Meanings (ES + gloss)
postura
A defensive position or effort.
The Commander says we will make our stand here.
posición • postura
A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
There are also a growing number of lesbians in prison who are out about being lesbian and that stand in and of itself is much stronger than being out on the outside. These women ar…
They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
atril
A device to hold something upright or aloft.
He set the music upon the stand and began to play. an umbrella stand; a hat-stand
There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
curul • escaño • estrado
The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
Shortly after Ellison started at Alameda around fall 2018 as a trader, she learned that the company was financially far sicker than she had known, she said on the stand.
caseta • friquitín • puesto • stand
A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
Phrases
Sheffield standTV standash standat a standaxle standbandstandbicycle standbike standblow this Popsicle standblow this pop standbus standcard standchopstick standclamp standclothes standcoat standcock-standcome to a standconcession standconcessions standcruet standdead standdeer standdish standfarm standfinal standgasoline standgrandstandguinea standhalf-night standhatstandhome standhunting standinkstandjack standkeg standkickstandlast standlemonade standmake a stand
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
estar de pie • estar parado
To position or be positioned physically:
Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
I can't reach the celing. Get me a chair to stand on.
levantarse • pararse
To position or be positioned physically:
Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.
mantener • permanecer
To position or be positioned physically:
Do not leave your car standing in the road.
The star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
levantar • poner
To position or be positioned physically:
At one time a "standard test" for carriage riding was to stand a pencil on end on the compartment floor, or to measure how long it was possible to stand on one leg without touching…
He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.
pasar • soportar • tolerar
To position or be positioned mentally:
I can’t stand him.
I can’t stand when people don’t read the instructions.
Phrases
I stand correcteda house divided against itself cannot standa leg to stand onagainstandall standingastandbehind every successful man there stands a womanbestandcan't standdwarf standing on the shoulders of giantsforstandgainstandmake someone's hair stand on endnot have a leg to stand onoffstandoutstandoverstandstand Samstand a chancestand alonestand and be countedstand and deliverstand and stirstand apartstand aroundstand asidestand at attentionstand backstand behindstand betweenstand bystand confessedstand correctedstand downstand easystand fast the Holy Ghoststand firestand firmstand forstand from under