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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tiempo de autonomía

standby time

standby in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for standby in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.standby <pl -s> [ˈstænd·baɪ] N

1. standby no pl (readiness):

on standby

de guardia

on standby (waiting)

a la espera

on standby ELEC

standby m

standby mode

modo m standby

2. standby (backup):

standby of money, food

reserva mf

3. standby AVIAT:

standby

lista f de espera

standby (plane ticket)

billete m [o Am boleto m] stand-by

to be (put) on standby

estar sobre aviso

to be on 24-hour standby

estar listo para partir dentro de 24 horas

4. standby (traveler):

standby

pasajero (-a) m (f) stand-by

II.standby <pl -s> [ˈstænd·baɪ] ADJ attr

standby

de reemplazo

III.standby <pl -s> [ˈstænd·baɪ] ADV AVIAT, tourist

standby

de reserva

to fly standby

volar en stand-by

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(funcionamiento) en stand by

standby mode

(funcionamiento) en stand by

in standby

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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Recharging in the mobile takes longer and the standby time will be halved.

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A third 101 driving trailer unit on standby should one of the other driving cars requires mechanical attention.

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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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The battery life has been enhanced to 515 hours of standby and 8 hours talk time.

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The governor declared a state of emergency with troops placed on standby to help the civil police.

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

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