stand in



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
stand in vi phrasal (replace [sb] temporarily)hacer de sustituto, hacer de sustituta
 Linda is standing in while the usual secretary is ill.
 Linda está haciendo de sustituta porque la secretaria habitual está enferma.
stand in for [sb] vi phrasal + prep (replace [sb] temporarily)reemplazar a, remplazar a vtr + prep
  sustituir a, substituir a vtr + prep
 Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class.
 Su maestra tuvo una emergencia, así que la voy a reemplazar en esta clase.
stand in for [sth] vi phrasal + prep (be a substitute for [sth])representar a vtr + prep
 Trying to explain the accident to his friends in the bar, Gavin used the beer glass to stand in for the car and the mat to stand in for the pedestrian.
 Para explicarle el accidente a sus amigos, Gavin usó el vaso de cerveza para representar al coche y el posavasos para representar al peatón.
stand-in n ([sb] who replaces [sb], substitute)suplente n común
 I'm glad our normal teacher is back; the stand-in wasn't very good.
 Me alegro de que haya vuelto el profesor, el suplente no era muy bueno.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
stand in | stand-in
InglésEspañol
stand in line v expr (queue)hacer fila loc verb
 The group had to stand in line to be served.
 Tendrán que hacer fila hasta que los atiendan.
  hacer cola loc verb
 Tendrán que hacer cola hasta que los atiendan.
stand in the way,
stand in [sb]'s way
v expr
(be an obstruction)impedir a vtr + prep
 If that's what you've decided, go ahead. I won't stand in your way.
 Si eso es lo que decidiste, hazlo, no te lo impediré.
  interponerse a v prnl + prep
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Negándote a vender tu tierra te estás interponiendo al progreso.
stand in the way of [sth] v expr (obstruct, impede [sth])impedir vtr
  obstruir vtr
 By refusing to sell this land you're standing in the way of progress.
 I won't stand in the way of your marriage.
 Negándote a vender tu tierra estás impidiendo el progreso.
  interponerse en v prnl + prep
  obstaculizar vtr
 No me interpondré en tus planes de matrimonio.
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