stand back

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

stand back

1. (intransitive) To maintain a safe distance from a hazard.

   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), 保持距离 (bǎochí jùlí),

• Finnish: katsoa vierestä
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• French: reculer (fr)
• German: zurückbleiben (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 (čʻmasnakcʻel)
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• French: se taire (fr), s’abstenir (fr)
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• 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
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