English
Pronunciation
Verb
stand back (third-person singular simple present stands back , present participle standing back , simple past and past participle stood back )
( intransitive ) To maintain distance.
You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
( intransitive ) To abstain from participation.
While others debated the proposals, he stood back .
( 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 ) , 保持 距离 ( bǎochí jùlí ) ,
Finnish: katsoa vierestä
French: reculer (fr)
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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
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Armenian: ձեռնպահ մնալ ( jeṙnpah mnal ) , չմասնակցել ( čʻmasnakcʻel )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不 介入 ( bù jièrù ) , 置身事外 ( zhìshēnshìwài )
Czech: please add this translation if you can
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French: se taire (fr) , s’abstenir (fr)
German: zurückhalten (de) ( reflexive )
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Portuguese: ficar de fora
Russian: остава́ться в стороне́ impf ( ostavátʹsja v storoné ) , не вме́шиваться impf ( ne vméšivatʹsja )
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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
Translations to be checked: "maintain a safe distance"