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1 standing
adjective (permanent: The general's standing orders must be obeyed.)tr['stændɪŋ]1 (not sitting) de pie■ standing room only! ¡no quedan asientos!2 (upright, vertical) derecho,-a, recto,-a, vertical\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a standing joke provocar siempre las risas de todo el mundostanding army ejército permanentesocial standing status nombre masculino socialstanding ovation ovación nombre femenino calurosastanding start SMALLSPORT/SMALL salida paradastanding ['stændɪŋ] n1) position, rank: posición f2) duration: duración fadj.• de pie adj.• lugar adj.• nivel adj.• parado, -a adj.• permanente adj.• vigente adj.n.• condición s.f.• fecha s.f.• graduación s.f.• importancia s.f.• posición s.f.• reputación s.f.• situación s.f.
I 'stændɪŋmass nounhis standing in the community — la posición que tiene or el lugar que ocupa en la comunidad
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adjective (before n, no comp)a) ( permanent) permanentestanding charge — cuota f fija; ( for utilities) cuota f abono
standing committee — comisión f permanente
we have a standing invitation to stay with them — estamos invitados a ir a quedarnos en su casa cuando queramos
it's a standing joke that he never pays for a single drink — tiene fama de no invitar nunca a una copa
b) (upright, not seated) < passenger> de pie, parado (AmL)['stændɪŋ]1. ADJ1) (=not sitting) de pie, parado (LAm); (=upright) [stone, corn] derecho, recto; [water] estancado, encharcado2) (=permanent) [army, committee, rule etc] permanente; [custom] arraigado; [grievance, joke] constante, eterno2. Nwhat is his standing locally? — ¿cómo se le considera en círculos locales?
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to be in good standing — tener buena reputación; (Econ) gozar de buen crédito•
of high standing — de categoría•
he has no standing in this matter — no tiene voz ni voto en este asunto•
the relative standing of these problems — la importancia relativa de estos problemas•
a man of some standing — un hombre de cierta categoría2) (=duration) duración f ; (=seniority) antigüedad fa captain of only a month's standing — un capitán que lleva solamente un mes en el puesto or en tal graduación
of long standing — de mucho tiempo (acá), viejo
3) (US)(Aut)3.CPDstanding order N — (Econ) giro m or pedido m regular; (Comm) pedido m permanente, pedido m regular
standing orders NPL — [of meeting] reglamento m, estatuto m
standing ovation N — ovación f en pie
standing room N — sitio m para estar de pie
standing start N — (Sport) salida f desde posición de paro
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I ['stændɪŋ]mass nounhis standing in the community — la posición que tiene or el lugar que ocupa en la comunidad
b) ( duration)
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adjective (before n, no comp)a) ( permanent) permanentestanding charge — cuota f fija; ( for utilities) cuota f abono
standing committee — comisión f permanente
we have a standing invitation to stay with them — estamos invitados a ir a quedarnos en su casa cuando queramos
it's a standing joke that he never pays for a single drink — tiene fama de no invitar nunca a una copa
b) (upright, not seated) < passenger> de pie, parado (AmL) -
2 utility
ju'tilətiplural - utilities; noun1) (usefulness: Some kitchen gadgets have only a limited utility.) utilidad2) (a useful public service, eg the supply of water, gas, electricity etc.) empresa de servicio público•tr[jʊː'tɪlɪtɪ]1 utilidad nombre femenino2 (company) empresa de servicio público\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL1) usefulness: utilidad f2)public utility : empresa f de servicio públicon.• utensilio (Informática) s.m.adj.• utilitario, -a adj.n.• bien s.m.• utensilio s.m.• utilidad s.f.• útil s.m.juː'tɪlətia) u ( usefulness) (frml) utilidad fb) c ( public service utility) empresa f de servicio público[juː'tɪlɪtɪ]1. N1) (=usefulness) utilidad f2) (also: public utility) servicio m público2.CPD utilitarioutility player N — (Sport) jugador(a) m / f polivalente
utility room N — lavadero m
utility vehicle N — furgoneta f, camioneta f
* * *[juː'tɪləti]a) u ( usefulness) (frml) utilidad fb) c ( public service utility) empresa f de servicio público
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