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to stand out from the others

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1 stand out

intransitive verb

1) (be prominent) herausragen

stand out against or in contrast to something — sich gegen etwas abheben

stand out a mile — nicht zu übersehen sein; [Grund, Antwort:] [klar] auf der Hand liegen

2) (be outstanding) herausragen ( from aus)

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1) (to be noticeable: She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school.) herausragen

2) (to go on resisting or to refuse to yield: The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.) aushalten

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◆ stand out

vi

1. (be noticeable) hervorragen

one stood out from the rest unter den Übrigen ragte einer heraus

to \stand out out in a crowd sich akk von der Menge abheben

2. (oppose)

▪ to \stand out out against sb/sth sich akk gegen jdn/etw wehren

3. (insist on)

▪ to \stand out out for sth auf etw dat bestehen [o beharren]

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vi

1) (= project) hervorstehen; (land, balcony) herausragen

2) (= contrast, be noticeable) hervorstechen, auffallen

to stand out against sth — sich gegen etw or von etw abheben

to stand out from the others — hervorstechen, auffallen

3)

(= hold out) to stand out against sth — weiterhin gegen etw Widerstand leisten

to stand out for sth — auf etw (acc) bestehen

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stand out v/i

1. (auch fig deutlich) hervortreten oder -springen: → academic.ru/46805/mile">mile 1

2. fig herausragen (among, from aus)

3. sich abheben ( against gegen; from von)

4. aus-, durchhalten, nicht nachgeben

5. sich hartnäckig wehren ( against gegen)

6. stand out for bestehen auf (dat)

7. stand out to sea SCHIFF auslaufen

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intransitive verb

1) (be prominent) herausragen

stand out against or in contrast to something — sich gegen etwas abheben

stand out a mile — nicht zu übersehen sein; [Grund, Antwort:] [klar] auf der Hand liegen

2) (be outstanding) herausragen ( from aus)

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(against) v.

sich abzeichnen (gegen) v.

English-german dictionary > stand out
2 stand out

1. phr v отходить, отступать

stand by a bargain — не отступать от соглашения

stand down — уступать, отступаться; освобождать место

2. phr v выдаваться, выступать

his house stands out from the others — его дом выступает из ряда других

take stand against — выступать против

stand security — выступать поручителем

to stand security — выступать поручителем

3. phr v выделяться, выступать

to stand out against a dark background — выделяться на тёмном фоне

4. phr v выгодно отличаться

among these paintings his work stands out — его работа выгодно отличается от этих полотен

5. phr v выстоять, выдержать

to stand out a storm — выдержать бурю

to stand the test of time — выдержать проверку временем

to stand knee-deep in water — стоять по колено в воде

to stand for the harbour — держать курс в гавань

to stand shillyshally — стоять в нерешительности

to stand in line — выстроиться или стоять в ряд

6. phr v не уступать, быть принципиальным

they are standing out for the revision of the charter — они твёрдо стоят за пересмотр устава

to stand first — быть первым; быть в первых рядах

stand by — быть безучастным зрителем, не вмешиваться

to stand indicted — быть обвиняемым по обвинительному акту

to stand godfather to a child — быть крёстным отцом ребёнка

7. phr v быть или становиться ясным

what stands out from the hold-up is that the routine precautions are useless — ограбление показало, что обычные меры предосторожности недостаточны

stand secure — быть в безопасности

stand to — быть в боевой готовности

to be at a stand — быть в замешательстве

to stand or fall — уцелеть или погибнуть;

8. phr v мор. удаляться от берега

to stand out to sea — идти в море; править от берега

to stand open-mouthed — стоять разинув рот

to stand gaping — стоять разинув рот

Синонимический ряд:

1. bulge (verb) bag; balloon; beetle; belly; bulge; dangle over; droop over; hang over; jut; jut out; overhang; poke; pouch; pout; project; project over; protrude; protuberate; stick out

2. loom (verb) bulk; loom

English-Russian base dictionary > stand out
3 stand out

[ʹstændʹaʋt] phr v
1. отходить, отступать

2. выдаваться, выступать

his house stands out from the others - его дом выступает из ряда других (домов)

3. 1) выделяться, выступать (на фоне чего-л.)

to stand out against a dark background - выделяться на тёмном фоне

2) выгодно отличаться

among these paintings his work stands out - его работа выгодно отличается от этих полотен

even as a schoolboy player, he stood out from the rest of the team - даже будучи школьником, он выделялся своим мастерством среди остальных членов команды

in this list two names stand out particularly - в этом списке обращают на себя особое внимание две фамилии

4. выстоять, выдержать

to stand out a storm - выдержать бурю

5. не уступать, быть принципиальным

to stand out for one's claims - настаивать на своих притязаниях

they are standing out for the revision of the charter - они твёрдо стоят за пересмотр устава

the union leaders are standing out against pay cut - руководители профсоюза решительно выступают против снижения зарплаты

6. быть или становиться ясным

what stands out from the hold-up is that the routine precautions are useless - ограбление показало, что обычные меры предосторожности недостаточны

it stands out a mile what has to be done - слепому видно, что нужно делать

7. мор. удаляться от берега

to stand out to sea - идти в море; править от берега

НБАРС > stand out
4 stand out

1) выделяться, выступать to stand out against a background ≈ выделяться на фоне
2) не сдаваться;
держаться He stood out for better terms. ≈ Он старался добиться лучших условий.
3) мор. удаляться от берега отходить, отступать выдаваться, выступать - his house stands out from the others его дом выступает из ряда других( домов) выделяться, выступать (на фоне чего-л.) - to * against a dark background выделяться на темном фоне выгодно отличаться - among these paintings his work stands out его работа выгодно отличается от этих полотен - even as a schoolboy player, he stood out from the rest of the team даже будучи школьником, он выделялся своим мастерством среди остальных членов команды - in this list two names * particularly в этом списке обращают на себя особое внимание две фамилии выстоять, выдержать - to * a storm выдержать бурю не уступать, быть принципиальным - to * for one's claims настаивать на своих притязаниях - they are standing out for the revision of the charter они твердо стоят за пересмотр устава - the union leaders are standing out against pay cut руководители профсоюза решительно выступают против снижения зарплаты быть или становиться ясным - what stands out from the hold-up is that the routine precautions are useless ограбление показало, что обычные меры предосторожности недостаточны - it stands out a mile what has to be done слепому видно, что нужно делать( морское) удаляться от берега - to * to sea идти в море;
править от берега

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stand out
5 stand\ out

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1) stand out in some place stand out in the street (in a picture, in one's work, etc.) выделяться на улице и т.д.; her clothes make her stand out in a crowd ее всегда легко узнать в толпе по одежде; по event stood out in his life в его жизни не было выдающихся событий; the event stands out in my memory это событие живо в моей памяти; stand out against smth. stand out against the red (against a dark background, against the sky, etc.) выделяться на красном [фоне] и т.д.; stand out from /among /smb., smth. stand out from others (from all the girls, from other subjects, etc.) резко отличаться от других и т.д.; this small masterpiece stands out among many canvases из множества картин особо выделяется этот маленький шедевр; his ears stand out from his head у него торчат уши

2) stand out for smth. stand out for one's rights выступать за свои права; stand out for one's claims добиваться удовлетворения своих требований; stand out against smth., smb. stand out against all his arguments отвергать все его доводы; the troops stood out against the enemy войска выстояли против натиска противника

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > stand\ out
6 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.) stå (igjen)

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.) reise seg

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

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) stå ved makt, gjelde

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

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

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

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

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) underkaste seg, stå for retten; utstå, tåle, orke

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) spandere, rive i (en runde)
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.) stilling; det å stå fram/markere seg

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.) stativ

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

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

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

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- take the stand
- standing 3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) mangeårig, vedvarende (avtale/vennskap)

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) høy stilling; godt omdømme

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

- 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

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subst. \/stænd\/

1) plass, stilling, oppstilling, posisjon, post (ved jakt)

2) ( overført) holdning, standpunkt

3) (forsøk på) motstand, forsvar

4) stans, holdt

5) ( lagringsplass) stativ, hylle, holder

6) stand (f.eks. på messe), bod, kiosk, salgsplass, torgplass

7) tribune

8) scene, podium, estrade

9) (hverdagslig, om omreisende teater e.l.) opphold, stoppested (der man har forestilling)

10) ( om planter eller trær) bestand

be at a stand stå stille

bring to a stand stanse, stoppe, stagge

come to a stand stanse(s), stoppe(s)

make a stand vise hvor man står, tone flagg, gjøre motstand, ta opp kampen, forsvare seg

• we must make a stand against him

vi må ta opp kampen med ham

• we have to make a stand for our principles

vi må forsvare prinsippene våre

stand of arms ( om soldat) våpenutrustning

the stands tribunen

• I managed to get a seat in the stands

take a stand vise hvor man står, tone flagg, ta standpunkt, ta stilling

• the party took a stand on Europe

partiet tok standpunkt i spørsmålet om Europa

take one's stand stille seg, ta oppstilling

• she took her stand on the platform

ta stilling, ta standpunkt

( jakt) stille seg på post

take the stand eller take the witness stand avlegge vitneforklaring, ta plass i vitneboksen

winner's stand ( ved konkurranse) seierspall
II
verb ( stood - stood) \/stænd\/

1) stå, stå oppreist

• he was too weak to stand

han var for svak til å stå oppreist

• we stood in line at the gate

vi stod i kø ved porten

2) reise seg (opp), stå opp

• we stood to see better

vi reiste oss for å få bedre utsikt

3) stille (opp), reise (opp), sette, plassere

• the painter stood his ladder against the wall

maleren stilte stigen sin opp mot veggen

• if you're naughty, you'll be stood in the corner

hvis du er slem må du stå i skammekroken

4) ( om beliggenhet) ligge, være

• the house stands by a river

huset ligger ved en elv

• London stands on the Thames

London ligger ved Themsen

5) stå ved lag, stå fast, stå ved makt

• his resolution still stands

hans beslutning står fortsatt fast

6) holde stand, stå seg

• the enemy will not stand

fienden kommer ikke til å holde stand

• the theory stands

teorien står seg

7) møte, støte på, motstå, gjennomgå

• he stood a series of critical questions from the opposition

8) utstå, tåle, fordra, finne seg i

• I cannot stand that fellow

jeg kan ikke fordra den fyren

• the pipes didn't stand the cold

rørene tålte ikke kulden

9) måle, være

• he stands six feet in his socks

han er seks fot på strømpelesten

10) ( sjøfart) styre, holde (kurs)

• they stood for Shetland

de styrte mot Shetland

11) spandere, rive i

• she stood him a dinner

hun spanderte middag på ham

12) stå som, være

• she stood proxy for her sick father

hun var stedfortreder for sin syke far

stand about stå og henge, henge rundt

stand again ( politikk) stille til gjenvalg

stand alone stå alene (uten venner e.l.) stå i en klasse for seg, være enestående

stand apart stå et stykke unna, holde seg på avstand stå utenfor, holde seg passiv ikke være som (alle) andre være i en klasse for seg

stand around ( hverdagslig) stå og henge, henge rundt

stand aside forholde seg passiv, (bare) stå og se på gå til side, gå ut av veien trekke seg

• she stood aside in favour of a better candidate

hun trakk seg til fordel for en bedre kandidat

stand at være, ligge på

• the number of unemployed stands at 170 000

• the temperature stands at 20 degrees

stand away holde seg unna, tre til side ( sjøfart) holde bort, holde unna

stand back trekke seg bakover, trekke seg tilbake, trekke seg unna ligge tilbaketrukket

• the house stands back from the road

huset ligger ikke rett ved veien forholde seg passiv

stand by holde seg i beredskap, stå klar, stå parat, være for hånden

• stand by in case we need your help

bare stå og se på, bare stå der, forholde seg passiv

• how can you stand by and let him ruin himself?

hvordan kan du bare stå der mens han ødelegger seg selv?

bistå, støtte, holde med

• I hope my friends will stand by me

jeg håper vennene mine vil støtte meg

stå (fast) ved, stå for

• I stand by my promise

jeg står fast ved løftet mitt

stand down gå av, trekke seg (tilbake), trekke sitt kandidatur

• she stood down in favour of a better candidate

hun trakk sitt kandidatur til fordel for en bedre kandidat

( på arbeidsplass) permittere (britisk, jus) forlate vitneboksen (jus, om sak) utsettes ( parlamentarisk) frafalle ordet ( militærvesen) gå av vakt, hvile etter beredskap ( sjøfart) seile med vinden, seile med strømmen

stand easy! ( militærvesen) på stedet hvil!, hvil!

stand firm stå fast, ha en fast holdning

• she stands firm on this issue

hun har en fast holdning i denne saken

stand for stå for, bety, representere, symbolisere

• what do these initials stand for?

tjene som, gjøre tjeneste som

kjempe for, være tilhenger av

• we stand for liberty

vi kjemper for frihet

være kandidat til, stille til valg ved

• she stands for Parliament for the second time

hun stiller til parlamentsvalget for andre gang

( hverdagslig) tolerere, finne seg i

• I won't stand for that kind of behaviour

jeg finner meg ikke i slik oppførsel

stand for oneself stå på egne ben, klare seg (selv), være i stand til å forsvare seg

stand forward tre frem, stige frem

stand good stå fast, være gyldig, gjelde fortsatt

stand good in law være lovgyldig

stand high ( også overført) stå høyt i kurs

• the shares stand high

stand in være stand-in, vikariere

• will you stand in for me tomorrow?

kan du vikariere for meg i morgen?

( sjøfart) stå innover, styre mot land

• the ship stood in for the shore

skipet stod innover mot land

stand in with (amer., hverdagslig) stå på god fot med, stå seg godt med slutte seg til, støtte, hjelpe, gjøre felles sak med

• they stood in with me in the expense

de delte utgiftene med meg

stand off holde seg på avstand, holde seg i bakgrunnen, holde seg unna trekke seg (unna) ( sjøfart) stå utover ( britisk) permittere, si opp midlertidig

• the corporation stood off 400 employees

stand off and on ( sjøfart) krysse (nær land), ligge og dogge

stand (up)on holde på, holde fast ved

• it's important to stand on one's rights

det er viktig å holde på sin rett

bygge på, være basert på, hvile på, bero på

• the case stands on his testimony

( sjøfart) holde samme kurs

• stand on your course for another hour

hold samme kurs i en time til

stand out skille seg ut, stikke seg ut, avtegne seg

• he stands out in a crowd

han skiller seg ut fra mengden

stå ut, stikke ut

• stand out from the wall

stikke ut fra veggen

utmerke seg

• his work stands out from that of the others

arbeidet hans utmerker seg blant de andres

( sjøfart) stå ut

stand out against avtegne seg mot holde stand mot, gjøre motstand mot

stand out for kreve

• the strikers stood out for more pay

stand over stå over, passe på

• unless I stand over him, he will make mistakes

hvis jeg ikke står over ham, kommer han til å gjøre feil

intimidere, skremme, true (la) utstå, utsette(s)

• payment can stand over until next week

betalingen kan utsettes til neste uke

stand someone up la være å møte noen (som avtalt)

• Bill stood her up

Bill kom ikke (til stevnemøtet med henne)

stand still stå stille, stå i ro

stand still for (amer.) tåle

stand to ( militærvesen) stå i alarmberedskap (spesielt før daggry eller etter mørkets frembrudd) ( om å vinne eller tape) risikere, (kanskje) komme til å

• we stand to lose everything

vi risikerer å tape alt

stand under ( sjøfart) gå for seil

stand up reise seg (opp), stå (opp)

• they stood up as the bride entered

de reiste seg idet bruden kom inn

stå (oppreist), stå på beina, holde seg på beina

• the clothes I stand up in

klærne jeg står og går i

holde, vare

• his clothes always stand up better than mine

klærne hans holder alltid bedre enn mine

• the case won't stand up in court

saken vil ikke holde i retten

stand up for ta i forsvar, forsvare, kjempe for, støtte, ta parti for

• she always stood up for her friends

hun forsvarte alltid vennene sine

stand up to motsi, ta til motmæle, konfrontere tåle, motstå

• this jacket stands up to hard wear

denne jakken tåler slitasje

stand up with danse med være forlover for

stand well with stå høyt i gunst hos

• she stood well with her stepmother

hun stod høyt i gunst hos stemoren sin

English-Norwegian dictionary > stand
7 stand

stand [stænd]

stand ⇒ 1 (a) étal ⇒ 1 (a) support ⇒ 1 (b) plate-forme ⇒ 1 (c) tribune ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) barre ⇒ 1 (f) position ⇒ 1 (g) mettre ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (a) supporter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d) se lever ⇒ 3 (a) être debout ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) être ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e), 3 (f) se tenir ⇒ 3 (b) reposer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (g) se trouver ⇒ 3 (e) rester ⇒ 3 (g) rester valable ⇒ 3 (h) se classer ⇒ 3 (j)

(pt & pp stood [stʊd])

1 noun

(a) (stall, booth → at exhibition, trade fair) stand m; (→ in market) étal m, éventaire m; (kiosk) kiosque m;

∎ a shooting stand un stand de tir;

∎ newspaper stand kiosque m (à journaux)

(b) (frame, support → gen) support m; (→ for lamp, sink) pied m; (→ on bicycle, motorbike) béquille f; (→ for pipes, guns) râtelier m; Commerce (→ for magazines, sunglasses) présentoir m; (lectern) lutrin m;

∎ bicycle stand (in street) râtelier m à bicyclettes;

∎ plant stand sellette f;

∎ plate stand support m à assiette, présentoir m;

∎ Commerce revolving stand tourniquet m, présentoir m rotatif

(c) (platform → gen) plate-forme f; (→ for speaker) tribune f; (pulpit) chaire f

(d) (in sports ground) tribune f;

∎ the stands roared un rugissement s'éleva des tribunes ou des gradins

(e) (for taxis)

∎ (taxi) stand station f de taxis

(f) (in courtroom) barre f;

∎ the first witness took the stand le premier témoin est venu à la barre

(g) (position, stance) position f;

∎ to take a stand on sth prendre position sur qch;

∎ what's your stand on the issue? quelle est votre position sur la question?;

∎ he refuses to take a stand il refuse de prendre position

(h) Military & figurative (defensive effort) résistance f, opposition f;

∎ to make a stand résister;

∎ they made a stand at the foot of the hill ils ont résisté au pied de la colline;

∎ to make a stand against an abuse s'opposer résolument à un abus;

∎ History Custer's last stand la dernière bataille de Custer

(i) (of trees) bosquet m, futaie f; (of crop) récolte f sur pied;

∎ a fine stand of corn un beau champ de blé;

∎ a stand of bamboo un massif de bambous

2 transitive verb

(a) (set, place) mettre, poser;

∎ he stood the boy on a chair il a mis le garçon debout sur une chaise;

∎ she stood her umbrella in the corner elle a mis son parapluie dans le coin;

∎ to stand sth on (its) end mettre qch debout;

∎ help me stand the bedstead against the wall aide-moi à dresser le sommier ou mettre le sommier debout contre le mur

(b) (endure, withstand) supporter;

∎ his heart couldn't stand the shock son cœur n'a pas résisté au ou n'a pas supporté le choc;

∎ it will stand high temperatures without cracking cela peut résister à ou supporter des températures élevées sans se fissurer;

∎ how much weight can the bridge stand? quel poids le pont peut-il supporter?;

∎ the motor wasn't built to stand intensive use le moteur n'a pas été conçu pour supporter un usage intensif;

∎ wool carpeting can stand a lot of hard wear les moquettes en laine sont très résistantes;

∎ she's not strong enough to stand another operation elle n'est pas assez forte pour supporter une nouvelle opération;

∎ he certainly doesn't stand comparison with Bogart il n'est absolument pas possible de le comparer avec Bogart;

∎ their figures don't stand close inspection leurs chiffres ne résistent pas à un examen sérieux

(c) (put up with, bear → toothache, cold) supporter; (→ behaviour) supporter, tolérer;

∎ I can't stand it any longer! je n'en peux plus!;

∎ how can you stand working with him? comment est-ce que vous faites pour ou comment arrivez-vous à travailler avec lui?;

∎ I've had as much as I can stand of your griping! j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades!;

∎ if there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy s'il y a quelque chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisie;

∎ I can't stand (the sight of) him! je ne peux pas le supporter!, je ne peux pas le voir en peinture!;

∎ she can't stand Wagner/smokers elle ne peut pas supporter Wagner/les fumeurs;

∎ he can't stand flying il déteste prendre l'avion

(d) familiar (do with, need) supporter^□, avoir besoin de^□ ;

∎ oil company profits could certainly stand a cut une diminution de leurs bénéfices ne ferait aucun mal aux compagnies pétrolières;

∎ he could stand a bath! un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal!;

∎ American could I stand a drink! je prendrais bien un petit verre!

(e) (perform duty of) remplir la fonction de;

∎ to stand witness for sb (at marriage) être le témoin de qn

(f) familiar (treat to)

∎ to stand sb a meal payer un repas à qn;

∎ British I'll stand you a drink, American I'll stand you to a drink je t'offre un verre

(g) (idiom)

∎ to stand a chance (of doing sth) avoir de bonnes chances (de faire qch);

∎ you don't stand a chance! vous n'avez pas la moindre chance!;

∎ the plans stand little chance of being approved les projets ont peu de chances d'être approuvés

3 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ he refused to stand for the national anthem il a refusé de se lever pendant l'hymne national

(b) (be on one's feet) être debout, se tenir debout; (in a specified location, posture) être, se tenir;

∎ I've been standing all day je suis resté debout toute la journée;

∎ I had to stand all the way j'ai dû voyager debout pendant tout le trajet;

∎ she was so tired she could hardly stand elle était si fatiguée qu'elle avait du mal à tenir debout ou sur ses jambes;

∎ wear flat shoes if you have to stand a lot portez des chaussures à talons plats si vous devez rester debout pendant des heures;

∎ I don't mind standing ça ne me gêne pas de rester debout;

∎ don't stand near the edge ne restez pas près du bord;

∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne restez pas là à ne rien faire!;

∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;

∎ I saw her standing at the window je l'ai vue (debout) à la fenêtre;

∎ a man stood in the doorway un homme se tenait à la porte;

∎ do you see that man standing over there? vous voyez cet homme là-bas?;

∎ where should I stand? - beside Yvonne où dois-je me mettre? - à côté d'Yvonne;

∎ I'll be standing outside the theatre j'attendrai devant le théâtre;

∎ small groups of men stood talking at street corners des hommes discutaient par petits groupes au coin des rues;

∎ he was standing at the bar il était debout au comptoir;

∎ is there a chair I can stand on? y a-t-il une chaise sur laquelle je puisse monter?;

∎ they were standing a little way off ils se tenaient un peu à l'écart;

∎ excuse me, you're standing on my foot excusez-moi, vous me marchez sur le pied;

∎ American to stand in line faire la queue;

∎ School stand in the corner! au coin!;

∎ to stand upright or erect se tenir droit;

∎ he was so nervous he couldn't stand still il était si nerveux qu'il ne tenait pas en place;

∎ I stood perfectly still, hoping they wouldn't see me je me suis figé sur place en espérant qu'ils ne me verraient pas;

∎ stand still! ne bougez pas!, ne bougez plus!;

∎ stand with your feet apart écartez les pieds;

∎ the heron was standing on one leg le héron se tenait debout sur une patte;

∎ to stand on tiptoe se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;

∎ stand and deliver! la bourse ou la vie!;

∎ figurative to stand on one's own two feet se débrouiller tout seul;

∎ figurative he left the others standing (gen) il était de loin le meilleur; (in race) il a laissé les autres sur place

(c) (be upright → post, target etc) être debout;

∎ not a stone (of the building) was left standing le bâtiment était complètement détruit;

∎ the house is still standing la maison tient toujours debout;

∎ the aqueduct has stood for centuries l'aqueduc est là depuis des siècles;

∎ the wheat stood high les blés étaient hauts

(d) (be supported, be mounted) reposer;

∎ the coffin stood on trestles le cercueil reposait sur des tréteaux;

∎ the house stands on solid foundations la maison repose ou est bâtie sur des fondations solides;

∎ figurative this argument stands on three simple facts ce raisonnement repose sur trois simples faits

(e) (be located → building, tree, statue) se trouver; (→ clock, vase, lamp) être, être posé;

∎ the fort stands on a hill la forteresse se trouve en haut d'une colline;

∎ this is where the city gates once stood c'est ici qu'autrefois se dressaient les portes de la ville;

∎ the piano stood in the centre of the room le piano était au centre ou occupait le centre de la pièce;

∎ the bottles stood in rows of five les bouteilles étaient disposées en rangées de cinq;

∎ do you see the lorry standing next to my car? vous voyez le camion qui est à côté de ma voiture?;

∎ a wardrobe stood against one wall il y avait une armoire contre un mur

(f) (indicating current state of affairs, situation) être;

∎ how do things stand? où en est la situation?;

∎ how do we stand? (in work etc) où en sommes-nous?; (financially) où en sont nos comptes?;

∎ I'd like to know where I stand with you j'aimerais savoir où en sont les choses entre nous;

∎ I don't know where I stand j'ignore quelle est ma situation ou ma position;

∎ you never know how or where you stand with her on ne sait jamais sur quel pied danser avec elle;

∎ as things stand, as matters stand telles que les choses se présentent;

∎ he's dissatisfied with the contract as it stands il n'est pas satisfait du contrat tel qu'il a été rédigé;

∎ just print the text as it stands imprimez le texte tel quel;

∎ he stands accused of rape il est accusé de viol;

∎ she stands alone in advocating this approach elle est la seule à préconiser cette approche;

∎ I stand corrected je reconnais m'être trompé ou mon erreur;

∎ the doors stood wide open les portes étaient grandes ouvertes;

∎ I've got a taxi standing ready j'ai un taxi qui attend;

∎ the police are standing ready to intervene la police se tient prête à intervenir;

∎ the party stands united behind him le parti est uni derrière lui;

∎ no-one stands above the law personne n'est au-dessus des lois;

∎ to stand at (gauge, barometer) indiquer; (score) être de; (unemployment) avoir atteint;

∎ their turnover now stands at three million pounds leur chiffre d'affaires atteint désormais les trois millions de livres;

∎ the exchange rate stands at 5 francs to the dollar le taux de change est de 5 francs pour un dollar;

∎ we're standing right behind you nous sommes avec vous;

∎ with the union standing behind him avec le soutien du syndicat;

∎ nothing stood between her and victory rien ne pouvait désormais l'empêcher de gagner;

∎ it's the only thing standing between us and financial disaster c'est la seule chose qui nous empêche de sombrer dans un désastre financier;

∎ to stand in need of… avoir besoin de…;

∎ he stands in danger of losing his job il risque de perdre son emploi;

∎ I stood lost in admiration j'en suis resté béat d'admiration;

∎ to stand in sb's way bloquer le passage à qn;

∎ figurative don't stand in my way! n'essaie pas de m'en empêcher!;

∎ nothing stands in our way now maintenant, la voie est libre;

∎ if you want to leave school I'm not going to stand in your way si tu veux quitter l'école, je ne m'y opposerai pas;

∎ it's his lack of experience that stands in his way c'est son manque d'expérience qui le handicape;

∎ their foreign debt stands in the way of economic recovery leur dette extérieure constitue un obstacle à la reprise économique;

∎ her pride is the only thing standing in the way of their reconciliation son orgueil est le seul obstacle à leur réconciliation

(g) (remain) rester; (be left undisturbed → marinade, dough) reposer; (→ tea) infuser;

∎ the machines stood idle les machines étaient arrêtées;

∎ the houses stood empty awaiting demolition les maisons, vidées de leurs occupants, attendaient d'être démolies;

∎ time stood still le temps semblait s'être arrêté;

∎ the car has been standing in the garage for a year ça fait un an que la voiture n'a pas bougé du garage;

∎ I've decided to let my flight reservation stand j'ai décidé de ne pas changer ma réservation d'avion;

∎ let the mixture stand until the liquid is clear laissez reposer le mélange jusqu'à ce que le liquide se clarifie;

∎ the champion stands unbeaten le champion reste invaincu;

∎ his theory stood unchallenged for a decade pendant dix ans, personne n'a remis en cause sa théorie;

∎ the government will stand or fall on the outcome of this vote le maintien ou la chute du gouvernement dépend du résultat de ce vote;

∎ united we stand, divided we fall l'union fait la force

(h) (be valid, effective → offer, law) rester valable; (→ decision) rester inchangé;

∎ my invitation still stands vous êtes toujours invité;

∎ the verdict stands unless there's an appeal le jugement reste valable à moins que l'on ne fasse appel;

∎ even with this new plan, our objection still stands ce nouveau projet ne remet pas en cause notre objection première;

∎ the bet stands le pari tient;

∎ what you said last week, does that still stand? et ce que tu as dit la semaine dernière, ça tient toujours?

(i) (measure → person, tree) mesurer;

∎ she stands 5 feet in her stocking feet elle mesure moins de 1,50 m pieds nus;

∎ the building stands ten storeys high l'immeuble compte dix étages

(j) (rank) se classer, compter;

∎ this hotel stands among the best in the world cet hôtel figure parmi les meilleurs du monde;

∎ American she stands first/last in her class elle est la première/la dernière de sa classe;

∎ I know she stands high in your opinion je sais que tu as une très bonne opinion d'elle;

∎ for price and quality, it stands high on my list en ce qui concerne le prix et la qualité, je le range ou le compte parmi les meilleurs

(k) (on issue)

∎ how or where does he stand on the nuclear issue? quelle est sa position ou son point de vue sur la question du nucléaire?;

∎ you ought to tell them where you stand vous devriez leur faire part de votre position

(l) (be likely)

∎ to stand to lose risquer de perdre;

∎ to stand to win avoir des chances de gagner;

∎ they stand to make a huge profit on the deal ils ont des chances de faire un bénéfice énorme dans cette affaire;

∎ no one stands to gain from a quarrel like this personne n'a rien à gagner d'une telle querelle

(m) British (run in election) se présenter, être candidat;

∎ she stood for Waltham elle a été candidate à la circonscription de Waltham;

∎ will he stand for re-election? va-t-il se représenter aux élections?;

∎ she's standing as an independent elle se présente en tant que candidate indépendante

(n) American (stop) s'arrêter (pour un court instant);

∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit

(o) American (pay) payer la tournée;

∎ you're standing c'est ta tournée

➲ stand about, stand around intransitive verb

rester là;

∎ we stood about or around waiting for the flight announcement nous restions là à attendre que le vol soit annoncé;

∎ the prisoners stood about or around in small groups les prisonniers se tenaient par petits groupes;

∎ after Mass, the men stand about or around in the square après la messe, les hommes s'attardent sur la place;

∎ I can't afford to pay people to stand around all day doing nothing je n'ai pas les moyens de payer les gens à ne rien faire;

∎ I'm not just going to stand about waiting for you to make up your mind! je n'ai pas l'intention de rester là à attendre que tu te décides!

➲ stand aside intransitive verb

(move aside) s'écarter;

∎ stand aside, someone's fainted! écartez-vous, quelqu'un s'est évanoui!;

∎ he politely stood aside to let us pass il s'écarta ou s'effaça poliment pour nous laisser passer;

∎ figurative to stand aside in favour of sb (gen) laisser la voie libre à qn; Politics se désister en faveur de qn

➲ stand back intransitive verb

(a) (move back) reculer, s'écarter;

∎ stand back from the doors! écartez-vous des portes!;

∎ she stood back to look at herself in the mirror elle recula pour se regarder dans la glace;

∎ the painting is better if you stand back from it le tableau est mieux si vous prenez du recul

(b) (be set back) être en retrait ou à l'écart;

∎ the house stands back from the road la maison est en retrait (de la route)

(c) (take mental distance) prendre du recul;

∎ I need to stand back and take stock j'ai besoin de prendre du recul et de faire le point

➲ stand by

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (support → person) soutenir;

∎ I'll stand by you through thick and thin je te soutiendrai ou je resterai à tes côtés quoi qu'il arrive

(b) (adhere to → promise, word) tenir; (→ decision, offer) s'en tenir à;

∎ to stand by an agreement respecter un accord;

∎ I stand by what I said/my original analysis of the situation je m'en tiens à ce que j'ai dit/ma première analyse de la situation

2 intransitive verb

(a) (not intervene) rester là (sans rien faire ou sans intervenir);

∎ how could you just stand by and watch them mistreat that poor dog? comment as-tu pu rester là à les regarder maltraiter ce pauvre chien (sans intervenir)?;

∎ I stood by helplessly while they searched the room je restais là, impuissant, pendant qu'ils fouillaient la pièce

(b) (be ready → person) être ou se tenir prêt; (→ vehicle) être prêt; (→ army, embassy) être en état d'alerte;

∎ the police were standing by to disperse the crowd la police se tenait prête à disperser la foule;

∎ we have an oxygen machine standing by nous avons une machine à oxygène prête en cas d'urgence;

∎ stand by! attention!; Nautical paré!, attention!;

∎ Aviation stand by for takeoff préparez-vous pour le décollage;

∎ Radio stand by to receive prenez l'écoute;

∎ Military standing by for orders! à vos ordres!

➲ stand down

1 intransitive verb

(a) British Politics (withdraw) se désister; (resign) démissionner;

∎ will he stand down in favour of a younger candidate? va-t-il se désister en faveur d'un candidat plus jeune?

(b) (leave witness box) quitter la barre;

∎ you may stand down, Mr Simms vous pouvez quitter la barre, M. Simms

(c) Military (troops) être déconsigné (en fin d'alerte);

∎ stand down! (after drill) rompez (les rangs)!

2 separable transitive verb

(workers) licencier

➲ stand for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (represent) représenter;

∎ what does DNA stand for? que veut dire l'abréviation ADN?;

∎ the R stands for Ryan le R signifie Ryan;

∎ the dove stands for peace la colombe symbolise la paix;

∎ we want our name to stand for quality and efficiency nous voulons que notre nom soit synonyme de qualité et d'efficacité;

∎ she supports the values and ideas the party once stood for elle soutient les valeurs et les idées qui furent autrefois celles du parti;

∎ I detest everything that they stand for! je déteste tout ce qu'ils représentent!

(b) (tolerate) tolérer, supporter; (allow) permettre;

∎ I'm not going to stand for it! je ne le tolérerai ou permettrai pas!

➲ stand in intransitive verb

assurer le remplacement;

∎ to stand in for sb remplacer qn; Cinema doubler qn

➲ stand off

1 separable transitive verb

British (workers) mettre en chômage technique

2 inseparable transitive verb

Nautical (coast, island) croiser au large de;

∎ they have an aircraft carrier standing off Aden ils ont un porte-avions qui croise au large d'Aden

3 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) s'écarter

(b) Nautical (take up position) croiser; (sail away) mettre le cap au large

➲ stand out intransitive verb

(a) (protrude → vein) saillir; (→ ledge) faire saillie, avancer;

∎ the veins in his neck stood out les veines de son cou saillaient ou étaient gonflées

(b) (be clearly visible → colour, typeface) ressortir, se détacher; (→ in silhouette) se découper;

∎ the pink stands out against the green background le rose ressort ou se détache sur le fond vert;

∎ the masts stood out against the sky les mâts se découpaient ou se dessinaient contre le ciel;

∎ the name on the truck stood out clearly le nom sur le camion était bien visible;

∎ she stands out in a crowd on la remarque dans la foule;

∎ figurative I don't like to stand out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser;

∎ this one book stands out from all his others ce livre-ci surclasse tous ses autres livres;

∎ there is no one issue which stands out as being more important than the others il n'y a pas une question qui soit plus importante que les autres;

∎ the qualities that stand out in his work les qualités marquantes de son œuvre;

∎ she stands out above all the rest elle surpasse ou surclasse tous les autres;

∎ the day stands out in my memory cette journée est marquée d'une pierre blanche dans ma mémoire;

∎ familiar that stands out a mile! (is very obvious) ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure!;

∎ it really stands out that he's not a local ça se voit ou se remarque vraiment qu'il n'est pas d'ici

(c) (resist, hold out) tenir bon, tenir, résister;

∎ they won't be able to stand out for long ils ne pourront pas tenir ou résister longtemps;

∎ to stand out against (attack, enemy) résister à; (change, tax increase) s'opposer avec détermination à;

∎ to stand out for sth revendiquer qch;

∎ they are standing out for a pay increase ils revendiquent ou réclament une augmentation de salaire

➲ stand over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(watch over) surveiller;

∎ I can't work with someone standing over me je ne peux pas travailler quand quelqu'un regarde par-dessus mon épaule;

∎ she stood over him until he'd eaten every last bit elle ne l'a pas lâché avant qu'il ait mangé la dernière miette

2 separable transitive verb

British (postpone) remettre (à plus tard);

∎ I'd prefer to stand this discussion over until we have more information je préférerais remettre cette discussion jusqu'à ce que nous disposions de plus amples renseignements

3 intransitive verb

British être remis (à plus tard);

∎ we have two items standing over from the last meeting il nous reste deux points à régler depuis la dernière réunion

➲ stand to

1 separable transitive verb

Military mettre en état d'alerte

2 intransitive verb

Military se mettre en état d'alerte;

∎ stand to! à vos postes!

➲ stand together intransitive verb

être ou rester solidaire

➲ stand up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (set upright → chair, bottle) mettre debout;

∎ they stood the prisoner up against a tree ils ont adossé le prisonnier à un arbre;

∎ stand the ladder up against the wall mettez ou appuyez l'échelle contre le mur;

∎ to stand a child up (again) (re)mettre un enfant sur ses pieds

(b) familiar (fail to meet) poser un lapin à;

∎ I was stood up twice in a row on m'a posé un lapin deux fois de suite

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she stood up to offer me her seat elle se leva pour m'offrir sa place;

∎ stand up! levez-vous!, debout!;

∎ figurative to stand up and be counted avoir le courage de ses opinions

(b) (be upright) être debout;

∎ I can't get the candle to stand up straight je n'arrive pas à faire tenir la bougie droite

(c) (last) tenir, résister;

∎ how is that repair job standing up? est-ce que cette réparation tient toujours?

(d) (be valid → argument, claim) être valable, tenir debout;

∎ his evidence won't stand up in court son témoignage ne sera pas valable en justice

➲ stand up for inseparable transitive verb

défendre;

∎ to stand up for oneself se défendre

➲ stand up to inseparable transitive verb

∎ to stand up to sth résister à qch;

∎ to stand up to sb tenir tête à ou faire face à qn;

∎ he's too weak to stand up to her il est trop faible pour lui tenir tête;

∎ she had a hard time standing up to their criticism ça ne lui a pas été facile de faire face à leurs critiques;

∎ it won't stand up to that sort of treatment ça ne résistera pas à ce genre de traitement;

∎ her hypothesis doesn't stand up to empirical testing son hypothèse ne résiste pas à la vérification expérimentale

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2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

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1. noun

   a. ( = position) position f

• to take one's stand prendre position

• I admired the firm stand he took on that point j'ai admiré sa fermeté sur cette question

• to make a stand against sth lutter contre qch

   b. also taxi stand station f (de taxis)

   c. (for displaying goods) étal m ; also newspaper stand kiosque m à journaux ; (at trade fair) stand m

   d. ( = seating area) tribune f

• I've got a ticket for the stand(s) j'ai un billet de tribune

   e. ( = witness stand) barre f

• to take the stand venir à la barre

   f. ( = support) (for plant) guéridon m ; (for lamp) pied m (de lampe) ; ( = music stand) pupitre m

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = place) [+ object] mettre

• to stand sth (up) against a wall mettre qch debout contre un mur

• to stand sth on its end mettre qch debout

   b. ( = tolerate) supporter

• I can't stand it any longer (pain, criticism) je ne peux plus le supporter ; (boredom) j'en ai assez

• I can't stand (the sight of) her je ne peux pas la sentir (inf)

• she can't stand being laughed at elle ne supporte pas qu'on se moque subj d'elle

• I can't stand Wagner je déteste Wagner

   c. ( = withstand) résister à

• it won't stand close examination cela ne résistera pas à un examen approfondi

   d. ( = pay for) (inf) payer

• to stand sb a drink payer un pot à qn (inf)

• to stand the cost of sth payer qch

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = be upright also stand up [person, animal] être debout

• he is too weak to stand il est trop faible pour se tenir debout

• we had to stand as far as Calais nous avons dû voyager debout jusqu'à Calais

• the house is still standing la maison est encore debout

• not a stone was left standing in the old town la vieille ville a été complètement détruite

► to stand or fall

• the project will stand or fall by... le succès du projet repose sur...

   b. ( = rise also stand up se lever

• all stand! levez-vous s'il vous plaît !

   c. ( = stay) rester (debout)

• don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !

• I left him standing on the bridge je l'ai laissé sur le pont

• he left the others standing il dépassait les autres de la tête et des épaules

   d. ( = be positioned) [person] être, se tenir ; [object, vehicle, tree] être, se trouver ; [town, building] se trouver

• he stood there ready to shoot il se tenait là, prêt à tirer

• the man standing over there cet homme là-bas

• I like to know where I stand j'aime savoir où j'en suis

• as things stand at the moment dans l'état actuel des choses

• how do things stand? où en sont les choses ?

► to stand + preposition

• three chairs stood against the wall il y avait trois chaises contre le mur

• nothing stands between you and success rien ne s'oppose à votre réussite

• they stood in a circle around the grave ils se tenaient en cercle autour de la tombe

• the house stands in its own grounds la maison est entourée d'un parc

• where do you stand on this question? quelle est votre position sur cette question ?

• I hate people standing over me je déteste avoir toujours quelqu'un sur le dos (inf)

• he was standing over the stove il était penché au-dessus du fourneau► to stand in the way

• to stand in sb's way barrer le passage à qn ; (figurative) se mettre en travers du chemin de qn

• nothing now stands in our way maintenant la voie est libre

• to stand in the way of sth faire obstacle à qch► to stand to do sth

• to stand to lose risquer de perdre

• he stands to make a fortune on it ça va sans doute lui rapporter une fortune

   e. ( = tread) marcher

• you're standing on my foot tu me marches sur le pied

• to stand on the brakes piler (inf)

• where's that letter? -- you're standing on it où est la lettre ? -- tu marches dessus

   f. ( = measure) faire

• the tree stands 30 metres high l'arbre fait 30 mètres de haut

   g. ( = be mounted, based) reposer

   h. ( = be) you must accept the offer as it stands cette offre n'est pas négociable

► to stand at [thermometer, clock] indiquer ; [price, value] s'élever à ; [score] être de

• the record stood at four minutes for several years pendant plusieurs années le record a été de quatre minutes► to stand + past participle/adjective

• to stand accused of murder être accusé de meurtre

• he stands alone in this matter personne ne partage son avis sur cette question

• to stand clear s'écarter

• to stand convicted of manslaughter être condamné pour homicide

• I stand corrected au temps pour moi

• to stand opposed to sth être opposé à qch

• the record stands unbeaten le record n'a pas encore été battu

   i. ( = remain undisturbed, unchanged) [liquid, mixture, dough] reposer ; [tea, coffee] infuser

• the offer still stands l'offre tient toujours

• the objection still stands l'objection demeure

   j. (British = be candidate) se présenter

• to stand against sb in an election se présenter contre qn à des élections

• to stand for election se présenter aux élections

4. compounds

► stand-alone adjective [system] autonome

► stand-in noun remplaçant (e) m(f)

5. Phrasal Verbs

► stand about, stand around intransitive verb

rester là

• don't stand about doing nothing! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !

• they kept us standing about for hours ils nous ont fait attendre debout pendant des heures► stand aside intransitive verb se pousser

• to stand aside in favour of sb laisser la voie libre à qn► stand back intransitive verb

( = move back) reculer ; (from stimulation, problem) prendre du recul

► stand by

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = be onlooker) rester là (à ne rien faire)

• don't stand by and let democracy be undermined ne laisser pas attaquer la démocratie sans rien

   b. ( = be ready for action) [troops] être en état d'alerte ; [emergency services] être prêt à intervenir

• stand by for further revelations attendez-vous à d'autres révélations

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = support) [+ friend] ne pas abandonner ; [+ colleague, spouse] soutenir

   b. ( = keep to) [+ promise] tenir ; [+ sb else's decision] respecter ; [+ one's own decision] s'en tenir à► stand down intransitive verb

( = resign) démissionner

► stand for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = represent) représenter

• what does UNO stand for? à quoi correspond l'abréviation UNO ?

   b. ( = defend) défendre

   c. ( = tolerate) tolérer

• I won't stand for it! je ne le tolérerai pas !► stand in intransitive verb

• to stand in for sb remplacer qn► stand out intransitive verb

   a. ( = protrude) faire saillie ; [vein] saillir

   b. ( = be conspicuous) ressortir

   c. ( = be outstanding) se distinguer

• he stands out from all the other students il se distingue de tous les autres étudiants

   d. ( = remain firm) tenir bon

• to stand out for sth revendiquer qch► stand up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = rise) se lever ; ( = be standing) [person] être debout ; [tent, structure] tenir debout

• to stand up and be counted déclarer ouvertement sa position

   b. ( = resist challenge) tenir debout

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = place upright) mettre

• to stand sth up against a wall appuyer qch contre un mur

   b. ( = fail to meet) (inf) [+ friend] faire faux bond à ; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] poser un lapin à (inf)► stand up for inseparable transitive verb

[+ person, principle, belief] défendre

• to stand up for o.s. savoir se défendre► stand up to inseparable transitive verb

[+ bully, superior] affronter ; [+ use, conditions] résister à

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[stænd] 1.
noun

1) ( furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m; ( for music) pupitre m à musique

2) ( stall) ( on market) éventaire m; ( kiosk) kiosque m; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m

3) ( in stadium) tribunes fpl

4) ( witness box) barre f

to take the stand — aller à la barre

5) ( stance) position f

to take ou make a stand on something — prendre position sur quelque chose

6) ( resistance to attack) résistance f

(to make) a last stand — (livrer) une dernière bataille

7) ( standstill)

to come to a stand — s'arrêter
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp stood)

1) ( place) mettre [person, object]

stand it over there — mets-le là-bas

2) ( bear) supporter

he can't stand to do ou doing — il ne supporte pas de faire

she won't stand any nonsense — elle ne tolère pas qu'on fasse des bêtises

3) (colloq) ( pay for)

to stand somebody something — payer quelque chose à quelqu'un

4) Law

to stand trial — passer en jugement

5) ( be liable)

to stand to lose something — risquer de perdre quelque chose

she stands to gain a million pounds — elle peut gagner un million de livres sterling
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp stood)

1) (also stand up) se lever

2) ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout; [object] tenir debout

to remain standing — rester debout

there's not much of the cathedral still standing — il ne reste que des ruines de la cathédrale

don't just stand there, do something! — ne reste pas planté (colloq) là! fais quelque chose!

3) ( be positioned) [building etc] être; ( clearly delineated) se dresser

the train was standing at the platform for half an hour — le train est resté une demi-heure à quai

4) ( step)

to stand on — marcher sur

5) (be)

to stand empty — [house] rester vide

to stand accused of something — être accusé de quelque chose

to stand ready — être prêt

as things stand... — étant donné l'état actuel des choses...

I want to know where I stand — fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis

where do you stand on capital punishment? — quelle est votre position sur la peine de mort?

nothing stands between me and the job — rien ne s'oppose à ce que j'obtienne ce poste

to stand in somebody's way — lit bloquer le passage à quelqu'un; fig faire obstacle à quelqu'un

6) ( remain valid) [offer, agreement] rester valable

7) ( measure)

the hill stands 500 metres high — la colline fait 500 mètres de haut

8) ( be at certain level)

the total stands at 300 — le total est de 300

9) ( be a candidate) se présenter

to stand for parliament — se présenter aux élections législatives

10) ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- 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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to leave somebody standing — devancer quelqu'un

to stand up and be counted — se faire entendre

English-French dictionary > stand
9 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

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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
10 demás

adj.

other, the rest of the.

El carro y demás vehículos The car and other [the rest of the] vehicles...

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demás

► adjetivo

1 other, rest of

■ las demás cosas the other things

■ los demás niños the rest of the children

► pronombre

1 the other, the rest

■ los demás llegaron tarde the others arrived late

■ lo demás ya lo conoces you already know the rest

► adverbio

1 besides, moreover

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

por demás (inútil) in vain, useless 2 (muy, demasiado) too

■ es por demás que vayas there's no point in going

■ su marido es por demás tacaño her husband is too mean

por lo demás apart from that, otherwise

■ es una película larga, pero por lo demás es interesante it's a long film, but otherwise it's interesting

todo lo demás everything else

■ me gustó el principio y todo lo demás I liked the beginning and everything else

y demás familiar and so on

■ compramos claveles, rosas y demás flores we bought some carnations, some roses and so on

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adj.

rest, remaining

- lo demás
- los demás
- las demás
- por lo demás
- y demás
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1.

ADJ

los demás libros — the other books, the rest of the books

y demás gente de ese tipo — and other people of that sort

2. PRON

1)

lo demás — the rest (of it)

los demás — the others, the rest (of them)

esto es lo importante y lo demás se puede eliminar — this is the important thing, we can get rid of the rest

todo lo demás — all the rest, everything else

las demás no tenían dinero — the others didn't have any money, the rest (of them) didn't have any money, no-one else had any money

esta ropa es de Juan y lo demás de Pedro — these clothes are Juan's and the others o the rest are Pedro's

2)

por lo demás — otherwise, apart from that

es muy larga, pero, por lo demás, es una buena novela — it's very long, but otherwise o apart from that it's a good novel

3)

y demás — and so on, and so forth

vimos la catedral, la muralla y demás — we saw the cathedral, the walls and so on o and so forth

4)

por demás frm —

a) (=a propósito)

una característica que, por demás, no es exclusiva suya — a characteristic which, incidentally o by the way, is not unique to him

ha escrito decenas de novelas, por demás excelentes — he has written dozens of novels, which are excellent by the way, he has written dozens of novels, excellent ones at that

b) (=en vano)

está por demás presentar una queja — it is pointless to make a complaint

nunca está por demás solicitarlo — you have nothing to lose by asking for it, it is always worthwhile asking for it

c) (=demasiado) excessively

un informe extenso por demás — an excessively long report

un político alabado por demás — a politician who has received excessive praise

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I
adjetivo invariable (delante del n)

agregar los demás ingredientes — add the remaining ingredients

su viuda, hijos y demás familia — (frml) his widow, children and other members of the family
II
pronombre

1)

a)

lo demás — the rest

todo lo demás — everything else

b) (en locs)

por lo demás — apart from that, otherwise

por demás — extremely

le hablé en forma por demás ofensiva — he spoke to her in an extremely offensive manner

no estaría por demás intentarlo — there's no harm in trying

2)

a)

los/las demás — ( referido a cosas) the rest; ( referido a personas) the rest, everybody else

las cosas de los demás — other people's things

me dio uno y se quedó con los demás — he gave me one and kept the rest

b)

y demás — and the like

los crustáceos: langostas, cangrejos y demás — the crustaceans: lobsters, crabs, and the like

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* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest.

* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* dirigido hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* en lo demás = everywhere else.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* orientado hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.

* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* sobresalir sobre los demás = stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.

* todo lo demás = all else.

* todos lo demás = everyone else.

* todos los demás = everybody else.

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I
adjetivo invariable (delante del n)

agregar los demás ingredientes — add the remaining ingredients

su viuda, hijos y demás familia — (frml) his widow, children and other members of the family
II
pronombre

1)

a)

lo demás — the rest

todo lo demás — everything else

b) (en locs)

por lo demás — apart from that, otherwise

por demás — extremely

le hablé en forma por demás ofensiva — he spoke to her in an extremely offensive manner

no estaría por demás intentarlo — there's no harm in trying

2)

a)

los/las demás — ( referido a cosas) the rest; ( referido a personas) the rest, everybody else

las cosas de los demás — other people's things

me dio uno y se quedó con los demás — he gave me one and kept the rest

b)

y demás — and the like

los crustáceos: langostas, cangrejos y demás — the crustaceans: lobsters, crabs, and the like

* * *

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest.

* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* dirigido hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* en lo demás = everywhere else.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* orientado hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.

* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* sobresalir sobre los demás = stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.

* todo lo demás = all else.

* todos lo demás = everyone else.

* todos los demás = everybody else.

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demás¹

adj inv

( delante del n):

agregar los demás ingredientes add the remaining ingredients o the rest of the ingredients

su viuda, hijos y demás familia ( frml); his widow, children and other members of the family

demás²

pronoun

A

1

lo demás the rest

lo demás se puede arreglar con dinero everything else o the rest is just a question of money

2 ( en locs):

por lo demás apart from that, otherwise, in all other respects ( frml)

por demás extremely

le habló en forma por demás ofensiva he spoke to her in an extremely offensive manner

estar por demás: está por demás insistir it's no good o use insisting, there's no point insisting

no estaría por demás intentarlo there's no harm in trying

B

1

los/las demás: los/las demás votaron en contra the rest o everybody else voted against

las cosas de los demás other people's things

se comió los suyos y los de los demás he ate his own and everybody else's

me dio dos y se quedó con todos los demás he gave me two and kept the rest

2

y demás and the like

los crustáceos: langostas, cangrejos y demás the crustaceans: lobsters, crabs, and the like

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demás adjetivo invariable ( delante del n):
◊ los demás estudiantes the rest of the o the remaining students

■ pronombre
1
a)

◊ lo demás the rest;

todo lo demás everything else
b) ( en locs)

◊ por lo demás apart from that, otherwise;

por demás extremely
2
◊ los/las demás ( referido a cosas) the rest, the others;

( referido a personas) the rest, everybody else;
◊ me dio uno y se quedó con los demás he gave me one and kept the rest o the others;

los demás han terminado the rest (of them) have finished, everybody else has finished
demás
I adjetivo los/las demás, the rest of
la demás gente, the rest of the people
II pron lo/ los/las demás, the rest
♦ Locuciones: por lo demás, otherwise o apart from that
... y demás, etcetera
' demás' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achantarse
- confiada
- confiado
- consideración
- consistente
- dedicarse
- desvivirse
- eclipsar
- imponerse
- lata
- malmeter
- ombligo
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pequeña
- pequeño
- privada
- privado
- víspera
- costa
- nivel
- quedar
- resto
- retrasado
- sino
- sobresalir
- superior
English:
aloud
- angular
- courteous
- else
- fail
- insensitive
- interrupt
- isolate
- mix
- monopolize
- one-upmanship
- ostensible
- other
- otherwise
- propensity
- rest
- tolerant
- vicarious
- with
- live
- put
- rough

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demás

♦ adj

1. [resto] other;

los demás invitados the other o the remaining guests;

las ranas y demás anfibios frogs and other amphibians

2. RP Fam [sensacional] great, cool, ace;

tu auto es demás your car's really cool;

la fiesta estuvo demás the party was great;

la casa le pareció demás she thought the house was fab

♦ pron

1. [otras personas]
los/las demás the others, the rest;

entramos ella y yo, los demás se quedaron fuera just she and I went in, the others stayed outside;

no te metas en los problemas de los demás don't stick your nose in other people's business;

se bebió su cerveza y las de los demás he drank his own beer and everyone else's

2. [otras cosas]
lo demás the rest;

sólo dejó la zanahoria, lo demás se lo comió todo she only left the carrot, she ate all the rest;

deja fuera tres filetes y congela los demás leave three fillets out and freeze the rest;

por lo demás apart from that, otherwise;

por lo demás me encuentro bien apart from that I feel fine;

todo lo demás everything else;

todo lo demás viene en otro camión all the rest will be coming along in another truck o Br lorry;

la casa tiene lavadora, lavaplatos y todo lo demás the house has a washing machine, a dishwasher and all the rest of it;

y demás and so on;

planetas, estrellas, asteroides y demás planets, stars, asteroids and so on

♦ por demás loc adv

1. [demasiado]
come por demás he eats too much o to excess;

me hacían regalos por demás they showered me with gifts;

es reservado por demás he's too reserved

2. [en vano] unsuccessfully, in vain

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demás

I adj remaining

II pron

:

lo demás the rest;

los demás the rest, the others

III adv

:

por lo demás apart from that;

y demás and so on;

por demás extremely

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demás adj

: remaining

acabó las demás tareas: she finished the rest of the chores

demás pron

1)

lo (la, los, las) demás : the rest, everyone else, everything else

Pepe, Rosa, y los demás: Pepe, Rosa, and everybody else

2)

estar por demás : to be of no use, to be pointless

no estaría por demás: it couldn't hurt, it's worth a try

3)

por demás : extremely

4)

por lo demás : otherwise

5)

y demás : and so on, et cetera

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demás¹ adj other

le gustan los perros, los gatos y demás animales she likes cats, dogs and other animals

demás² pron

1. (cosa) rest

te puedes quedar con lo demás you can keep the rest

2. (personas) others

los demás se han ido hace un rato the others left a while ago

Spanish-English dictionary > demás
11 destacar

v.

1 to emphasize, to highlight (poner de relieve).

cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…

hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention

Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.

Ella destacó su importancia She emphasized its importance.

2 to station (tropas).

3 to stand out.

destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out among her other novels for o because of its humor

Sus logros destacan His achievements stand out.

4 to put on the front, to deploy, to detach, to put at the front line.

Ricardo destacó al alumno Richard put the student on the front.

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destacar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (despuntar) to stand out

■ destaca por su sabiduría he stands out because of his wisdom

► verbo transitivo

1 MILITAR to detach

2 (en pintura) to highlight, make stand out

3 figurado (dar énfasis) to point out, emphasize

■ quiero destacar las dificultades I want to point out the difficulties

► verbo pronominal destacarse

1 to stand out

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verb

1) to highlight, emphasize

2) stand out

* * *

1. VT

1) (=hacer resaltar) to emphasize

sirve para destacar su belleza — it serves to show off her beauty

quiero destacar que... — I wish to emphasize that...

2) (Mil) to detach, detail

3) (Inform) to highlight

2.

VI

See:

destacarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress

2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out

3)

a) (Mil) < tropas> to post

destacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf

b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send
2.
destacar vi to stand out

destacar en algo — to excel at o in something

destaca por su inteligencia — her intelligence sets her apart from the rest

el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture

destacó como autor teatral — he was an outstanding playwright

nunca destacó como estudiante — he never excelled as a student

* * *

= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.

Ex. The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex. Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.

Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.

Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex. Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.

Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.

Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex. Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.

Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.

Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.

Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.

Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.

Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.

Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.

Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.

Ex. Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.

Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.

Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.

Ex. The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.

Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.

Ex. The course gives information technology a very high profile.

Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..

Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.

Ex. There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.

Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.

Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.

Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.

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* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* destacar en = pull off on.

* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.

* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* hay que destacar = importantly.

* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress

2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out

3)

a) (Mil) < tropas> to post

destacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf

b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send
2.
destacar vi to stand out

destacar en algo — to excel at o in something

destaca por su inteligencia — her intelligence sets her apart from the rest

el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture

destacó como autor teatral — he was an outstanding playwright

nunca destacó como estudiante — he never excelled as a student

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= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.

Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.

Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.

Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.

Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.

Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.

Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.

Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.

Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.

Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.

Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.

Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.

Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.

Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.

Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.

Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.

Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.

Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.

Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..

Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.

Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.

Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.

Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.

Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* destacar en = pull off on.

* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.

* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* hay que destacar = importantly.

* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

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destacar [A2 ]

vt

A (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress

destacó la gravedad de la situación he underlined o stressed o emphasized the gravity of the situation

B ( Art) to highlight, bring out

C

1 (enviar) ‹tropas› to post

fueron destacados para defender el puente they were detailed to defend the bridge

2 ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

■ destacar

vi

to stand out

el trabajo destaca por su originalidad the work is remarkable for o stands out because of its originality

el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture

destacó como autor teatral he was an outstanding playwright

a lo lejos destacaba el campanario de la iglesia the church tower stood out in the distance

nunca destacó como estudiante he never excelled o shone as a student

destaca entre los de su edad por su estatura he stands out from others of his age because of his height

■ destacarse

v pron

destacar vi

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destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
‹color/plano› to bring out
3
a) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to post

b) ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

verbo intransitivo
to stand out;
destacar en algo to excel at o in sth
destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
' destacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillar
- despuntar
- destacarse
- perfilarse
- realzar
- resaltar
- sobresalir
- subrayar
English:
angular
- detail
- highlight
- shine
- stand out
- crowd
- excel
- heighten
- stand
- tower

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destacar

♦ vt

1. [poner de relieve] to emphasize, to highlight;

debo destacar lo importante que es la operación I must stress o emphasize how important the operation is;

cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…;

hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention

2. [tropas] to station;
[corresponsales] to assign, to send
♦ vi
[sobresalir] to stand out;
tiene afán por destacar she is keen to excel;

destacó como concertista de piano he was an outstanding concert pianist;

hay una alumna que destaca de los demás/entre todos there is one student who stands out from the others/from all the others;

destaca en sus estudios she is an outstanding student;

destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out from her other novels for o because of its humour;

destaca mucho por su imponente físico he really stands out because of his impressive physique;

un pueblo que no destaca por nada en particular a town that is not remarkable for anything in particular, a rather unremarkable town

♦ See also the pronominal verb destacarse

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destacar

I v/i stand out

II v/t emphasize

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destacar {72} vt

1) enfatizar, subrayar: to emphasize, to highlight, to stress

2) : to station, to post

destacar vi

: to stand out

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destacar vb

1. (resaltar) to point out / to emphasize

el crítico destacó la originalidad de la obra the critic emphasized the originality of the play

2. (sobresalir) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]

el jazmín destacaba entre las plantas del jardín por su olor the jazmin stood out among the plants in the garden because of its scent

Spanish-English dictionary > destacar
12 absetzen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Gegenstand) set ( oder put) down; (Brille, Hut) take off

2. (Ggs. ansetzen) (Glas, Feder, Gewehr) put down; er trank, ohne das Glas einmal abzusetzen auch he downed his pint etc. in one umg., Am. he chug-a-lugged it ( oder drank it chug-a-lug) Sl.; ohne den Stift abzusetzen without lifting pen from (the) paper; Lasten genau absetzen spot loads

3. (Mitreisenden, Fallschirmspringer) drop (off) (an, bei at)

4. DRUCK. (Text) set (in type), set up, compose; die Zeile absetzen begin a new line

5. (streichen) drop; von der Tagesordnung etc. absetzen take off the agenda etc.; vom Spielplan absetzen drop from the programme

6. WIRTS. write off ( steuerlich: against tax); (abziehen) deduct

7. vom Amt: dismiss; (Herrscher etc.) depose

8. WIRTS. sell; sich leicht ( schwer) absetzen lassen (not to) sell well

9. MED. (Arznei) stop taking; (Drogen) come off; (Therapie) break off

10. absetzen von ( oder gegen) (Farbe etc.) set off against, contrast with

11. mit einer Borte etc.: trim

12. bes. GEOL., CHEM. deposit, precipitate

13. Pferd: (den Reiter) throw

14. AGR. (entwöhnen) (Kalb etc.) wean

15. NAUT. (abstoßen) push off

II v/refl

1. auch GEOL., CHEM. (liegen bleiben) settle, deposit

2. umg. (weggehen) clear out ( oder off), make off, leave ( nach for); sich ins Ausland absetzen leave the country

3. (kontrastieren) contrast, form a contrast ( von with)

4. MIL. withdraw, retreat

5. SPORT pull ahead, leave the others behind

III v/i (unterbrechen) stop, break off; ohne abzusetzen without a break; auch beim Trinken: in one go, Am. chug-a-lug Sl.; beim Schreiben: straight off

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(abziehen) to deduct;

(auf den Boden stellen) to set down; to put down;

(aussteigen lassen) to set down; to drop;

(des Amtes entheben) to supersede; to depose;

(verkaufen) to sell

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ạb|set|zen sep
1. vt

1) (= abnehmen) Hut, Brille to take off, to remove; (= hinstellen) Gepäck, Glas to set or put down; Geigenbogen, Feder to lift; Gewehr to unshoulder

2) (= aussteigen lassen) Mitfahrer, Fahrgast to set down, to drop; Fallschirmjäger to drop

wo kann ich dich absetzen? — where can I drop you?

3) (NAUT) to push off

4) Theaterstück, Oper to take off; Fußballspiel, Turnier, Versammlung, Termin to cancel

etw vom Spielplan absetzen — to take sth off the programme (Brit) or program (US)

5) (= entlassen) to dismiss; Minister, Vorsitzenden to dismiss, to remove from office; König, Kaiser to depose; (sl) Freund, Freundin to chuck (inf)

6) (= entwöhnen) Jungtier to wean; (MED) Medikament, Tabletten to come off, to stop taking; Behandlung to break off, to discontinue; (MIL) Ration etc to stop

die Tabletten mussten abgesetzt werden — I/she etc had to stop taking the tablets or had to come off the tablets

7) (COMM = verkaufen) Waren to sell

sich gut absetzen lassen — to sell well

8) (= abziehen) Betrag, Summe to deduct

das kann man ( von der Steuer) absetzen — that is tax-deductible

9) (= ablagern) Geröll to deposit

10) (SEW) to trim

11) (= kontrastieren) to contrast

etw gegen etw absetzen — to set sth off against sth

12) (TYP) Manuskript to (type)set, to compose

(eine Zeile) absetzen — to start a new line

2. vr

1) (CHEM, GEOL) to be deposited; (Feuchtigkeit, Staub etc) to collect

2) (inf = weggehen) to get or clear out (aus of) (inf); (SPORT = Abstand vergrößern) to pull ahead

sich nach Brasilien absetzen — to clear off to Brazil (inf)

3)

sich gegen jdn/etw absetzen — to stand out against sb/sth

sich vorteilhaft gegen jdn/etw absetzen — to contrast favourably (Brit) or favorably (US) with sb/sth

das macht er, nur um sich gegen die anderen abzusetzen — he only does that to be different from the others or to make himself stand out from the crowd

3. vi
to put one's glass down
er trank das Glas aus ohne abzusetzen — he emptied his glass in one

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1) (to remove from a high position (eg from that of a king): They have deposed the emperor.) depose

2) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) deposit

3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) drop off

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) drop

5) ((of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out: The bus set us down outside the post-office.) set down

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ab|set·zen

I. vt

1. (des Amtes entheben)

▪ jdn \absetzen to remove sb [from office], to relieve sb of their duties euph

einen Herrscher \absetzen to depose a ruler

einen König/eine Königin \absetzen to dethrone a king/queen

2. (abnehmen)

▪ etw \absetzen to take sth off, to remove sth

seine Brille/seinen Hut \absetzen to take one's glasses/hat off

3. (hinstellen) to put [or set] sth down

4. (aussteigen lassen)

▪ jdn [irgendwo] \absetzen to drop sb [off somewhere]

wo kann ich dich \absetzen? where shall I drop you off?

5. (verkaufen)

▪ etw \absetzen to sell sth

bisher haben wir schon viel abgesetzt up till now our sales figures are good

6. FIN

▪ etw [von etw dat] \absetzen to deduct sth [from sth]

7. (nicht mehr stattfinden lassen)

▪ etw \absetzen to cancel sth

▪ etw von etw dat \absetzen to withdraw sth from sth

ein Theaterstück \absetzen to cancel a play

8. MED

▪ etw \absetzen to stop taking sth

ein Medikament \absetzen to stop taking [or to come off] a medicine

9. (unterbrechen)

▪ etw \absetzen to take sth off sth

die Feder \absetzen to take [or lift] the pen off the paper

die Flöte/das Glas \absetzen to take [or lower] the flute/glass from one's lips

den Geigenbogen \absetzen to lift the bow [from the violin]

10. (kontrastieren)

▪ Dinge/Menschen voneinander \absetzen to define things/people [or pick things/people out] [from one another]

II. vr

1. (sich festsetzen)

▪ sich akk [auf etw dat/unter etw dat] \absetzen Dreck, Staub to be [or settle] [on/under sth]

2. CHEM, GEOL

▪ sich akk [irgendwo] \absetzen to be deposited [somewhere]

3. (fam: verschwinden)

▪ sich akk \absetzen to abscond, to clear out fam

sich akk ins Ausland \absetzen to clear out of [or leave] the country

4. (Abstand vergrößern)

▪ sich akk [von jdm/etw] \absetzen to get away [from sb/sth], to put a distance between oneself and sb/sth

5. (sich unterscheiden)

▪ sich akk gegen jdn/etw [o von jdm/etw] \absetzen to stand out against [or from] sb/sth

die Silhouette des Doms setzte sich gegen den roten Abendhimmel ab the silhouette of the cathedral contrasted with the red evening sky

III. vi (innehalten) to pause [for breath], to take a breather fam

er trank das Glas aus, ohne abzusetzen he drank the contents of the glass without pausing for breath

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (abnehmen) take off

2) (hinstellen) put down <glass, bag, suitcase>

3) (aussteigen lassen)

jemanden absetzen — (im öffentlichen Verkehr) put somebody down; let somebody out (Amer.); (im privaten Verkehr) drop somebody [off]

4) (entlassen) dismiss < minister, official>; remove <chancellor, judge> from office; depose <king, emperor>

5) (ablagern) deposit

6) (absagen) drop; call off <strike, football match>

7) (nicht mehr anwenden) discontinue <treatment, therapy>; stop taking <medicine, drug>

8) (von den Lippen nehmen) take <glass, trumpet> from one's lips

9) (verkaufen) sell

10) (Steuerw.)

etwas [von der Steuer] absetzen — deduct something [from tax]
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich ablagern) be deposited; < dust> settle; < particles in suspension> settle out

2) (sich distanzieren)

sich von etwas absetzen — distance oneself from something

3) (sich unterscheiden) s. abheben 3.

4) (ugs.): (sich davonmachen) get away

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absetzen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Gegenstand) set ( oder put) down; (Brille, Hut) take off

2. (Ggs ansetzen) (Glas, Feder, Gewehr) put down;

er trank, ohne das Glas einmal abzusetzen auch he downed his pint etc in one umg, US he chug-a-lugged it ( oder drank it chug-a-lug) sl;

ohne den Stift abzusetzen without lifting pen from (the) paper;

Lasten genau absetzen spot loads

3. (Mitreisenden, Fallschirmspringer) drop (off) (

an, bei at)

4. TYPO (Text) set (in type), set up, compose;

die Zeile absetzen begin a new line

5. (streichen) drop;

von der Tagesordnung etc

absetzen take off the agenda etc;

vom Spielplan absetzen drop from the programme

6. WIRTSCH write off ( steuerlich: against tax); (abziehen) deduct

7. vom Amt: dismiss; (Herrscher etc) depose

8. WIRTSCH sell;

sich leicht (schwer) absetzen lassen (not to) sell well

9. MED (Arznei) stop taking; (Drogen) come off; (Therapie) break off

10.

absetzen von ( oder

gegen) (Farbe etc) set off against, contrast with

11. mit einer Borte etc: trim

12. besonders GEOL, CHEM deposit, precipitate

13. Pferd: (den Reiter) throw

14. AGR (entwöhnen) (Kalb etc) wean

15. SCHIFF (abstoßen) push off

B. v/r

1. auch GEOL, CHEM (liegen bleiben) settle, deposit

2. umg (weggehen) clear out ( oder off), make off, leave (

nach for);

sich ins Ausland absetzen leave the country

3. (kontrastieren) contrast, form a contrast (

von with)

4. MIL withdraw, retreat

5. SPORT pull ahead, leave the others behind

C. v/i (unterbrechen) stop, break off;

ohne abzusetzen without a break; auch beim Trinken: in one go, US chug-a-lug sl; beim Schreiben: straight off

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (abnehmen) take off

2) (hinstellen) put down <glass, bag, suitcase>

3) (aussteigen lassen)

jemanden absetzen — (im öffentlichen Verkehr) put somebody down; let somebody out (Amer.); (im privaten Verkehr) drop somebody [off]

4) (entlassen) dismiss <minister, official>; remove <chancellor, judge> from office; depose <king, emperor>

5) (ablagern) deposit

6) (absagen) drop; call off <strike, football match>

7) (nicht mehr anwenden) discontinue <treatment, therapy>; stop taking <medicine, drug>

8) (von den Lippen nehmen) take <glass, trumpet> from one's lips

9) (verkaufen) sell

10) (Steuerw.)

etwas [von der Steuer] absetzen — deduct something [from tax]
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich ablagern) be deposited; < dust> settle; < particles in suspension> settle out

2) (sich distanzieren)

sich von etwas absetzen — distance oneself from something

3) (sich unterscheiden) s. abheben 3.

4) (ugs.): (sich davonmachen) get away

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v.

to deduct v.

to drop v.

to put down v.

to sell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sold)

to set down v.

to unseat v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > absetzen
13 écart

écart [ekaʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = différence) (entre objets, dates) gap ; (entre chiffres, températures, opinions) difference ; (entre explications) discrepancy

• l'écart de prix entre les deux modèles est important there's a big difference in price between the two models

• il y a un gros écart d'âge entre eux there's a big age gap between them

• ils ont 11 ans d'écart there are 11 years between them

• réduire l'écart entre to narrow the gap between

• réduire l'écart à la marque to narrow the gap

   b. ( = action) faire un écart [cheval] to shy ; [voiture] to swerve ; [personne surprise] to jump out of the way

• faire un écart de régime to break one's diet

• faire le grand écart to do the splits ; (figurative) to do a balancing act

   c. ► à l'écart

• être à l'écart [hameau] to be isolated

• tirer qn à l'écart to take sb to one side

• mettre or tenir qn à l'écart ( = empêcher de participer) to keep sb on the sidelines ; ( = empêcher d'approcher) to hold sb back

• rester à l'écart ( = s'isoler) to remain aloof ; ( = ne pas approcher) to stay in the background ; ( = ne pas participer) to stay on the sidelines► à l'écart de

• la maison est à l'écart de la route the house is off the road

• ils habitent un peu à l'écart du village they live just outside the village

• tenir qn à l'écart d'un lieu to keep sb away from a place

• tenir qn à l'écart d'une affaire to keep sb out of a deal

• rester à l'écart des autres to keep out of the way of the others

• rester à l'écart de la politique to steer clear of politics

2. compounds

► écart de conduite misdemeanour

► écart de langage bad language uncount

• faire un écart de langage to use unacceptable language

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ekaʀ
1.

nom masculin

1) ( distance) ( entre des objets) distance, gap ( entre between); ( entre des dates) interval; ( entre des concepts) gap; ( entre des versions) difference

2) ( variation) difference

écart des salaires — pay differential

écart par rapport à la normale — deviation from the norm

3) ( mouvement brusque)

faire un écart — [cheval] to shy; [voiture] to swerve; [piéton] to leap aside

4) ( faute) lapse

il fait des écarts de régime — he doesn't stick to his diet

écarts de langage — bad language [U]

5) ( aux cartes) discard

2.

à l'écart locution adverbiale

être à l'écart — to be isolated

ils bavardaient dans le jardin, à l'écart — they were talking in the garden GB ou yard US, off by themselves

se tenir à l'écart — ( éloigné) to stand apart; ( refuser de se mêler) to keep oneself to oneself; ( ne pas participer) not to join in

mettre quelqu'un à l'écart — ( éloigner) to push somebody aside; ( mettre au ban) to ostracize somebody

3.

à l'écart de locution prépositive away from

tenir quelqu'un à l'écart de — to keep somebody away from [lieu]; to keep somebody out of [activité, négociations]

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ekaʀ nm
1) (espace entre deux parties) gap

faire le grand écart DANSE, GYMNASTIQUE — to do the splits

2) (mouvement latéral) sideways leap, (d'une automobile) swerve

faire un écart [voiture] — to swerve

3) fig (entres données, quantités) difference

écart entre — difference between

4) (autres locutions)

à l'écart [se tenir, rester] — out of the way, [habiter, être situé] in a remote area

tenir qn à l'écart — to keep sb at a distance

à l'écart de (position, situation) — away from

Ils se sont assis à l'écart des autres. — They sat away from the others., fig

rester à l'écart de — to keep out of, to steer clear of, fig

se tenir à l'écart de — to keep out of, to steer clear of

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écart

A nm

1 ( distance) ( entre des objets) distance (entre between), gap (entre between); (entre des dates, événements) interval (entre between); (entre des concepts, attitudes) gap (entre between); ( entre des versions) difference (entre between); écart inflationniste/technologique inflationary/technological gap; un écart d'un mètre a one-metre^GB gap, a gap of one metre^GB; écart de six mois six-month interval, interval of six months; creuser/réduire l'écart to widen/narrow the gap; il y a trop d'écart entre eux (en âge) there's too much of an age gap between them; ⇒ grand;

2 ( variation) difference; écarts de température differences in temperature; écarts de prix price differences, differences in prices; écart des salaires pay differential; écart de dix euros/degrés ten-euro/-degree difference, difference of ten euros/degrees; écart par rapport à la normale/moyenne deviation from the norm/mean;

3 ( mouvement brusque) ( de cheval) shy; ( de voiture) swerve; faire un écart [cheval] to shy; [voiture] to swerve; [piéton] to leap aside;

4 fig ( faute) lapse; il fait des écarts de régime he doesn't stick to his diet; écarts de langage bad language ¢;

5 ( aux cartes) discard.

B à l'écart loc adv être à l'écart to be isolated; ils bavardaient dans le jardin, à l'écart they were talking in the garden GB ou yard US, off by themselves; elle vit à l'écart she keeps herself to herself; se tenir à l 'écart ( éloigné) to stand apart; ( refuser de se mêler) to keep oneself to oneself; ( ne pas participer) not to join in; mettre qn à l'écart ( éloigner) to push sb aside; ( mettre au ban) to ostracize sb; il ne supporte pas cette mise à l'écart he cannot bear the way he is being ostracized ou ignored; prendre or entraîner qn à l'écart to take sb aside.

C à l'écart de loc prép à l'écart de la ville/route away from the town/road; laisser or tenir qn à l'écart de to keep sb away from [lieu]; to keep sb out of [activité]; se tenir à l'écart des autres ( dans l'espace) to stand apart from the others; ( socialement) to refuse to join in; rester or se tenir à l'écart du conflit/des négociations to keep out of the conflict/the negotiations.

Composés

écart de conduite lapse in behaviour^GB; faire des écarts de conduite to have occasional lapses; écart de jeunesse youthful indiscretion; écart à la moyenne Stat deviation from the mean.

[ekar] nom masculin

1. [variation] difference, discrepancy

écart de poids/température difference in weight/temperature

écart salarial wage differential

écart type standard deviation

2. [intervalle] gap, distance

un écart de huit ans les sépare, il y a huit ans d'écart entre eux there's an eight-year gap between them

réduire ou resserrer l'écart entre to close ou to narrow the gap between

3. [déviation] swerving

faire un écart

a. [cheval] to shy

b. [voiture, vélo] to swerve

j'ai fait un petit écart aujourd'hui: j'ai mangé deux gâteaux I broke my diet today: I ate two cakes

4. [excès]

écart de conduite misdemeanour, misbehaviour (substantif non comptable)

écarts de langage strong language

5. JEUX discard

6. DANSE & SPORT

faire le grand écart

a. to do the splits

b. (figuré) to do a balancing act

7. [en comptabilité] margin

[en statistiques] deviation

8. [hameau] hamlet

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à l'écart locution adverbiale

1. [de côté] aside

mettre quelqu'un à l'écart to put somebody on the sidelines

prendre quelqu'un à l'écart to take somebody aside ou to one side/to draw somebody aside ou to one side

tenir quelqu'un à l'écart

a. [éloigné] to hold ou keep somebody back

b. [empêcher de participer] to keep somebody out of things

rester ou se tenir à l'écart

a. [éloigné] to stand apart

b. [ne pas participer] to stay on the sidelines ou in the background, to keep out of things

2. [loin des habitations]

vivre à l'écart to live in a remote spot

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à l'écart de locution prépositionnelle

nous sommes un peu à l'écart du village we live a little way away from the village

il essaie de la tenir à l'écart de tous ses problèmes he's trying not to involve her in all his problems

se tenir à l'écart de la vie politique to keep out of politics

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > écart
14 distinguere

distinguish

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distinguere v.tr.

1 to distinguish, to tell*; to discriminate, to differentiate: al telefono non distinguo la tua voce da quella di tua sorella, on the telephone I can't tell your voice from your sister's; non li so distinguere, I can't tell which is which; non so distinguerlo da suo fratello, sono così simili!; he and his brother are so much alike that I can't tell them apart; stai facendo confusione; distinguiamo!, you're getting everything mixed up; let's distinguish one thing from another!; distinguere tra bene e male, to tell good from evil; non so più distinguere i diversi odori, I can't pick out the different smells any more (o I can no longer tell the difference between the smells)

2 ( scorgere) to distinguish, to discern, to perceive, to make* out, to see* clearly: in quella stanza senza luce non riuscivo a distinguere i suoi lineamenti, in the darkened room I couldn't make out his features; tua sorella era troppo lontana per poter distinguere quello che succedeva, your sister was too far away to be able to see clearly what was going on

3 ( caratterizzare) to distinguish, to mark, to characterize: che cosa distingue l'uomo dagli animali?, what distinguishes man from animals?; una coda molto lunga distingue questa specie, this species is characterized by a very long tail; grandi progressi nelle scienze applicate distinsero il corso del diciannovesimo secolo, enormous advances in applied science marked the course of the nineteenth century; con la grazia che lo distingue mi ha urtato violentemente, he crashed into me with all his characteristic gracefulness

4 ( contrassegnare) to mark: distingue le proprie pecore con segni particolari, he marks his own sheep in a special way

5 ( separare, dividere) to divide, to separate: distinguiamo le opere di questo pittore in tre periodi, let's divide the works of this painter into three periods

6 ( segnalare) to distinguish, to mark: il suo coraggio lo distinse nell'ultima guerra, his courage distinguished him in the last war.

◘ distinguersi v.intr.pron. to stand* out for, to distinguish oneself (by sthg.): si distingue per la sua diligenza, he distinguishes himself by his diligence; si distingue perché porta sempre dei cappelli eccentrici, she makes herself conspicuous by always wearing odd hats; le due parole si distinguono dall'accento, the two words are distinguishable by the stress pattern.

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1. [dis'tinɡwere]
vb irreg vt
1) (differenziare) to distinguish, single out

distinguere tra — to tell the difference between

non li distinguo tra loro — I can't tell the difference between them

distinguere il vero dal falso — to tell truth from falsehood

la sua energia lo distingue dagli altri — his energy distinguishes him o sets him apart from the others

2) (percepire) to distinguish, discern

era troppo buio per distinguere la sua faccia — it was too dark to see o make out his (o her) face

non riesco a distinguere il numero dell'autobus — I can't see the number of the bus

3) (contrassegnare: con etichetta) to mark, indicate

4) (frm : dividere) to divide, separate

2. vip (distinguersi)

1) (essere riconoscibile) to be distinguished

2) (emergere) to stand out, be conspicuous, distinguish o.s.

un whisky che si distingue per il suo aroma — a whisky with a distinctive bouquet

si è sempre distinta per la sua eleganza — her elegance always makes her stand out from the crowd

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[dis'tingwere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (separare) to distinguish ( tra between; da from)

è difficile distinguere i gemelli — it's difficult to tell the twins apart

distinguere il bene dal male — to know o tell right from wrong

2) (percepire le differenze) to distinguish, to discern [ colori]; to make* out [ contorni]; to catch* [suoni, odori]

3) (differenziare) [dettaglio, qualità] to set* [sb., sth.] apart [persone, animali, oggetti] (da from)

ciò che distingue Parigi da Roma — what makes Paris different from Rome, what distinguishes Paris from Rome

4) (caratterizzare) to characterize [epoca, azienda]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

bisogna saper distinguere — you have to be able to tell the difference

distinguere tra A e B — to discriminate o distinguish between A and B, to draw a distinction between A and B
3.
verbo pronominale distinguersi

1) (differire) [persona, organizzazione] to differ (da from)

2) (farsi notare) [sportivo, candidato] to stand* out, to distinguish oneself

- rsi dal gruppo — to rise above the group

deve sempre -rsi! — spreg. he always has to be different! he always wants to stand out!

3) (essere percepito) to be* distinguishable

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distinguere

/dis'tingwere/ [40]

I verbo transitivo

1 (separare) to distinguish ( tra between; da from); è difficile distinguere i gemelli it's difficult to tell the twins apart; distinguere il bene dal male to know o tell right from wrong

2 (percepire le differenze) to distinguish, to discern [ colori]; to make* out [ contorni]; to catch* [ suoni, odori]

3 (differenziare) [ dettaglio, qualità] to set* [sb., sth.] apart [ persone, animali, oggetti] ( da from); ciò che distingue Parigi da Roma what makes Paris different from Rome, what distinguishes Paris from Rome

4 (caratterizzare) to characterize [ epoca, azienda]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) bisogna saper distinguere you have to be able to tell the difference; distinguere tra A e B to discriminate o distinguish between A and B, to draw a distinction between A and B

III distinguersi verbo pronominale

1 (differire) [ persona, organizzazione] to differ ( da from)

2 (farsi notare) [ sportivo, candidato] to stand* out, to distinguish oneself; - rsi dal gruppo to rise above the group; deve sempre -rsi! spreg. he always has to be different! he always wants to stand out!

3 (essere percepito) to be* distinguishable.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > distinguere
15 hervorragen

v/i (trennb., hat -ge-)

1. jut ( oder stick) out ( aus of; hinter / unter + Dat from behind / under); project (from); hervorragen aus (sich erheben) rise ( oder tower) above

2. fig. stand out ( durch by)

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to beetle

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her|vor|ra|gen
vi sep

1) (Felsen, Stein etc) to jut out, to project; (Nase) to protrude

2) (fig = sich auszeichnen) to stand out

er ragt unter den anderen/durch seine Intelligenz hervor — he stands out from the others/because of his intelligence

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1) (to stick out: A sharp rock projected from the sea.) project

2) prominence

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her·vor|ra·gen

[hɛɐ̯ˈfo:ɐ̯ra:gn̩]

vi

1. (sich auszeichnen)

▪ [unter ihnen] [durch etw akk] \hervorragen to stand out [among [or from] sb] [because of sth]

2. (weit vorragen)

▪ [aus etw dat] \hervorragen to jut out [or protrude] [from sth]

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intransitives Verb

1) (aus etwas ragen) project; jut out; < cheekbones> stand out

2) (sich auszeichnen) stand out

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hervorragen v/i (trennb, hat -ge-)

1. jut ( oder stick) out (

aus of;

hinter/unter +dat from behind/under); project (from);

hervorragen aus (sich erheben) rise ( oder tower) above

2. fig stand out (

durch by)

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intransitives Verb

1) (aus etwas ragen) project; jut out; < cheekbones> stand out

2) (sich auszeichnen) stand out

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v.

to jut v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hervorragen
16 diferenciarse

diferenciarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to differ, be different ( por, because of)

2 (destacarse) to distinguish oneself, stand out ( por, because of)

■ se diferencia por su acento she stands out because of her accent

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VPR

1) (=ser diferente) to differ, be different (de from)

no se diferencian en nada — they do not differ at all

se diferencian en que... — they differ in that...

2) (=destacarse) to stand out

este producto se diferencia por su calidad — this product stands out because of its quality

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■diferenciarse verbo reflexivo to differ [de, from], be different [de, from]
' diferenciarse' also found in these entries:
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diferenciar
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differ

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vpr

1. [diferir] to differ, to be different (de/en from/in);
se diferencia del hermano en que es más tímido he's different from his brother in that he's shyer;

¿en qué se diferencia un roble de un olmo? in what way does an oak differ from an elm?;

sólo se diferencian en el tamaño the only difference between them is the size

2. [descollar]
diferenciarse de to stand out from;

se diferenciaba de los demás por su valentía he stood out from the others for his bravery

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diferenciarse

v/r differ (de from);

no se diferencian en nada there’s no difference at all between them

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vr

: to differ

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diferenciarse vb (ser diferente) to be different

siempre se ha diferenciado de los demás he's always been different from the rest

¿en qué se diferencian? what's the difference between them?

se diferencian en sus aficiones they have different hobbies

Spanish-English dictionary > diferenciarse
17 spiccare

spiccare v.tr.

1 ( staccare) to pick, to pluck; ( disgiungere) to detach, to cut* off: spiccare un fiore, un grappolo d'uva, to pick a flower, a bunch of grapes

2 ( pronunciare) to enunciate distinctly: spiccare le parole, to enunciate one's words distinctly

3 spiccare un salto, to jump; spiccare un volo, to fly off, (fig.) to take (to) flight: l'uccello spiccò il volo, the bird flew off // spiccare il bollore, to begin to boil

4 (dir.) to issue: spiccare un ordine, un mandato di cattura, to issue an order, a warrant of arrest

5 (comm.) ( emettere) to issue, to draw*, to make* out: spiccare un assegno, to make out (o to draw) a cheque; spiccare una tratta, to draw a bill; spiccare tratta su qlcu., to draw (o to make a draft) on s.o.; spiccare una fattura, to issue (o to draw) an invoice; spiccare su qlcu. un ordine di requisizione di merci, to indent for goods upon s.o.

◆ v. intr. to stand* out, to show* up: spicca fra gli altri per la sua altezza, he stands out from the others by his height; il rosso è un colore che spicca, red is a colour that catches the eye (o an eye-catching colour).

◘ spiccarsi v.intr.pron. to open easily; to split* open easily.

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[spik'kare]
1. vt

1)

spiccare un balzo — to jump, leap

spiccare il volo — (uccello) to take wing, fig to spread one's wings

2) Dir, (Comm : mandato, assegno) to issue

2. vi

(aus avere) (risaltare) to stand out

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[spik'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (staccare) to pick, to pluck [fiore, frutto]; (scandire) to articulate [ parola]

2) (compiere un movimento)

spiccare un salto — to jump

spiccare il volo — to spread one's wings (anche fig.)

3) econ. to draw*, to issue [assegno, cambiale]

4) dir. to issue [ mandato di cattura]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) [colore, persona, qualità] to stand* out, to show* up (su, contro against)

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spiccare

/spik'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (staccare) to pick, to pluck [fiore, frutto]; (scandire) to articulate [ parola]

2 (compiere un movimento) spiccare un salto to jump; spiccare il volo to spread one's wings (anche fig.)

3 econ. to draw*, to issue [assegno, cambiale]

4 dir. to issue [ mandato di cattura]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) [colore, persona, qualità] to stand* out, to show* up (su, contro against).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > spiccare
18 distinguere

1. [dis'tinɡwere]
vb irreg vt
1) (differenziare) to distinguish, single out

distinguere tra — to tell the difference between

non li distinguo tra loro — I can't tell the difference between them

distinguere il vero dal falso — to tell truth from falsehood

la sua energia lo distingue dagli altri — his energy distinguishes him o sets him apart from the others

2) (percepire) to distinguish, discern

era troppo buio per distinguere la sua faccia — it was too dark to see o make out his (o her) face

non riesco a distinguere il numero dell'autobus — I can't see the number of the bus

3) (contrassegnare: con etichetta) to mark, indicate

4) (frm : dividere) to divide, separate

2. vip (distinguersi)

1) (essere riconoscibile) to be distinguished

2) (emergere) to stand out, be conspicuous, distinguish o.s.

un whisky che si distingue per il suo aroma — a whisky with a distinctive bouquet

si è sempre distinta per la sua eleganza — her elegance always makes her stand out from the crowd

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > distinguere
19 выделяться

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The combustible gases are continuously evolved (or emitted) from the surface.

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Turpentine, the volatile portion of the gum that exudes from incisions in trunks of living pine trees...

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An exothermic reaction is a reaction of transformation during which heat is liberated.

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Considerable heat is released (or evolved) during the fermentation.

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Adding benzene to such a mixture raises the freezing point and ice separates out.

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These enzymes are secreted by the labial glands.

II

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= stretching bands are prominent at 1475 cm^-1.

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Of the known separation methods, gas chromatography stands out as the most mature in development.

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Certain of these groups of compounds stand out as being much more active than others.

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Two other bright features stand out on the surface of Venus.

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The combustible gases are continuously evolved (or emitted) from the surface.

•
Turpentine, the volatile portion of the gum that exudes from incisions in trunks of living pine trees...

•
An exothermic reaction is a reaction of transformation during which heat is liberated.

•
Considerable heat is released (or evolved) during the fermentation.

•
Adding benzene to such a mixture raises the freezing point and ice separates out.

•
These enzymes are secreted by the labial glands.

II

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= stretching bands are prominent at 1475 cm^-1.

•
Of the known separation methods, gas chromatography stands out as the most mature in development.

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Certain of these groups of compounds stand out as being much more active than others.

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Two other bright features stand out on the surface of Venus.

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