standby

standby
['stændbaɪ] 1.
nome
1) (person) riserva f., rimpiazzo m.; (food, ingredient) scorta f., riserva f.

to be on standby — [army, emergency services] essere pronti a intervenire; (for airline ticket) essere in lista d'attesa

2) (in telecommunications) stand-by m.
2.
modificatore
1) (emergency) [circuit] d'emergenza; [battery] di riserva
2) [ticket] stand-by; [passenger] in stand-by
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standby, stand-by /ˈstændbaɪ/
A n. (pl. standbys)
1 (persona, cosa di) scorta; riserva; surrogato; sostituto; cosa di ripiego, ripiego: Tinned beef is a good standby in an emergency, la carne (di bue) in scatola è un buon surrogato per un'emergenza; (moda) Brown is a boring standby, il marrone è un noioso colore di ripiego
2 cibo (o alimento) preferito: pork and mutton are old English standbys, carne di maiale e castrato sono alimenti tradizionali della cucina inglese
3 persona fidata, su cui contare; cosa su cui fare affidamento
4 (USA) controfigura
5 (aeron.) lista di attesa per viaggiatori privi di prenotazione; (anche) passeggero in lista d'attesa; = standby ticket ► sotto B, def. 4
6 (fin.) credito (o prestito) stand by
7 (comput.) standby; attesa
B a. attr.
1 di scorta; di riserva; d'emergenza: (elettr.) standby generator, generatore d'emergenza
2 (spec. fin.) di sostegno; stand by: standby agreement, accordo stand by; standby credit, (linea di) credito stand by; standby letter of credit, lettera di credito confermata
3 (aeron.) di riserva: standby altimeter, altimetro di riserva
4 (aeron.) stand by; di (o in) attesa: standby ticket, biglietto stand by
● (elettr.) standby battery, batteria tampone □ (fin.) standby credit, credito stand by □ (ind., org. az.) standby equipment, attrezzature momentaneamente inutilizzate □ on standby, (di forze d'ordine, ecc.) di pronto intervento; in stato di preallarme; (aeron.: di passeggeri) in lista d'attesa.
* * *
['stændbaɪ] 1.
nome
1) (person) riserva f., rimpiazzo m.; (food, ingredient) scorta f., riserva f.

to be on standby — [army, emergency services] essere pronti a intervenire; (for airline ticket) essere in lista d'attesa

2) (in telecommunications) stand-by m.
2.
modificatore
1) (emergency) [circuit] d'emergenza; [battery] di riserva
2) [ticket] stand-by; [passenger] in stand-by

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