stand up

alzarsi, mettersi in piedi

Passare dalla posizione seduta o sdraiata a quella in piedi.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: get up, rise

Contrari: sit down, lie down

Espressioni comuni: stand up slowly, stand up straight, stand up together

dare buca

Non presentarsi a un appuntamento concordato, senza avvisare prima.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: stand someone up (He stood me up at the restaurant.)

Sinonimi: fail to meet

Espressioni comuni: stand someone up, stand up a date

mettere in piedi, raddrizzare

Spostare un oggetto in modo che stia in posizione verticale.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: stand something up (Stand the fallen sign up again.)

Sinonimi: set upright, raise

Contrari: lay down

Espressioni comuni: stand something up, stand up a bottle, stand up a board

reggere, essere sostenibile

Restare credibile quando un’idea, una spiegazione o un’affermazione viene esaminata attentamente.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: stand up to something (Her explanation stood up to careful examination.); stand up under something (The claim did not stand up under questioning.)

Sinonimi: hold up, hold water

Espressioni comuni: stand up in court, stand up to scrutiny, stand up under questioning

resistere, durare

Restare resistente o utile dopo molto tempo o un uso intenso.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: stand up to something (These boots stand up to heavy use.)

Sinonimi: last, endure, hold up

Contrari: wear out

Espressioni comuni: stand up well, stand up over time, stand up to wear

fare da testimone

Partecipare al matrimonio di qualcuno come testimone o altro accompagnatore ufficiale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: serve as an attendant

Espressioni comuni: stand up for someone, stand up at weddings