Stand by in spanish

Colocarse

pronunciation: koʊloʊkɑɹ̩se part of speech: verb

In gestures

stand by = quedarse al margen, quedarse parado, quedarse quieto, mantenerse al margen.

Example: Librarians cannot stand by trying to justify their existence while clinging to the traditional tasks of their profession7.

stand by = apoyar, respaldar, defender, no abandonar, continuar al lado de, salir al quite de.

Example: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

stand by + Lugar = estar junto a, estar al lado de.

Example: As she stood by the secretary's desk waiting for her to terminate a telephone call, she continued to wonder why he has asked her to take his place and to do these assignments.

standby [stand-by]¹ = sustituto, suplente, reserva, recurso, algo muy socorrido. [Nombre]

Example: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.

more:

» on standby = en estado de reserva, en estado de alerta, de guardia.

Example: The residents have saved so much water by changing their lifestyle that a new desalination plant has remained on standby since it was built.

» place + Nombre + on standby = poner en alerta, poner en estado de alerta.

Example: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.

» put on + standby = poner en alerta, poner en estado de alerta.

Example: Local emergency services were also put on standby.

standby [stand-by]² = de reserva, sustituto, suplente. [Adjetivo]

Example: This implies the use of guides to library resources as standby forms of bibliography.

more:

» standby seat = billete en lista de espera.

Example: Because the system can be updated continuously, it is possible for an airline to make available information about the number of standby seats on any given flight at the time of asking.

» standby ticket = billete en lista de espera.

Example: Back in the day, the best way to get last minute flights was to arrive at the airport and ask for a standby ticket.