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[stænd] stood vb: pt, pp
1. n
1) (booth) chiosco, (market stall) banco, bancarella, (at exhibition, fair) stand m inv , (raised area), (also: bandstand) palco, Sport tribuna, Am Law , (also: witness stand) banco

a music stand — un leggio

our stand in the trade fair — il nostro stand alla fiera

he kicked the ball into the stand — con un calcio ha tirato la palla in tribuna

2) (position), (also), fig posizione f , (resistance) resistenza

to take (up) one's stand at the door — prendere il proprio posto vicino alla porta

to take a stand on an issue — prendere posizione su un problema

to make a stand against sth Mil fig — opporre resistenza contro qc

3) (also: taxi stand) posteggio di taxi
2. vt
1) (place) mettere, porre

to stand sth against a wall — appoggiare qc a un muro

to stand sth on end — mettere qc in piedi

2) (withstand, bear: weight) reggere a, resistere, sopportare

it won't stand serious examination — non reggerà ad un esame accurato

the troops stood heavy bombardment — le truppe hanno sopportato pesanti bombardamenti

the company will have to stand the loss — la ditta dovrà sostenere la perdita

to stand the cost of — sobbarcarsi le spese di

3) (tolerate) sopportare

I can't stand him — non lo sopporto

I can't stand this noise — non sopporto questo chiasso

I can't stand the sight of him — non lo posso vedere

I can't stand it any longer! — non ce la faccio più!

I can't stand waiting for people — non sopporto aspettare la gente

4)

(fam: treat) to stand sb a drink/meal — offrire da bere/un pranzo a qn

5)

(phrases) to stand guard or watch Mil — essere di guardia or sentinella

to stand guard over Mil fig — fare la guardia a

3. vi
1) (be upright) stare in piedi, (stay standing) restare in piedi, (get up) alzarsi

I had to stand — sono dovuto restare in piedi

he could hardly stand — si reggeva a malapena

the woman standing over there — la donna in piedi laggiù

he was standing by the door — stava in piedi vicino alla porta

don't just stand there - help me! — non stare lì impalato - aiutami!

the house is still standing — la casa è ancora in piedi

they stood talking for hours — restarono a parlare per delle ore

they kept us standing about or around for ages — ci hanno fatto aspettare in piedi per ore

to stand on sb's foot — pestare il piede a qn

to stand in sb's way — intralciare il passaggio a qn

I won't stand in your way fig — non ti sarò d'ostacolo

nothing stands in our way — la via è libera

that was all that stood between him and ... — era tutto ciò che si frapponeva fra lui e...

nothing stands between us — non c'è niente che ci separi

to be left standing — (building) essere rimasto (-a) in piedi, (fig: competitor) essere bruciato (-a) in partenza

it made my hair stand on end — mi ha fatto rizzare i capelli

to stand still — stare fermo (-a) (in piedi)

to stand fast — tener duro

to stand on one's own two feet fig — cavarsela da solo (-a)

to stand on one's head/hands — fare la verticale in appoggio/la verticale

he could do the job standing on his head — potrebbe fare quel lavoro a occhi chiusi

to stand a (good) chance of — avere una (buona) possibilità di

to stand on the brakes Auto — frenare di colpo

to stand on one's dignity — stare sulle sue

2)

he stands over 6 feet — è alto più di 2m

the tower stands 50m high — la torre è alta 50m

3) (be situated: building, tree) trovarsi, stare

the car stands outside all year round — la macchina sta fuori tutto l'anno

the house stands on top of a hill — la casa è situata in cima ad una collina

4) Culin

to leave to stand — (tea) lasciare in infusione, (batter) (lasciar) riposare

my objection still stands — la mia obiezione è ancora valida

to let sth stand as it is — lasciare qc così com'è

the theory stands or falls on this — è questo il presupposto su cui si basa la teoria

it stands to reason that ... — è logico che...

5) (fig: be placed) stare

to stand accused of — essere accusato (-a) di

how do things stand? — come stanno le cose?

as things stand — stando così le cose

the 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) Pol

to stand as a candidate — candidarsi

to stand in an election — candidarsi ad un'elezione

to stand for Parliament — candidarsi al Parlamento

7) Naut

to stand out to sea — stare al largo


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