Translations for stand about in the English»Italian Dictionary

stand about VB [stand -] VB [stand -]

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stand about stand around

starsene, restarsene (doing a fare)

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I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADV About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

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4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about

essere nei dintorni

she must be somewhere about

deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about

al contrario

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

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1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

parlare di

what's it about? (of book, film etc.)

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

parla di…

may I ask what it's about?

potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?

I'm ringing about my results

telefono per i miei risultati

it's about my son's report

riguarda la pagella di mio figlio

about your overdraft…

per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?

che ne diresti or dici di un tè?

how about going into town?

che ne diresti di andare in città?

how about it?

che ne dici?

how about you?

e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?

che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?

what about us?

e noi?

“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”

“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”

what about you?

e tu?

what about Natasha?

e Natasha?

9. about Brit (surrounding):

about

intorno a

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

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1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do

essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do

non ho intenzione di fare

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

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about

fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

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I.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd] N

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II.stand <pt/pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB trans

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3. stand (pay for) inf:

to stand sb sth

pagare qc a qn

to stand sb a meal

offrire un pasto a qn

to stand sb a drink

pagare da bere a qn

III.stand <pt/pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB intr

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2. stand (be upright):

stand person:

stare in piedi

stand object:

essere in piedi, essere dritto

they were standing at the bar, in the doorway

se ne stavano in piedi vicino al bar, all'entrata

they were standing talking near the car

erano vicino alla macchina che parlavano

to remain standing

restare in piedi

only a few houses were left standing

sono rimaste in piedi solo poche case

there's not much of the cathedral still standing

non è rimasto molto della cattedrale

don't just stand there, do something!

non stare lì impalato, fai qualcosa!

4. stand (step):

to stand on insect

calpestare

to stand on foot

pestare

5. stand (be):

to stand empty house:

restare vuoto

to stand accused of sth

essere accusato di qc

to stand ready

essere pronto

as things stand

così come stanno le cose

I want to know where I stand fig

vorrei sapere come sono messe le cose per me

where do you stand on abortion, capital punishment?

qual è la tua posizione riguardo all'aborto, alla pena di morte?

nothing stands between me and getting the job

non c'è niente che mi impedisca di ottenere il posto

my savings are all that stand between us and poverty

l'unica cosa che ci separa dalla povertà sono i miei risparmi

to stand in sb's way

bloccare il passaggio a qn

to stand in sb's way fig

ostacolare qn

to stand in the way of progress fig

ostacolare il progresso

7. stand (measure in height):

he stands six feet

è alto un metro e ottanta

the tower, hill stands 500 metres high

la torre, la collina è alta 500 metri

8. stand (be at certain level):

the record, total stands at 300

il record, il totale è di 300

the score stands at 3-0

il punteggio è di 3 a zero

10. stand (act as):

to stand as godfather for sb

fare da padrino a qn

to stand as guarantor for sb

farsi garante di qn

12. stand NAUT:

to stand for port, Dover etc.

fare rotta per

IV.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd]

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Translations for stand about in the English»Italian Dictionary

stand about VB intr, stand around VB intr

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stand about

starsene

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I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

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2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

about

intorno a

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

about

per

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

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1. about (approximately):

about

pressapoco

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

circa 5 libbre

about here

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

una ventina

to have had just about enough of sth

averne avuto abbastanza di qc

that's about it for today

è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

stare (proprio) per fare qc

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

I.stand [stænd] N

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2. stand pl in stadium:

stand

tribuna f

3. stand (support, frame):

stand

supporto m

music stand

leggio m

4. stand (market stall):

stand

banco m del mercato

5. stand for vehicles:

stand

posteggio m

taxi stand

posteggio m dei taxi

6. stand (witness box):

stand

banco m dei testimoni

to take the stand

salire sul banco dei testimoni

7. stand (group):

a stand of trees

una serie di alberi

II.stand <stood, stood> [stænd] VB intr

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1. stand (be upright):

stand

stare in piedi

to stand 6 feet tall

essere alto, -a un metro e ottanta

to stand still

stare fermo, -a

2. stand (be located):

stand

trovarsi

3. stand (remain unchanged):

stand decision

rimanere valido, -a

stand law

rimanere in vigore

III.stand <stood, stood> [stænd] VB trans

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1. stand (place):

stand

mettere dritto, -a

2. stand (bear):

stand

sopportare

I can't stand her

non la sopporto

3. stand LAW:

to stand trial

subire un processo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Clumps of scrub top the sand dunes which stand about 0.5 mile inland of this beach. en.wikipedia.org

All the players stand about 2 to 3 meters away from the marbles placed on the bisected line. en.wikipedia.org

Adult males (known as bucks) usually weigh 25-34kg lb and stand about 76cm in tall at the shoulder. en.wikipedia.org

They stand about 1.2m ft at the shoulder. en.wikipedia.org

Individual kidney-shaped ferns stand about 5-10 cm tall. en.wikipedia.org

Adult males stand about 105 cm at the shoulder, measure 190 cm in head-body length, and weigh around 140 kg. en.wikipedia.org

Related to pigeons and doves, they stand about 1mft 0 tall, weighing about. en.wikipedia.org

A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 8 m (25 ft) tall. en.wikipedia.org

Adult males weigh and stand about tall at the shoulder. en.wikipedia.org

A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 6 m tall. en.wikipedia.org

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stand about in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for stand about in the English»Italian Dictionary

stand about VB [stand -] VB [stand -]

Translations for stand about in the English»Italian Dictionary

1. about (approximately):

2. about (almost):

3. about (in circulation):

4. about (in the vicinity):

5. about (indicating reverse position):

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (concerning, regarding):

2. about (in the nature of):

3. about (bound up with):

4. about (occupied with):

5. about (around):

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

8. about (on) form:

9. about Brit (surrounding):

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

1. about (expressing future intention):

2. about (rejecting course of action):

3. about (awake):

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

I.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd] N

1. stand (piece of furniture):

2. stand COMM (stall):

3. stand SPORTS (in stadium):

4. stand LAW (witness box):

5. stand (stance):

6. stand (resistance to attack):

7. stand (in cricket):

8. stand (standstill):

9. stand (area):

II.stand <pt/pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB trans

1. stand (place):

2. stand (bear):

3. stand (pay for) inf:

4. stand LAW:

5. stand (be liable):

III.stand <pt/pp stood> [Brit stand, Am stænd] VB intr

1. stand:

2. stand (be upright):

3. stand building, village etc.:

4. stand (step):

5. stand (be):

6. stand (remain valid):

7. stand (measure in height):

8. stand (be at certain level):

9. stand (be a candidate):

10. stand (act as):

11. stand (not move):

12. stand NAUT:

IV.stand [Brit stand, Am stænd]

stand about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stand about in the English»Italian Dictionary

stand about VB intr, stand around VB intr

Translations for stand about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

2. about (characteristic of):

3. about (surrounding):

4. about (in and through):

Phrases:

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

2. about (almost):

3. about (on the point of):

4. about (around):

5. about (willing to):

I.stand [stænd] N

1. stand (position):

2. stand pl in stadium:

3. stand (support, frame):

4. stand (market stall):

5. stand for vehicles:

6. stand (witness box):

7. stand (group):

II.stand <stood, stood> [stænd] VB intr