| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stand up vi + adv | (rise to your feet) | ponerse de pie, ponerse en pie v prnl + loc adv |
| | | levantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AmL) | pararse⇒ v prnl |
| | When I was at school we had to stand up each time a teacher entered the classroom. |
| | Please stand up to greet the President. |
| | Cuando estaba en la escuela, teníamos que ponernos de pie cada vez que el profesor entraba en clase. |
| | Por favor, levántense para saludar al presidente. |
| stand [sth] up vtr + adv | (place upright) | levantar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner en pie vtr + loc adv |
| | (AmL) | parar⇒ vtr |
| | I knocked the vase over and had to stand it up again. |
| | Derribé el jarrón de un golpe y tuve que volver a levantarlo. |
| stand [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (fail to meet for date) | dejar plantado a loc verb |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | plantar a vtr + prep |
| | We were supposed to meet outside the restaurant but he stood me up. |
| | Habíamos quedado en juntarnos a la puerta del restaurante, pero me dejó plantada. |
| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
stand-up,
standup n | informal (comedy: live joketelling) | monólogo nmpl |
| | (anglicismo) | stand up loc nom m |
| Note: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is or modifies a noun |
| | Steve Martin was known for his stand-up before he started appearing in movies. |
| | Jo started her career doing standup in bars. |
| | Steve Martin era famoso por sus monólogos antes de que empezara a aparecer en las películas. |
| | Jo comenzó su carrera haciendo stand up en bares. |
stand-up,
standup adj | (telling jokes live) | de monólogos loc adj |
| | | de stand up loc adj |
| | The comedian performed a hilarious stand-up show. |
| | El humorista dio un espectáculo de monólogos muy gracioso. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stand up against [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (oppose actively) | luchar contra vi + prep |
| | | alzarse contra v prnl + prep |
| | We must stand up against racism. |
| | Debemos luchar contra el racismo. |
| stand up against [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: wear, stress) | resistir⇒ vtr |
| | Concrete construction is used in the tropics because it will stand up against hurricanes and insects. |
| | Las construcciones de hormigón se usan en el trópico porque resisten mejor los huracanes y los insectos. |
| stand up to [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (confront) | hacer frente a loc verb + prep |
| | | confrontar a vtr + prep |
| | | plantar cara a loc verb + prep |
| | | alzarse en contra de v prnl + loc prep |
| | Kate stood up to the bully by telling her loudly to stop. |
| | Kate hizo frente a la bravucona diciéndole muy fuerte que parara. |
| stand up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: wear, stress) | resistir⇒ vtr |
| | | aguantar⇒ vtr |
| | They ran many trials to ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions. |
| | Hicieron varias pruebas para asegurarse de que la tela resistiría condiciones climáticas extremas. |
| stand up under [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (withstand: scrutiny, etc.) | resistir⇒ vtr |