- take a stand for
- Дипломатический термин: высказываться за
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
take a stand for
Смотреть что такое "take a stand for" в других словарях:
take a stand — verb To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend ones point of view or beliefs. There will come a time when youll need to take a stand for the changes you want … Wiktionary
stand for — stand [n1] position, opinion angle, attitude, belief, carriage, determination, notion, poise, pose, sentiment, slant, sound, stance, standpoint, twist, two cents’ worth*, view; concept 689 stand [n2] base, stage board, booth, bracket, counter,… … New thesaurus
stand for — verb 1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol (Freq. 5) What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? • Syn: ↑typify, ↑symbolize, ↑symbolise, ↑represent • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
take the stand — verb give testimony in a court of law (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑testify, ↑attest, ↑bear witness • Derivationally related forms: ↑attestation (for: ↑attest), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stand for — 1) BC stands for British Columbia Syn: mean, be an abbreviation of, represent, signify, denote, indicate, symbolize 2) informal I won t stand for any nonsense Syn: put up with, endure, tolerate, accept … Thesaurus of popular words
take a stand — {v. phr.} To assert one s point. of view; declare one s position. * /It is time for American society to take a stand against crime./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take a stand — {v. phr.} To assert one s point. of view; declare one s position. * /It is time for American society to take a stand against crime./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ a\ stand — v. phr. To assert one s point. of view; declare one s position. It is time for American society to take a stand against crime … Словарь американских идиом
take a stand — to publicly express an opinion about something, especially to say whether you support or are against something. Many politicians fail to take a stand on equal rights for women. (usually + on) … New idioms dictionary
To stand for — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stand for — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide with, advert to, affirm, allege, allude to, announce, annunciate, approach anchorage, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be… … Moby Thesaurus
