standby in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for standby in the English»French Dictionary

I.standby [Brit ˈstan(d)bʌɪ, Am ˈstæn(d)ˌbaɪ] N

1. standby (gen):

standby (for use in emergencies) (person)

remplaçant/-e m/f

standby (food, ingredient)

remplacement m

to be on standby army, emergency services:

être prêt à intervenir

to be on standby (for airline ticket)

être sur la liste d'attente

to be on standby (for airline ticket)

être en stand-by

to be put on standby army, emergency services:

être mis en état d'alerte

2. standby TELEC:

standby

veille f

II.standby [Brit ˈstan(d)bʌɪ, Am ˈstæn(d)ˌbaɪ] ADJ attr

1. standby (emergency):

standby system, circuit, battery

de secours

2. standby:

standby ticket

en stand-by

standby passenger

sur la liste d'attente, en stand-by

Translations for standby in the French»English Dictionary

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veille

standby

tenir ou garder au chaud (pour parer à une éventualité) fig matériel, projet, remède

to have [sth] on standby

standby in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for standby in the English»French Dictionary

I.standby N

1. standby (reserve):

standby

réserve f

to be (put) on standby

être en attente

2. standby (substitute):

standby

remplaçant(e) m (f)

to be (put) on standby

se tenir prêt

II.standby ADJ

standby

de réserve

III.standby ADV

standby

en attente

Translations for standby in the French»English Dictionary

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en veille

standby

standby Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be (put) on standby

être en attente

to be (put) on standby

se tenir prêt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This consumes a small amount of standby power, much less than normal operating power.

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In the traditional grid, the failure rate can only be reduced at the cost of more standby generators.

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Following the war, the plant was placed on partial standby.

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With regard to electrical appliances, it represents the power consumed even when the appliance is shut off, that is standby power.

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In the past, standby power was largely a non-issue for users, electricity providers, manufacturers, and government regulators.

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The terms standby letter of credit and blocked funds letter are also used.

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For each role, a standby unit automatically takes over the role if the unit performing or assigned that role fails.

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National guardsmen were mobilized, and four emergency medical teams, each capable of setting up a small field hospital, were on standby.

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About 100,000 troops were put on standby before the storm struck to assist in its aftermath.

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There's even a calligrapher on standby to re-write place cards if needed.

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