Translations for stand down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.stand down VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + adv)

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2. stand down LAW:

stand down witness:

abandonar el estrado

II.stand down VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + o + adv)

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stand down (relieve of duty) esp Brit :

stand down troops

stand down troops

poner fin al estado de alerta de

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I.stand <pt & pp stood> [Am stænd, Brit stand] VB intr

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1.1. stand (to be, to remain upright):

stand person:

stand person:

estar parado LatAm

he was tired of standing

estaba cansado de estar de pie

he was tired of standing

estaba cansado de estar parado LatAm

she had to stand for the whole of the journey

tuvo que hacer todo el viaje de pie

she had to stand for the whole of the journey

tuvo que hacer todo el viaje parada LatAm

I was so tired I could hardly stand

estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

they left no stone standing

no dejaron piedra sobre piedra

1.3. stand (to measure in height):

he stands 1.90m in his socks

mide 1, 90 sin zapatos

the tower stands 30 meters high

la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2.1. stand (to move, to take up position):

stand over there

stand over there

párate allí LatAm

stand clear!

he stood on a chair

se subió a una silla

he stood on a chair

se paró en una silla LatAm

to stand aside

hacerse a un lado

to stand aside

can you stand on your head?

¿sabes pararte de cabeza?

can you stand on your head?

¿sabes hacer el pino? Spain

you stood on my toe!

I had to stand on the brakes inf

tuve que pisar el freno a fondo

3.1. stand (to be situated, located):

she was standing at the window

estaba junto a la ventana

against the wall stood a writing desk

había un escritorio contra la pared

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple

la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple

la capilla se yergue en el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano liter

a church stood here long ago

hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

beneath the crest stands a motto

bajo el escudo puede leerse un lema

his name stood at the top of the list

su nombre ocupaba el primer lugar en la lista or encabezaba la lista

I won't stand between them

no me interpondré entre ellos

I won't stand in your way

no seré yo quien te lo impida

3.2. stand (to hold a position):

where do you stand on this issue?

¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

she stands to the left of the socialists

está a la izquierda de los socialistas

she stands second in line to the throne

ocupa el segundo lugar en la línea de sucesión al trono

where do the Dolphins stand in the league?

¿qué lugar ocupan los Dolphins en la liga?

ecological issues stand high on the agenda

los temas ecológicos ocupan un lugar preferente en el orden del día

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

at least now I know where I stand

por lo menos ahora sé a qué atenerme

3.3. stand (to be mounted, fixed):

a hut standing on wooden piles

una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4.1. stand (to stop, to remain still) person:

they stood and stared open-mouthed

se quedaron mirando boquiabiertos

she just stood there

estaba allí parada

don't just stand there; do something!

¡no te quedes ahí parado! ¡haz algo!

I was left standing there looking like a fool

me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

I haven't time to stand around gabbing

no tengo tiempo para estar or quedarme de charla

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” Am

estacionamiento prohibido

“no standing” Am

prohibido estacionarse

tears stood in her eyes

tenía los ojos llenos de lágrimas

beads of sweat stood on her brow

tenía la frente perlada de sudor liter

stand and deliver! arch

¡la bolsa o la vida!

to stand firm or fast

mantenerse firme

to leave sb standing

dejar muy atrás a alguien

she left the rest of the field standing

dejó muy atrás al resto de los corredores

4.2. stand (to stay undisturbed) batter/water:

remove from heat and leave to stand

retirar del fuego y dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor

había charcos de agua en el suelo

his books stood untouched on the shelf

los libros estaban en el estante tal como los había dejado

4.3. stand (to survive, to last) building:

these walls have stood for centuries

estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing

la torre sigue en pie

6.3. stand (to be likely to):

to stand to + infin 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 ?

7.1. stand (to take on the role of):

he agreed to stand godfather to the child

aceptó ser padrino del niño

he stood proxy at the wedding

actuó en representación del novio en la boda

7.2. stand (in elections for office):

stand Brit

presentarse (como candidato)

he is unlikely to stand a second time

no es probable que se presente otra vez

to stand for sth she is standing for the presidency

se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

to stand for treasurer

presentarse como candidato para el cargo de tesorero

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

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2.1. stand (to tolerate, to bear) with can, can't, won't:

stand pain/noise

stand pain/noise

I can't stand him

no lo aguanto or soporto

I can't stand him

no lo trago inf

I can't stand the sight of him

no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer!

¡no puedo más!

I can't stand it any longer!

¡no aguanto más!

to stand -ing she can't stand being interrupted

no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

III.stand [Am stænd, Brit stand] N

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2.1. stand (pedestal, base):

pie m

2.2. stand (for sheet music):

2.3. stand (for coats, hats):

4. stand (for spectators):

stand often pl

5. stand (witness box):

stand Am

to take the stand

subir al estrado

See also stand up to, stand up, stand for

stand up to VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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stand up to person/threats:

stand up to

hacerle frente a

I.stand up VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + adv)

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II.stand up VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + o + adv)

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1. stand up (set upright):

2. stand up (not keep appointment with):

stand up inf

dejar plantado a inf

stand up inf

darle (el) plantón a inf

stand up inf

darle la plancha a Mex inf

stand up inf

tirarle la plancha a Mex inf

we were stood up

nos dejaron plantados inf

we were stood up

nos dieron (el) plantón inf

we were stood up

nos dieron or nos tiraron la plancha Mex inf

stand for VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + prep + o)

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2. stand for (put up with):

stand for usu with neg

stand for usu with neg

I won't stand for it any longer!

¡no lo pienso consentir or tolerar ni un minuto más!

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

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1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

2.1. down (of position):

down

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

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1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

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1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

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1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

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1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

down person/opponent

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

down aircraft

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

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I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cut down tree

2. cut down (kill):

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

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I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

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quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

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1. down (on bird):

down

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

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I.stand [stænd] stood, stood stood, stood N

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2. stand pl in stadium:

3. stand (support, frame):

music stand

4. stand (market stall):

trucha f AmC

5. stand for vehicles:

parada de taxis

6. stand (witness box):

to take the stand

subir al estrado

7. stand (group):

a stand of trees

una hilera de árboles

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

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2. stand (be located):

3. stand (remain unchanged):

stand decision, law

mantenerse en vigor

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

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1. stand (place):

2. stand (bear):

I can't stand her

no la puedo ver

3. stand (pay for):

to stand sb a drink

invitar a alguien a una copa

to stand a round inf

pagar una ronda

4. stand LAW (undergo):

down¹ [daʊn] N

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I.down² [daʊn] ADV

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1. down (movement):

down

to fall down

to lie down

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

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2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

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Having initially planned to stand down from the role once the season begins, he later indicated that he would carry on in this position. en.wikipedia.org

His dissatisfaction with the party became so widespread that it was rumoured that he intended to stand down, although no announcement was made. en.wikipedia.org

However, by midnight they were told to stand down as no survivors were expected. en.wikipedia.org

Part of the town is very flat and the other uneven, with many houses built on small elevations, as with the stand down. en.wikipedia.org

Another measure was to stand down the state of siege. en.wikipedia.org

It consisted of a covered grandstand behind the infield and uncovered stand down the right field line. en.wikipedia.org

The inverse would be to stand down the unit, which means to deactivate or decommission it. en.wikipedia.org

As a result of her election victory, she decided to stand down as a councillor. en.wikipedia.org

This was construed as a way of pressuring him to stand down with dignity. en.wikipedia.org

She orders the giant mech to stand down, thus saving the world. en.wikipedia.org

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