stand by in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for stand by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stand by VB [stand -] (stand by)

1. stand by (be prepared):

stand by

essere pronto

stand by doctor, army, emergency services:

essere pronto a intervenire

to be standing by to do services:

essere pronto a fare

“stand by for take-off!” AVIAT

“prepararsi al decollo”

2. stand by (refuse to act):

stand by

stare a guardare

he stood by and did nothing

è rimasto lì senza intervenire

how can you stand by and let that happen?

come puoi startene lì con le mani in mano?

II.stand by VB [stand -] (stand by [sb, sth]) (be loyal to)

stand by person

sostenere, appoggiare

stand by actions, decision

attenersi a

stand by principles, offer

tenere fede a

Translations for stand by in the Italian»English Dictionary

appoggiare idea, progetto, candidato

to stand by

“prepararsi al decollo”

“stand by for take-off”

tenere fede a impegni

to stand by

all'arrembaggio!

stand by to board!

Translations for stand by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

da

he was bitten by a snake

è stato morso da un serpente

the house was designed by an architect

la casa è stata disegnata da un architetto

a building destroyed by fire

un edificio distrutto dal fuoco

we were overwhelmed by the news

fummo sconvolti dalla notizia

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

vi sarà rimborsata l'intera somma da voi pagata

2. by (through the means of):

by

in, per, con

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

by bicycle

in bicicletta

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

facendo dello straordinario, riuscì a guadagnare di più

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

vendendo degli oggetti di valore, è riuscita a procurarsi un po' di denaro

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

secondo

by

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

per me va bene

4. by (via, passing through):

by

attraverso, per, tramite, da

we entered by the back door

siamo entrati dalla porta di servizio

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

ci arriveremo più velocemente se passeremo da Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5. by (near, beside):

by

presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed, the window

accanto al letto, alla finestra

by the sea

in riva al mare

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

6. by (past):

to go or passò by sb

passare davanti or accanto a qn

she walked by me

pass davanti a me

they passed us by in their car

ci sono passati davanti in macchina

please let us get by

per favore, lasciateci passare

7. by (showing authorship):

by

di

a film by Stanley Kubrik

un film di Stanley Kubrik

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un romanzo di Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

di chi è?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

per

by

entro

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight

di giorno or alla luce del giorno

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

proibito per legge

to play by the rules

giocare secondo le regole

it seems primitive by western standards

sembra primitivo per gli standard occidentali

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

di

prices have risen by 20%

i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

è due centimetri più alto di me or è più alto di me di due centimetri

by far

è di gran lunga

she is by far the cleverest, the youngest

di gran lunga la più intelligente, la più giovane

it's better by far

è di gran lunga migliore

12. by (in measurements):

by

per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

a

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

by the dozen

a dozzine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

poco a poco

day by day

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

one by one

uno a uno or uno alla volta

16. by (with regard to):

by

di

he is an architect by profession or trade

di professione fa l'architetto

by birth

di nascita

17. by (as a result of):

by

per

by mistake

per errore

by chance

per caso, casualmente

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

sud-sud-ovest

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passare

the people walking by

la gente che passa or i passanti

he walked on by without stopping

passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then

molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by

col (passare del) tempo

2. by (near):

by

vicino

by

accanto

he lives close by

abita vicino

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passa a bere qualcosa

she called by during the week

è passata in settimana

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

by

secondario

by

indiretto

by effect

effetto secondario

IV.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by (in past)

di lì a poco

by and by (in future)

presto or fra breve or tra poco

by the by or by the bye

incidentalmente or a proposito

but that's by the by

ma questo c'entra poco

by and large

nell'insieme, nel complesso

I.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd] N

1. stand (piece of furniture):

stand (for coats, hats)

appendiabiti m

stand (for coats, hats)

attaccapanni m

stand (for plant)

portavasi m

stand (for trophy)

piedistallo m

stand (for sheet music)

leggio m

2. stand COMM (stall):

stand (on market)

bancarella f

stand (kiosk)

chiosco m

stand (at exhibition, trade fair)

stand m

stand (at exhibition, trade fair)

padiglione m

news(paper) stand

chiosco dei giornali

3. stand SPORTS (in stadium):

stand

tribuna f

stand

stand m

4. stand LAW (witness box):

stand

banco m dei testimoni

to take the stand

salire sul banco dei testimoni

5. stand (stance):

stand

posizione f

stand

atteggiamento m

to take or make a stand on sth

prendere posizione su qc

6. stand (resistance to attack):

stand

opposizione f

(to make) a last stand

(opporre) un'ultima resistenza

7. stand (in cricket):

a stand of 120 runs

una serie ininterrotta di 120 punti

8. stand (standstill):

to come to a stand

arrestarsi

the traffic was brought to a stand

il traffico si era paralizzato

9. stand (area):

stand (of corn)

campo m

stand (of trees)

boschetto m

II.stand <pt/pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB trans

1. stand (place):

stand person

mettere [qn] in piedi, fare stare [qn] in piedi

stand object

mettere [qc] dritto

stand it over there

mettilo lì

to stand sb on, in etc.

mettere qn in piedi su, in

to stand sth on, in, against etc.

mettere qc (dritto) su, in, contro

2. stand (bear):

stand person, insects, certain foods

sopportare

I can't stand liars

non posso soffrire or non sopporto i bugiardi

he can't stand to do or doing

non sopporta di fare

I can't stand him doing

non riesco a sopportare che faccia

she won't stand any nonsense, bad behaviour

non ammetterà sciocchezze, maleducazione

it won't stand close scrutiny

non reggerà a un esame attento

3. stand (pay for) inf:

to stand sb sth

pagare qc a qn

to stand sb a meal

offrire un pasto a qn

to stand sb a drink

pagare da bere a qn

4. stand LAW:

to stand trial

subire un processo

to stand security for sb, to stand bail for sb

pagare la cauzione per qn

5. stand (be liable):

to stand to lose sth

rischiare di perdere qc

she stands to gain a million pounds if the deal goes through

se l'affare va in porto c'è la possibiltà che guadagni un milione di sterline

III.stand <pt/pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB intr

1. stand:

stand, also stand up

alzarsi

let's stand, we'll see better

alziamoci in piedi così vediamo meglio

2. stand (be upright):

stand person:

stare in piedi

stand object:

essere in piedi, essere dritto

they were standing at the bar, in the doorway

se ne stavano in piedi vicino al bar, all'entrata

they were standing talking near the car

erano vicino alla macchina che parlavano

to remain standing

restare in piedi

only a few houses were left standing

sono rimaste in piedi solo poche case

there's not much of the cathedral still standing

non è rimasto molto della cattedrale

don't just stand there, do something!

non stare lì impalato, fai qualcosa!

3. stand building, village etc.:

stand (be positioned)

essere situato, trovarsi

stand (clearly delineated)

stagliarsi

the house, tree stood on top of the hill

la casa, l'albero si stagliava in cima alla collina

“the train now standing at platform one”

“il treno fermo al primo binario”

4. stand (step):

to stand on insect

calpestare

to stand on foot

pestare

5. stand (be):

to stand empty house:

restare vuoto

to stand accused of sth

essere accusato di qc

to stand ready

essere pronto

as things stand

così come stanno le cose

I want to know where I stand fig

vorrei sapere come sono messe le cose per me

where do you stand on abortion, capital punishment?

qual è la tua posizione riguardo all'aborto, alla pena di morte?

nothing stands between me and getting the job

non c'è niente che mi impedisca di ottenere il posto

my savings are all that stand between us and poverty

l'unica cosa che ci separa dalla povertà sono i miei risparmi

to stand in sb's way

bloccare il passaggio a qn

to stand in sb's way fig

ostacolare qn

to stand in the way of progress fig

ostacolare il progresso

6. stand (remain valid):

stand offer:

rimanere valida

stand agreement, statement:

valere

the record still stands

il record rimane imbattuto

7. stand (measure in height):

he stands six feet

è alto un metro e ottanta

the tower, hill stands 500 metres high

la torre, la collina è alta 500 metri

8. stand (be at certain level):

the record, total stands at 300

il record, il totale è di 300

the score stands at 3-0

il punteggio è di 3 a zero

9. stand (be a candidate):

stand

candidarsi

to stand as candidate

presentarsi come

to stand for parliament

candidarsi al parlamento

to stand for president

candidarsi alla presidenza

10. stand (act as):

to stand as godfather for sb

fare da padrino a qn

to stand as guarantor for sb

farsi garante di qn

11. stand (not move):

stand water:

stagnare

stand mixture:

riposare

to let sth stand

lasciare riposare qc

let the tea stand

lascia il tè in infusione

12. stand NAUT:

to stand for port, Dover etc.

fare rotta per

IV.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd]

to leave sb standing athlete:

infliggere un notevole distacco a

to leave sb standing student, company:

superare

as a cook, she leaves me standing

in cucina è molto più brava di me

to stand up and be counted

fare sentire la propria voce

stand by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stand by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stand by VB intr

1. stand by (observe):

stand by

stare a guardare

2. stand by (be ready to take action):

stand by

essere pronto, -a

II.stand by VB trans (support)

stand by

appoggiare

Translations for stand by in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

Translations for stand by in the Italian»English Dictionary

stare al fianco di qu fig (essergli solidale)

to stand by sb

Translations for stand by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

vicino a

close [or near] by …

vicino a …

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

by the sea

sul mare

2. by (at):

by

presso

to remain by sb for two days

restare presso qu per due giorni

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante il giorno/la notte

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

entro

by tomorrow/midnight

entro domani/la mezzanotte

by now [or then]

ormai

5. by (cause):

by

da

a novel by Joyce

un romanzo di Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

essere uccisio da qc/qu

surrounded by dogs

circondato da cani

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus

in treno/aereo/autobus

made by hand

fatto a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tenere qu per il braccio

by doing sth

facendo qc

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

stare da solo

to do sth by oneself

fare qc da solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

to divide by 6

dividere per 6

to increase by 10%

aumentare del 10%

to multiply by 4

moltiplicare per 4

paid by the hour/day

pagato a ore/a giornata

4 feet by 6

4 piedi per 6

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by

vicino

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

by and by

fra poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

passare

Phrases:

by and large

in generale

I.stand [stænd] N

1. stand (position):

stand

posizione f

to take a stand on (doing) sth

prendere una posizione in qc/nel fare qc

to make a stand against sth

opporre resistenza a qc

2. stand pl in stadium:

stand

tribuna f

3. stand (support, frame):

stand

supporto m

music stand

leggio m

4. stand (market stall):

stand

banco m del mercato

5. stand for vehicles:

stand

posteggio m

taxi stand

posteggio m dei taxi

6. stand (witness box):

stand

banco m dei testimoni

to take the stand

salire sul banco dei testimoni

7. stand (group):

a stand of trees

una serie di alberi

II.stand <stood, stood> [stænd] VB intr

1. stand (be upright):

stand

stare in piedi

to stand 6 feet tall

essere alto, -a un metro e ottanta

to stand still

stare fermo, -a

2. stand (be located):

stand

trovarsi

3. stand (remain unchanged):

stand decision

rimanere valido, -a

stand law

rimanere in vigore

III.stand <stood, stood> [stænd] VB trans

1. stand (place):

stand

mettere dritto, -a

2. stand (bear):

stand

sopportare

I can't stand her

non la sopporto

3. stand LAW:

to stand trial

subire un processo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In other words, questioning who will stand by her while giving an answer that she herself will go along with.

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We will not stand by idly and watch.

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At these places he would stand by the exiled priests hiding from the iconoclasts.

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As the people of the world's largest democracy recover from these attacks, they can count on the world's oldest democracy to stand by their side.

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Could this country stand by and watch the direst crime that ever stained the face of history, and thus become participators in the sin?

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She continues to stand by him, but he remains distant.

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Or we can stand by while others make the decisions, and face a patchwork of controls that will soon come out in trade restrictions.

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We want to know our mates will stand by us until we snap out of our slump.

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The older womenfolk often don't actively participate in the show but stand by the sidelines as assistants.

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He missed the medal stand by a hundredth of a second.

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