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stand1

stood, stood /stænd/ /stʊd/

Translation

v [t, i]
estar de pie
We stood in the queue for hours
Estuvimos de pie en la cola durante horas
(tb stand up)
ponerse de pie
We all stood for the national anthem
Todos nos pusimos de pie cuando sonó el himno nacional
pararse amér.
estar situado,da
The castle stands on a hill
El castillo está situado en una colina
estar
constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio
ponerse
Stand in line, please
Pónganse en fila, por favor
(una oferta)
seguir en pie
The offer still stands
La invitación sigue en pie
invitar
v [i]
(en política)
presentarse como candidato,ta
v [t]
aguantar
soportar
I can't stand being lied to
No aguanto que me mientan
constr. can't stand + doing sth
as it stands
tal (y) como está
to stand a chance
tener posibilidades
I think that she stands a chance of winning
Yo creo que tiene posibilidades de ganar
to stand {about/around} to stand aside to stand back to stand by to stand by sb to stand down to stand for sth to stand in (for sb) to stand out to stand sb up to stand up for sth/sb to stand up to sth/sbVéase tb: to {stand/stick} out a mile; to stand on end; to stand one's ground
(Definition of stand vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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