stand back

English

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Verb

stand back (third-person singular simple present stands back, present participle standing back, simple past and past participle stood back)

1. (intransitive) To maintain distance.

   You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.

2. (intransitive) To abstain from participation.

   While others debated the proposals, he stood back.

3. (intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

Translations

maintain a safe distance

• Armenian: ետ կանգնել (et kangnel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保持距離／保持距离 (bǎochí jùlí),

• Finnish: katsoa vierestä
• French: reculer (fr)
• German: zurückbleiben (de), zurücktreten (de)
• Portuguese: distanciar-se, ir para trás, afastar-se, sair de perto, dar espaço, dar distância, recuar (pt), ficar de longe, ficar afastado
• Russian: держа́ться сза́ди impf (deržátʹsja szádi), отступа́ть (ru) impf (otstupátʹ), отступи́ть (ru) (otstupítʹ), отходи́ть (ru) impf (otxodítʹ), отойти́ (ru) (otojtí)

to abstain from participation

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: ձեռնպահ մնալ (jeṙnpah mnal), չմասնակցել (čʿmasnakcʿel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不介入 (bù jièrù), 置身事外 (zh) (zhìshēnshìwài)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• French: se taire (fr), s’abstenir (fr)
• German: zurückhalten (de) (reflexive)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: ficar de fora
• Russian: остава́ться в стороне́ impf (ostavátʹsja v storoné), не вме́шиваться impf (ne vméšivatʹsja)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

(cricket) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

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• Romanian: sta în spate