Stand

Stand

1. Stand about/ around(UK/US): ficar à toa(vagabundiar), esperar em pé

   • There were two men on our street standing about

2. Stand aside: sair do caminho, ficar de lado, omitir-se, não participar ou deixar de lado

   • I stood aside to let the group pass ahead of me
   • He didn't stand aside, he said all he wanted to say, but with this caused some problems

3. Levantar-se,posicionar-se,vigorar lei,situar, localizar, suportar, aguentar, candidatar-se

4. Tenda, estande, arquibancada(stands)

5. Stand back: recuar, afastar-se,distanciar, ficar afastado

   • She stood back when we said that

6. Stand by: ficar do lado de alguém(apoiar)(tanto figurado quanto real), estar de prontidão, ficar a postos, deixar acontecer, ficar de braços cruzados, manter palavra, decisão acordo, ficar parado.

   • Standby: reserva.
     • There's a standby machine
   • You never stand by me! I am alone
   • The ambulance will stand by in case the firefighters find any survivors
   • Are u going to stand by there or you are gonna help?
   • The mayor stood by his word and built a new stadium

7. Stand down: renunciar, deixar um cargo, pedir demissão, retirar-se, afastar-se e deixar o bacno de testemunhas

   • The queen stood down, do you believe it girl?
   • I am standing down, you dont want me here

8. Stand for: significar/ querer dizer, defender/apoiar valor, ideia, tolerar/aguentar,candidatar-se, ficar do lado de... /defender

   • The u of u.s.a means united
   • Idk what ideas their party stands for
   • Our company does not stands for this, ok?
   • Candidatar-se: run for
   • You always stands for her

9. Stand in for: substituir alguém(emprego),ficar no lugar de, representar com uma outra coisa

   • Stand in: substituir(emprego)
   • Cam stood in for the history's teacher
   • Trying to explain the accident to his friends in the bar, Gavin used the beer glass to stand in for the car and the mat to stand in for the pedestrian.
     • mat: porta copos

10. Stand off: afastar-se,repelir

    • The girls stood off to the side.

11. Stand out: destacar, chamar a atenção

    • Stand out from: destacar-se, distinguir, sobressair se de
      • Her hair stands out from the other people
    • He stands out, right?

12. Stand over: supervisonar, fiscalizar

    • He was there standing over her
    • Oversee

13. Stand to: ficar a postos

    • Standy by

14. Stand up: levantar-se, ficar em pé, resistir a ataque/ critica, dar o bolo/cano em alguém

    • Go, stand up!
    • We were supposed to meet outside the restaurant but he stood me up.
    • Stand up for: defender, apoiar(alguém/algo), defender-se
      • He's a man who stands up for peace
      • She stood up for me when i needed
      • Stand up to: enfrentar alguem + forte, confrontar, aguentar, suportar, opor-se
        • Yan refuses to stand upto his boss and ask for a raise
        • Stand up against

15. Stand with:mostrar solidariedade, estar próximo a alguem, apoiar

    • In the hardest moment of my life she was there, so yeah, i owe this to her

16. Stand up under: resistir a

    • They stood up under all this system
    • Withstand

17. Stand tall: manter o queixo la ém cima, levanta a cabeça princesa se não a coroa cai

    • You stand tall, girl!

18. Make your hair stand on end: fazer se sentir com muito medo

    • That horror movie with the evil ghost made my hair stand on end!

19. Go away! I can’t stand the sight of you right now!

    • Can't stand the sight: não gostar nem um pouco de alguém que não consegue nem olhar na cara de alguém

20. Stand still: parar de se mover

21. Take a stand: mostrar sua opinião, tomar partido

22. Not stand a chance: é tipo fat chance, não ter chance

    • The boxer was far more experienced than his opponent. The other guy didn’t stand a chance

23. Not have a leg to stand on: não ter evidencias, pontos lógicos em um debate ou discussão

    • What you are saying is bullshit, you dont have a leg to stand on

24. Stand on your own feet: ser independente e se sustentar financeiramente

    • Now i am an adult and i have to stand on my own feet

25. Standoffish: uma pessoa que não fala muito com as pessoas e quando fala é grossa, meio que se sentindo superior.

    • Barbara is very friendly, but her sister Pam is quite standoffish. She’s not the least bit interested in anybody else.