stands around

UK
/stændz əˈraʊnd/
US
/stændz əˈraʊnd/

Traduzioni

stand aroundverb

stands around

stood around
Past Simple
stood around
Past Participle
standing around
Gerund
UK
/stænd əˈraʊnd/
US
/stænd əˈraʊnd/
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.
Sinonimi
hang around
wait around

Definizioni

stand aroundverb
To remain in a place without doing anything productive or purposeful.
The workers were just standing around, waiting for instructions from their supervisor.