standing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for standing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

long-standing [Am ˈlɔŋ ˈˌstændɪŋ, Brit ˌlɒŋˈstandɪŋ], longstanding ADJ

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:

I was left standing there looking like a fool
“no standing” Am
“no standing” Am
to leave sb standing

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)

stand over VB [Am stænd -, Brit stand -] (v + prep + o) (supervise, watch closely)

standing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for standing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

free-standing [ˌfri:ˈstændɪŋ] ADJ

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

standing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

as sure as I'm standing here
to do sth from a standing start
of long standing
to be a man of some standing
to pay the rent by standing order
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He was assigned to the standing committees on military affairs and on contingent expenses.
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For a true handstand, the exercise is performed free-standing, held in the air.
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He also became exempt from standing night watch, and making contributions to public works and fortifications.
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The act performed without a net (it had been lost in transit) and the crowd gave them a standing ovation.
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He was assigned to the standing committees on welfare of women and children, and on public health and sanitation.
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A gentleman, who was standing on the beach with a large Newfoundland dog by his side, thought he saw how it could be managed.
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This usually required the diver to lie down to fit the harness, and if the cylinders were large, to be assisted to a standing position.
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He opens the closet to hang up his coat, and finds his best friend standing there, naked.
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The edges of markings may be lacy or there can be patches of roaning patterns standing alone or on the edges of white markings.
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Eagles sometimes hunt by standing in or near shallow water on a sandbank, spit, or ice-flow, grabbing passing fish.
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