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stand down

/stænd daʊn/

Translations

stand downverb

stood down

Past Simple

stood down

Past Participle

standing down

Gerund

/stænd daʊn/

снять кандидатуру

He decided to stand down from the election.

Он решил снять свою кандидатуру с выборов.

The general ordered the troops to stand down.

Генерал приказал войскам отступить.

сдать полномочия

The CEO will stand down at the end of the year.

Генеральный директор сдаст полномочия в конце года.

Additional translations

отказаться от должности

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Synonyms

step back

stand downverb

To withdraw or resign from a position or office.

After the scandal, the CEO decided to stand down from his role.

To relax or reduce a state of readiness or alertness.

The troops were ordered to stand down after the threat was neutralized.