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standing around

/ˈstændɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

stand aroundverb

standing around

Gerund

stood around

Past Simple

stood around

Past Participle

standing around

Gerund

/stænd əˈraʊnd/

Translations

traînerFamilier ; se dit d’une personne qui reste là sans rien faire d’utile.

The workers were just standing around, waiting for instructions from their supervisor.

Les ouvriers traînaient simplement, en attendant les instructions de leur chef.

Additional translations

poireauterFamilier ; insiste sur l’idée d’attendre en restant immobile et en perdant son temps.

Definitions

To remain in a place without doing anything productive or purposeful.

The workers were just standing around, waiting for instructions from their supervisor.

Synonyms

hang around

wait around