stand on

badare alle formalità, insistere sul cerimoniale

Insistere perché gli altri seguano le regole tradizionali di cortesia o mostrino il rispetto dovuto.

In inglese semplice: To insist that people follow traditional rules of polite behaviour or give you proper respect.

• Please don't stand on ceremony.
• The ambassador stood on protocol and expected a formal welcome.
• She never stands on dignity when practical help is needed.

Come si usa: stand on something (Our host does not stand on ceremony.)

Sinonimi: insist on, observe

Espressioni comuni: stand on ceremony, stand on dignity, stand on formalities

mantenere la rotta

Detto di una nave, continuare a procedere nella stessa direzione.

In inglese semplice: For a ship, to keep moving in the same direction.

• The ship stood on toward the harbour.
• The captain ordered us to stand on despite the fog.
• We stood on under sail until the coast appeared.

Sinonimi: hold course, continue

Espressioni comuni: stand on northward, stand on steadily, stand on toward something