stand up

se lever

Passer de la position assise ou couchée à la position debout.

En anglais simple : You move from sitting or lying down to being on your feet.

• Please stand up.
• He stood up and opened the door.
• Can you stand up without help?

Synonymes : get up, rise

Contraires : sit down, lie down

Expressions courantes : stand up slowly, stand up straight, stand up together

poser un lapin

Ne pas venir à un rendez-vous convenu avec quelqu’un, sans le prévenir.

En anglais simple : You fail to meet someone as agreed, without telling them beforehand.

• She stood me up.
• I waited an hour before realizing I'd been stood up.
• Have you ever stood someone up on a date?

Comment l'utiliser : stand someone up (He stood me up at the restaurant.)

Synonymes : fail to meet

Expressions courantes : stand someone up, stand up a date

redresser, mettre debout

Déplacer un objet pour le mettre en position verticale.

En anglais simple : You move an object so that it is upright.

• Stand the bottle up.
• We stood the sofa up on its end.
• Can you stand that board up against the wall?

Comment l'utiliser : stand something up (Stand the fallen sign up again.)

Synonymes : set upright, raise

Contraires : lay down

Expressions courantes : stand something up, stand up a bottle, stand up a board

tenir, résister

Rester crédible quand on examine soigneusement une idée, une explication ou une affirmation.

En anglais simple : An idea, explanation, or claim still seems true when people examine it carefully.

• His story doesn't stand up.
• The evidence stood up in court.
• Will that argument stand up to closer examination?

Comment l'utiliser : stand up to something (Her explanation stood up to careful examination.); stand up under something (The claim did not stand up under questioning.)

Synonymes : hold up, hold water

Expressions courantes : stand up in court, stand up to scrutiny, stand up under questioning

résister, tenir

Rester solide ou utile malgré le temps ou un usage important.

En anglais simple : Something stays strong or useful after a long time or a lot of use.

• These bags stand up well.
• The old chairs have stood up to years of use.
• Will this fabric stand up to daily washing?

Comment l'utiliser : stand up to something (These boots stand up to heavy use.)

Synonymes : last, endure, hold up

Contraires : wear out

Expressions courantes : stand up well, stand up over time, stand up to wear

être témoin de mariage

Participer au mariage de quelqu’un comme témoin ou autre accompagnateur officiel.

En anglais simple : You take part in someone's wedding as their best man or another official helper.

• Will you stand up for me at my wedding?
• She stood up with her best friend when she married.
• Both brothers stood up for the groom.

Comment l'utiliser : stand up for someone at their wedding (She stood up for her sister at the wedding.); stand up with someone (His brother agreed to stand up with him.)

Synonymes : serve as an attendant

Expressions courantes : stand up for someone, stand up at weddings