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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stand to vi phrasal (military: be ready for attack)salir ganando o perdiendo loc verb
  arriesgarse a ganar o perder loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stand-to n (military: readiness for attack)alerta nf
 The soldiers were at stand-to in preparation for the enemy attack.
 Los soldados estaban en alerta, preparados para el ataque enemigo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
stand up to [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep (confront)hacer frente a loc verb + prep
  confrontar a vtr + prep
  plantar cara a loc verb + prep
  alzarse en contra de v prnl + loc prep
 Kate stood up to the bully by telling her loudly to stop.
 Kate hizo frente a la bravucona diciéndole muy fuerte que parara.
stand up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep (withstand: wear, stress)resistir⇒ vtr
  aguantar⇒ vtr
 They ran many trials to ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions.
 Hicieron varias pruebas para asegurarse de que la tela resistiría condiciones climáticas extremas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
stand to | stand-to
InglésEspañol
can stand doing [sth],
also US: can stand to do [sth] v expr		 (be able to tolerate)poder soportar, poder tolerar loc verb
  (coloquial)poder aguantar loc verb
Note: Often used in negative sentences.
 If you can stand to wait another 10 minutes, I'll walk you home.
 I can't stand seeing you so unhappy.
 Si puedes soportar esperar otros diez minutos, te acompaño a tu casa.
stand to do [sth] v expr (be in a position)estar en posición loc verb
 The investor stood to make a fortune on the deal.
 El inversor estaba en buena posición para hacer una fortuna con el acuerdo.
stand at attention,
stand to attention v expr		 (military: stand straight)estar en posición de firmes loc verb
  cuadrarse⇒ v prnl
 The entire company stood to attention in perfect unison.
 Toda la compañía estuvo en posición de firmes al unísono.
stand to reason,
stand to reason that v expr		 (be logical)parecer lógico loc verb
 The gun was in Alex's hand; it stands to reason he fired the shot. It stands to reason that she's tired: she just gave birth to twins!
 Alex tenía el arma en la mano. Parece lógico que él haya disparado. Parece lógico que esté cansada, ¡acaba de dar a luz a gemelos!
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'stand to' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
beneficiar - cuadrar - llevar las de perder


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