stand by

soutenir, épauler

Continuer à aider et à soutenir quelqu'un, surtout quand il rencontre des difficultés.

En anglais simple : To keep helping and supporting someone, especially when they have problems.

• I will stand by you.
• Her friends stood by her when she lost her job.
• Who stood by him during those difficult years?

Comment l'utiliser : stand by someone (His family stood by him during the trial.)

Synonymes : support, back

Contraires : abandon

Expressions courantes : stand by someone, stand by friends

se tenir prêt, rester en attente

Attendre en étant prêt à agir dès que nécessaire.

En anglais simple : To wait and be ready to act when needed.

• Please stand by for instructions.
• An ambulance stood by outside the stadium.
• Our team is standing by to help.

Comment l'utiliser : stand by for something (Please stand by for the next announcement.); stand by to do something (The crew stood by to help the passengers.)

Synonymes : wait, be ready

Expressions courantes : stand by quietly, stand by nearby

rester fidèle à, maintenir

Rester fidèle à quelqu'un ou maintenir une décision, une promesse ou une conviction.

En anglais simple : To stay loyal to someone or continue to believe in a decision, promise, or idea.

• I stand by my decision.
• She stood by her principles throughout the debate.
• Will you stand by what you said?

Comment l'utiliser : stand by someone/something (I stand by my promise to help.)

Synonymes : remain loyal to, stick to

Contraires : abandon

Expressions courantes : stand by someone, stand by something

rester sans rien faire, rester passif

Regarder ce qui se passe sans intervenir ni apporter d'aide.

En anglais simple : To watch something happen without trying to stop it or help.

• Do not just stand by.
• They stood by while the child was bullied.
• I cannot stand by and let this happen.

Comment l'utiliser : stand by and do something (We cannot stand by and watch people suffer.); stand by while… (He stood by while the others argued.)

Synonymes : do nothing, look on

Contraires : intervene

Expressions courantes : stand by silently, stand by helplessly