:

stand! halt!;

stand fast! MIL Br stillgestanden!, US Abteilung halt! ( → B 1);

stand still for US → C 7

b) stand and deliver! HIST (Kutschenüberfall) halt, alles Geld her!

5. bleiben:

stand neutral, etc;

and so it stands und dabei bleibt es

6. sich stellen, treten:

stand clear zurücktreten (of von);

stand clear of auch den Eingang etc frei machen;

stand on the defensive sich verteidigen;

stand on the offensive zum Angriff antreten; → stand back 1

7. stand six feet sechs Fuß groß sein (Person), sechs Fuß hoch sein (Mauer etc)

8. sich behaupten, bestehen ( beide:

against gegen):

stand through sth etwas überstehen oder -dauern

9. fig festbleiben

10. (weiterhin) gelten:

my offer stands mein Angebot gilt nach wie vor oder bleibt bestehen;

let sth stand etwas gelten oder bestehen bleiben lassen

11. SCHIFF (auf einem Kurs) liegen oder sein, steuern, halten

12. JAGD vorstehen ([ up]on dat) (Hund)

C v/t

1. stellen (on auf akk):

stand a plane on its nose FLUG einen Kopfstand machen;

stand sth on its head fig etwas auf den Kopf stellen

2. standhalten (dat), aushalten:

he can’t stand the climate er kann das Klima nicht (v)ertragen;

I couldn’t stand the pain ich konnte den Schmerz nicht aushalten oder ertragen;

she couldn’t stand the pressure sie war dem Druck nicht gewachsen;

I can’t stand him ich kann ihn nicht ausstehen oder leiden;

I can’t stand being told ( oder people telling me) what to do ich kann es nicht ausstehen oder leiden, wenn man mir Vorschriften macht; → heat A 1 a, racket² A 4, sight A 2

3. sich etwas gefallen lassen, dulden, ertragen:

I won’t stand that any longer das lasse ich mir nicht länger bieten

4. sich einer Sache unterziehen: → trial A 2

5. bestehen: → test¹ A 2

6. a) Pate stehen

b) Bürgschaft etc leisten: → security 5, sponsor A 2, surety 1

c) Wache stehen: → guard C 3

7. umg

a) aufkommen für

b) (jemandem) ein Essen etc spendieren:

stand a drink einen ausgeben oder spendieren;

stand a round eine Runde schmeißen; → treat C 3

8. eine Chance haben

* * *
1. intransitive verb,
stood

1) stehen

stand in a line or row — sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (be standing) in einer Reihe stehen

we stood talking — wir standen da und unterhielten uns

2) (have height)

he stands six feet tall/the tree stands 30 feet high — er ist sechs Fuß groß/der Baum ist 30 Fuß hoch

3) (be at level) [Aktien, Währung, Thermometer:] stehen (at auf + Dat.); [Fonds:] sich belaufen (at auf + Akk.); [Absatz, Export usw.:] liegen (at bei)

4) (hold good) bestehen bleiben

my offer/promise still stands — mein Angebot/Versprechen gilt nach wie vor

5) (find oneself, be)

stand convicted of treachery — wegen Verrats verurteilt sein

as it stands, as things stand — wie die Dinge [jetzt] liegen

the law as it stands — das bestehende od. gültige Recht

I'd like to know where I stand — (fig.) ich möchte wissen, wo ich dran bin

stand in need of something — einer Sache (Gen.) dringend bedürfen

6) (be candidate) kandidieren ( for für)

stand in an election — bei einer Wahl kandidieren

stand as a Liberal/Conservative — für die Liberalen/Konservativen kandidieren

stand for Parliament — (Brit.) für einen Parlamentssitz kandidieren

7)

stand proxy for somebody — jemanden vertreten

8) (place oneself) sich stellen

stand in the way of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg stehen

[not] stand in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem [keine] Steine in den Weg legen

9) (be likely)

stand to win or gain/lose something — etwas gewinnen/verlieren können
2. transitive verb,
stood

1) (set in position) stellen

stand something on end/upside down — etwas hochkant/auf den Kopf stellen

2) (endure) ertragen; vertragen [Klima]

I can't stand the heat/noise — ich halte die Hitze/den Lärm nicht aus

I cannot stand [the sight of] him/her — ich kann ihn/sie nicht ausstehen

he can't stand the pressure/strain/stress — er ist dem Druck/den Strapazen/dem Stress nicht gewachsen

I can't stand it any longer! — ich halte es nicht mehr aus!; see also time 1. 1)

3) (undergo) ausgesetzt sein (+ Dat.)

stand trial [for something] — [wegen etwas] vor Gericht stehen

4) (buy)

stand somebody something — jemandem etwas ausgeben od. spendieren (ugs.)
3. noun
1) (support) Ständer, der

2) (stall; at exhibition) Stand, der

3) (raised structure, grandstand) Tribüne, die

4) (resistance) Widerstand, der

take or make a stand — (fig.) klar Stellung beziehen (for/against/on für/gegen/zu)

5) (standing place for taxi, bus, etc.) Stand, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand between

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand together

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

* * *

(microphone) n.

Stativ -e n. n.

Gestell -e n.

Stand ¨-e m.

Ständer - m. (one's) trial expr.

sich vor Gericht verantworten ausdr. (up) for expr.

eintreten für ausdr. (to tolerate) v.

ertragen prät. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood)

= andauern v.

stehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stand, gestanden)

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