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∎ to be on standby duty (doctor) être de garde ou d'astreinte; (flight personnel, emergency repairman) être d'astreinte; (troops, police, firemen) être prêt à intervenir;∎ the standby team can take over operations within an hour l'équipe de secours est prête à prendre le contrôle des opérations en moins d'une heure;∎ the shortages meant some factories were put on a standby basis à cause de la pénurie, certaines usines ont dû ralentir leur rythme de production;∎ Radio in standby position en écoute2 noun∎ to be on standby (doctor) être de garde ou d'astreinte; (flight personnel, emergency repairman) être d'astreinte; (troops, police, firemen) être prêt à intervenir;∎ we have a repair crew on standby nous avons une équipe de dépannage prête à intervenir en cas de besoin;∎ make sure you have a standby (equipment) vérifiez que vous en avez un/une de secours; (person) assurez-vous que vous pouvez vous faire remplacer;∎ I'll keep the old typewriter as a standby je garderai la vieille machine à écrire en cas de besoin ou au cas où;∎ eggs are a great standby in the kitchen il est toujours bon d'avoir des œufs dans une cuisine;∎ that story is an old standby of his cette histoire lui a beaucoup servi∎ to be on standby (passenger) être en stand-by ou sur la liste d'attente3 adverb(travel) en stand-by►► Finance standby agreement accord m d'aide en réserve;Finance standby credit crédit m stand-by ou de soutien;Aviation standby list liste f d'attente;Finance standby loan prêt m conditionnel;Computing standby mode veille f;∎ in standby mode en veille
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