| English | German | |
| déclassée {adj} [rare.: of a woman, having lost social standing] | 5 heruntergekommen [ugs.] | |
| herald. statant {adj} [upright standing posture of heraldic animals in crests] | stehend [Aufrechtstellung von Wappentieren in Wappen] | |
| surrounding {adj} [attr.] [standing around] | umherstehend | |
Verbs |
| agr. meteo. to lodge sth. [of wind or rain: flatten a standing crop, etc.] | 15 etw. flachlegen [Wind oder Regen: Getreide, Gras etc.] | |
| agr. meteo. to lodge sth. [of wind or rain: flatten a standing crop, etc.] | 8 etw.Akk. umlegen [Wind oder Regen: Getreide, Gras etc.] | |
| to obtain sth. [esp. knowledge, social standing etc.] | sichDat. etw.Akk. erwerben [Wissen, Reputation etc.] | |
| to surround sb./sth. [while standing] | jdn./etw. umstehen [stehend umgeben] | |
Nouns |
| cane [stick for aid in walking or standing] | 1311 Stock {m} | |
| peer [person of the same rank or standing] | 586 Ebenbürtiger {m} | |
| peer [person of the same rank or standing] | 95 Gleichstehender {m} | |
| peer [female person of the same rank or standing] | 41 Ebenbürtige {f} | |
| peer [person of the same rank or standing] | 34 Standesgenosse {m} [veraltet] | |
| comm. film market. standee [self-standing display] | 21 Aufsteller {m} [mit Werbung] | |
| gastr. [a liter of beer which is consumed while standing in an aisle as opposed to at a table, e.g. at Oktoberfest] | Stehmaß {f} | |
| [cafe where coffee and pastries are consumed standing up] | Stehcafé {n} | |
| [firm, hotel or restaurant with a long-standing tradition] | Traditionshaus {n} | |
| hist. jobs [sb. standing at a street corner, waiting for odd jobs to do] | Eckensteher {m} | |
| educ. [Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany] | Ständige Konferenz {f} der Kultusminister der Länder in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland [Kultusministerkonferenz] | |
| [the way something or somebody is standing] | Standart {f} [Art, wie etwas oder jemand steht] | |
| games sports klootschieten [standing-style ball shooting, played along the coast and borders of North Germany] | Klootschießen {n} [nordd.] [eine Art Eisschießen] | |
| jobs naut. oldster [Br.] [midshipman of four years' standing in the British navy] | [ein schon vier Jahre dienender Seekadett der British Navy] | |
| peer [female person of the same rank or standing] | Standesgenossin {f} [veraltet] | |
| furn. washstand [dated] [free standing, not connected to plumbing] | Waschgestell {n} [veraltet] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to be stood [coll.] [to be standing] | stehen | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| archi. hist. cloth hall [cloth-traders' hall] [free-standing guildhall] | Gewandhaus {n} | |
| conference member [here: member of a standing conference] | Mitglied {n} einer Konferenz | |
| isolated tree [standing by itself] | Einzelbaum {m} | |
| mil. weapons offhand (position) [also: offhand standing position] | Stehendanschlag {m} | |
| pillar box [Br.] [free-standing postbox] | Postkasten {m} | |
| ponding water [standing water] | stehendes Wasser {n} | |
| audio phys. pressure antinode [of a standing wave] | Druckbauch {m} [einer stehenden Welle] | |
| gastr. prime rib [coll. for: standing rib roast] | Hohe Rippe {f} | |
| esot. mus. resting bell [less common for: standing bell] | Klangschale {f} | |
| mil. weapons standing position [also: offhand standing position] | Stehendanschlag {m} | |
| furn. wash basin [dated] [free standing, not connected to plumbing] | Waschgestell {n} [veraltet] | |
3 Words: Others |
| All seats sold. <SRO> [abbreviation is for: standing-room only] | Alle Sitze sind verkauft. | |
| art Unverified in the round {adj} [postpos.] [of a sculpture: standing free with all sides shown] | allansichtig [bei einer Skulptur: von allen Seiten betrachtbar] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to uncross one's legs [when standing or sitting] | die / seine Beine wieder nebeneinander stellen [alt] | |
| to uncross one's legs [when standing or sitting] | die / seine Beine wieder nebeneinanderstellen | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| man of quality [standing, status] | Mann {m} von Rang | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to sit below the salt [idiom] [be of lower social standing or worth] | beim Fußvolk sitzen [Redewendung] [von Personen: nicht wichtig sein] | |
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