standby in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for standby in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. standby (thing, person one can turn to):

that old standby 'working late at the office'

el viejo recurso de 'tengo que trabajar hasta tarde en la oficina'

frozen meals are a useful standby in case unexpected guests arrive

las comidas congeladas son muy socorridas si llegan visitas inesperadas

you should always carry a spare fan belt as a standby

siempre se debe llevar una correa de ventilador de repuesto por lo que pudiera pasar

I'm here as a standby in case John can't play

estoy de reserva or de suplente por si John no puede jugar

2. standby (state of readiness):

to be on standby police/squadron:

estar en estado de alerta

to be on standby appliance:

estar en posición de espera or en standby

to be on standby engineer:

estar de guardia

attr standby time

tiempo m de autonomía

3. standby AVIAT:

standby, a. standby ticket

pasaje m stand-by

standby, a. standby ticket

billete m stand-by Spain

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

1. standby (ready for emergency):

standby generator/equipment

de emergencia

standby generator/equipment

de reserva

to be on standby duty

estar de guardia

standby facility FIN

línea f de crédito stand-by or de disposición inmediata

2. standby AVIAT:

standby passenger/ticket/fare

stand-by adj inv

III.standby [Am ˈstæn(d)ˌbaɪ, Brit ˈstan(d)bʌɪ] ADV

standby fly/go:

standby

stand-by

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standby in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for standby in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.standby [ˈstændbaɪ] N

1. standby of money, food:

standby

reserva f

2. standby AVIAT:

standby

lista f de espera

to be (put) on standby

estar sobre aviso

to be on 24-hour standby

estar listo para partir dentro de 24 horas

II.standby [ˈstændbaɪ] ADJ

standby

de reserva

standby Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be (put) on standby

estar sobre aviso

to be on 24-hour standby

estar listo para partir dentro de 24 horas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It then returns to standby mode where it awaits the next outage.

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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 event of an acute risk, an acoustic warning signal is also sounded and the brakes are set to maximum standby.

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Similarly, if the role unit loses reception from its standby, it will give the standby role to another unit.

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When the requirements for a particular component such as an operator having unique skills are critical, it may be worthwhile to maintain a standby operator.

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This is because standby letter of credit collateral can not be used to fund the underlying commodity derivative.

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A main and standby powerhouse provide electricity and reticulated heating water via a heat exchanger on the diesel generators.

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In 1972, the plant was returned to standby status.

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Talk time is up to six hours, while standby is up to 275 hours.

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They are always on standby to be deployed if local resources may be overwhelmed.

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