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[stænd] stood vb: pt, pp1. n1) (booth) chiosco, (market stall) banco, bancarella, (at exhibition, fair) stand m inv, (raised area), (also: bandstand) palco, Sport tribuna, Am Law, (also: witness stand) banco3) (also: taxi stand) posteggio di taxi2. vt1) (place) mettere, porre2) (withstand, bear: weight) reggere a, resistere, sopportare3) (tolerate) sopportare4)(
fam: treat) to stand sb a drink/meal — offrire da bere/un pranzo a qn5)to stand guard or watch Mil — essere di guardia or sentinellato stand guard over Mil fig — fare la guardia a
3. vithey kept us standing about or around for ages — ci hanno fatto aspettare in piedi per ore
that was all that stood between him and... — era tutto ciò che si frapponeva fra lui e...
to be left standing — (building) essere rimasto (-a) in piedi, (fig: competitor) essere bruciato (-a) in partenza
to stand on one's head/hands — fare la verticale in appoggio/la verticale
2)3) (be situated: building, tree) trovarsi, stare4) Culinto leave to stand — (tea) lasciare in infusione, (batter) (lasciar) riposare
it stands to reason that... — è logico che...
5) (fig: be placed) starethe peace process as it stands violates human rights — il processo di pace così com'è viola i diritti umani
to stand at — (thermometer, clock) indicare, segnare, (offer, price, sales) ammontare a, (score) essere
6) Pol7) Naut•- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up -
42 trice n
[traɪs]in a trice Brit fam — in un batter d'occhio, in un attimo
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43 twinkling twin·kling n
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44 unblinking un·blink·ing adj
[ʌn'blɪŋkɪŋ](person) impassibile
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