standing army in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for standing army in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for standing army in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.standing [Am ˈstændɪŋ, Brit ˈstandɪŋ] N U

II.standing [Am ˈstændɪŋ, Brit ˈstandɪŋ] ADJ attr, no comp

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

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

pararse LatAm

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

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

III.stand [Am stænd, Brit stand] N

See also stand up to, stand up, stand for

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

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

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

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

army <pl armies> [Am ˈɑrmi, Brit ˈɑːmi] N

standing army in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for standing army in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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

army <-ies> [ˈɑ:mi, Am ˈɑ:r-] N

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
That a large standing army is uneconomic and un-American.
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He also updated the traditional fyrd to provide a standing army and navy.
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A standing army was created, as was a police force.
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