Значение

значений: 2

  1. A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.

    Halter, Abstandhalter

    распо́ркаraspórka, проста́вкаprostávka

  2. A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.

    I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.

    A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.

    Pattsituation, festgefahrene Lage

    противостоя́ниеprotivostojánije

Ещё определения
  • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
  • the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

Примеры

предложений: 2

  1. It was a standoff.

    Это был тупик.

    ukЦе була тупикова ситуація.

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  2. The political landscape of the region turned into a Mexican standoff.

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Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 2
a device which maintains a fixed distance:
a deadlocked confrontation:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
a device which maintains a fixed distance:
a deadlocked confrontation:

Происхождение

Deverbal from stand off.

Deverbal from stand off.

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Формы

мн. число: standoffs
Ед. числоstandoff
Мн. числоstandoffs

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 3
Близкие по смыслу
  • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand:repulsion
  • the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided:drawtie

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 1
Производныеstandoffish

Смотрите также

соседние слова
standardizationstandardizestandbyB2standoffishstandpointstandstillB2stanzaB2
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