stand up

levantarse, ponerse de pie

Pasar de estar sentado o acostado a estar de pie.

En inglés sencillo: You move from sitting or lying down to being on your feet.

• Please stand up.
• He stood up and opened the door.
• Can you stand up without help?

Sinónimos: get up, rise

Antónimos: sit down, lie down

Expresiones frecuentes: stand up slowly, stand up straight, stand up together

dejar plantado

No acudir a una cita acordada con alguien, sin avisarle antes.

En inglés sencillo: You fail to meet someone as agreed, without telling them beforehand.

• She stood me up.
• I waited an hour before realizing I'd been stood up.
• Have you ever stood someone up on a date?

Cómo se usa: stand someone up (He stood me up at the restaurant.)

Sinónimos: fail to meet

Expresiones frecuentes: stand someone up, stand up a date

poner de pie, poner en vertical

Mover un objeto para dejarlo en posición vertical.

En inglés sencillo: You move an object so that it is upright.

• Stand the bottle up.
• We stood the sofa up on its end.
• Can you stand that board up against the wall?

Cómo se usa: stand something up (Stand the fallen sign up again.)

Sinónimos: set upright, raise

Antónimos: lay down

Expresiones frecuentes: stand something up, stand up a bottle, stand up a board

sostenerse, resistir

Seguir pareciendo cierto o convincente al examinar una idea, explicación o afirmación con cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: An idea, explanation, or claim still seems true when people examine it carefully.

• His story doesn't stand up.
• The evidence stood up in court.
• Will that argument stand up to closer examination?

Cómo se usa: stand up to something (Her explanation stood up to careful examination.); stand up under something (The claim did not stand up under questioning.)

Sinónimos: hold up, hold water

Expresiones frecuentes: stand up in court, stand up to scrutiny, stand up under questioning

resistir, aguantar

Seguir siendo resistente o útil después de mucho tiempo o mucho uso.

En inglés sencillo: Something stays strong or useful after a long time or a lot of use.

• These bags stand up well.
• The old chairs have stood up to years of use.
• Will this fabric stand up to daily washing?

Cómo se usa: stand up to something (These boots stand up to heavy use.)

Sinónimos: last, endure, hold up

Antónimos: wear out

Expresiones frecuentes: stand up well, stand up over time, stand up to wear

ser padrino de boda

Participar en la boda de alguien como padrino u otro acompañante oficial.

En inglés sencillo: You take part in someone's wedding as their best man or another official helper.

• Will you stand up for me at my wedding?
• She stood up with her best friend when she married.
• Both brothers stood up for the groom.

Cómo se usa: stand up for someone at their wedding (She stood up for her sister at the wedding.); stand up with someone (His brother agreed to stand up with him.)

Sinónimos: serve as an attendant

Expresiones frecuentes: stand up for someone, stand up at weddings