Значення

значень: 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

Ще визначення
  • 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

Приклади

речень: 2
  1. It was a standoff.

    Це була тупикова ситуація.

    ruЭто был тупик.

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

Русский
За значеннями 2
a device which maintains a fixed distance:
a deadlocked confrontation:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
a device which maintains a fixed distance:
a deadlocked confrontation:

Походження

Deverbal from stand off.

Deverbal from stand off.

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Форми

множина: standoffs
Однинаstandoff
Множинаstandoffs

правильне

Синоніми

синонімів: 3
Близькі за значенням
  • 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

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 1
Похідніstandoffish

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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