stand back

stand back
intransitive verb
1)

stand [well] back [from something] — [ein gutes Stück] [von etwas] entfernt stehen

2) see academic.ru/70260/stand_aside">stand aside
3) (fig.): (distance oneself) zurücktreten
4) (fig.): (withdraw)

stand back from something — sich aus einer Sache heraushalten

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(to move backwards or away: A crowd gathered round the injured man, but a policeman ordered everyone to stand back.) zurücktreten
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stand back
vi
1. (move backwards) zurücktreten
2. (fig: take detached view)
to \stand back back Abstand nehmen
to \stand back back from sth etw aus der Distanz betrachten
3. (not get involved) tatenlos zusehen [o danebenstehen
4. (be located away from)
to \stand back back from sth abseits von etw dat liegen
the hotel \stand backs well back from the road das Hotel liegt ziemlich abseits der Straße
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vi
(= move back) zurücktreten; (= be situated at a distance) zurückstehen, abliegen, zurückliegen; (fig = distance oneself) Abstand nehmen; (= play no part) (tatenlos) danebenstehen

to stand back and do nothing — tatenlos zusehen

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stand back v/i
1. zurücktreten
2. stand back from abseits (gen) liegen:
the school stands well back from a busy thoroughfare die Schule steht ein gutes Stück von einer viel befahrenen Durchgangsstraße entfernt
3. stand back from fig Abstand gewinnen von
4. fig sich aus allem heraushalten:
stand back from sich heraushalten aus
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intransitive verb
1)

stand [well] back [from something] — [ein gutes Stück] [von etwas] entfernt stehen

3) (fig.): (distance oneself) zurücktreten
4) (fig.): (withdraw)

stand back from something — sich aus einer Sache heraushalten

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v.
zurück stehen v.
zurückstehen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

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