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Meanings of stand back in anglès

espanyol
alejarse

Stay clear of, avoid.

alejarse
Usage of stand back in anglès
1
Police asked the public to stand back while the cleanup took place.
The Guardian
2
He said the police had tended to stand back from industrial matters.
The Guardian
3
Four minutes later, after warning everyone to stand back, Muhammed detonated it.
Wired
4
If everything else fails we cannot stand back and watch violence erupt.
The Irish Times
5
So if you'll stand back, one way or another, I'm coming down.
Hearts of grey
6
I give myself a minute before I try to stand back up.
Within arm's reach
7
There is a community here that is not going to stand back.
The Guardian
8
But when the people rise, even the legions of Rome stand back.
The Coming of the King
9
Just then Captain Ezekiel entered and ordered the soldiers to stand back.
The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Fam...
10
I can't just stand back and wait to pick up the pieces.
Walking dead
11
Then colleges must stand back and get out of the sex game.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
12
I wedge it in carefully and we all stand back in anticipation.
Catching Fire
13
Just then Captain Ezekial entered, and ordered the soldiers to stand back.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)
14
Arthur and Kae moved instinctively to stand back-to-back, staring wildly about them.
A Hard Day’s Knight
15
Instead, we all stand back and take surreptitious photos on our phones.
The Guardian
16
A town full uh men-andyou stand back and let one crazy-
The Uphill Climb
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