standing around

UK
/ˈstændɪŋ əˈraʊnd/
US
/ˈstændɪŋ əˈraʊnd/
stand aroundverb

standing around

Gerund

stood around
Past Simple
stood around
Past Participle
standing around
Gerund
UK
/stænd əˈraʊnd/
US
/stænd əˈraʊnd/
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
poireauterFamilier ; insiste sur l’idée d’attendre en restant immobile et en perdant son temps.
Definizioni
To remain in a place without doing anything productive or purposeful.
The workers were just standing around, waiting for instructions from their supervisor.
Sinonimi
hang around
wait around