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standing ['stændɪŋ](a) (upright → position, person, object) debout (inv)(b) (grain, timber) sur pied(c) (stagnant → water) stagnant∎ it's a standing joke with us c'est une vieille plaisanterie entre nous;∎ you have a standing invitation tu peux venir chez moi/nous quand tu veux2 noun∎ a man of your standing needs to be more careful un homme de votre standing se doit d'être plus prudent;∎ an economist of considerable standing un économiste de grand renom ou très réputé;∎ people of lower/higher social standing des gens d'une position sociale moins/plus élevée;∎ they are a family of some standing in the community c'est une famille qui jouit d'une certaine position dans la communauté;∎ enquiries were made into his financial standing on a enquêté sur sa situation financière;∎ Mr Pym is a client in good standing with our bank M. Pym est un client très estimé de notre banque;∎ the scandal has damaged the company's standing in the eyes of the public le scandale a nui à la réputation de la société auprès du public∎ her standing in the opinion polls is at its lowest yet sa cote de popularité dans les sondages est au plus bas;∎ the standings in the Senate are Liberals 62 seats and Conservatives 30 la répartition des sièges au Sénat est de 62 sièges pour les libéraux et 30 pour les conservateurs;∎ what's their standing in the league table? quel est leur classement dans le championnat?(c) (duration) durée f;∎ of long standing de longue date;∎ of 15 years' standing (collaboration, feud) qui dure depuis 15 ans; (treaty, account) qui existe depuis 15 ans; (friend, member) depuis 15 ans;∎ an employee of 10 years' standing un salarié qui a 10 ans d'ancienneté dans l'entreprise∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit∎ homosexuals have no standing to collect alimony payments aucune disposition légale n'autorise les homosexuels à toucher une pension alimentaire►► standing charges (on bill) frais mpl d'abonnement;standing committee comité m permanent;Sport standing jump saut m à pieds joints;American standing lamp lampadaire m (de salon);∎ to pay by standing order payer par prélèvement (bancaire) automatique;∎ I get paid by standing order je reçois mon salaire par virement bancaire;standing ovation ovation f;∎ to get a standing ovation se faire ovationner;standing places places fpl debout;standing room places fpl debout;∎ it was standing room only on the train il n'y avait plus de places assises dans le train;∎ it was standing room only at the meeting la salle était pleine à craquer lors de la réunion;∎ it reaches 100 mph in 40 seconds from a standing start elle atteint les 160 km/h en 40 secondes départ arrêté;standing stone pierre f levée;Physics standing wave onde f stationnaire
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