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stand up

/stænd ʌp/

Translations

stand upverb

stood up

Past Simple

stood up

Past Participle

standing up

Gerund

/stænd ʌp/

He stood up for his friend during the argument.

Il a défendu son ami pendant la dispute.

planterFamilier : ne pas venir à un rendez-vous sans prévenir.

He was disappointed when she stood him up for their dinner date.

Il a été déçu quand elle l'a planté pour leur dîner.

se lever

She had to stand up to address the audience.

Elle a dû se lever pour s'adresser au public.

tenir la routeSens figuré : se dit d’une idée, d’un argument ou d’une théorie.

The theory stood up to rigorous testing by the scientific community.

La théorie a tenu la route face à des tests rigoureux menés par la communauté scientifique.

Additional translations

résister àSens figuré : plus littéral dans le contexte d’un examen, d’une critique ou d’un test.

prendre la défense deTournure plus explicite, souvent employée à l’oral comme à l’écrit.

se mettre debout

Synonyms

get up

elevate oneself

stand upverb

To rise to a standing position from a sitting or lying position.

She had to stand up to address the audience.

To remain valid or sound under scrutiny or testing.

The theory stood up to rigorous testing by the scientific community.

To fail to meet someone for a planned event or date, especially without prior notice.

He was disappointed when she stood him up for their dinner date.

To defend or support a particular idea or person.

He stood up for his friend during the argument.