standby

standby
standby [{{t}}'stændbaɪ] (pl standbys)
1 adjective
(a) (equipment, provisions etc) de réserve; (generator) de secours;
to be on standby duty (doctor) être de garde ou d'astreinte; (flight personnel, emergency repairman) être d'astreinte; (troops, police, firemen) être prêt à intervenir;
the standby team can take over operations within an hour l'équipe de secours est prête à prendre le contrôle des opérations en moins d'une heure;
the shortages meant some factories were put on a standby basis à cause de la pénurie, certaines usines ont dû ralentir leur rythme de production;
{{}}Radio{{}} in standby position en écoute
(b) {{}}Aviation{{}} (ticket, fare) stand-by (inv); (passenger) stand-by (inv), en attente
2 noun
(a) (substitute → person) remplaçant(e) m,f; {{}}Theatre{{}} (understudy) doublure f;
to be on standby (doctor) être de garde ou d'astreinte; (flight personnel, emergency repairman) être d'astreinte; (troops, police, firemen) être prêt à intervenir;
we have a repair crew on standby nous avons une équipe de dépannage prête à intervenir en cas de besoin;
make sure you have a standby (equipment) vérifiez que vous en avez un/une de secours; (person) assurez-vous que vous pouvez vous faire remplacer;
I'll keep the old typewriter as a standby je garderai la vieille machine à écrire en cas de besoin ou au cas où;
eggs are a great standby in the kitchen il est toujours bon d'avoir des œufs dans une cuisine;
that story is an old standby of his cette histoire lui a beaucoup servi
(b) {{}}Aviation{{}} (system) stand-by m inv; (passenger) (passager(ère) m,f) stand-by m inv;
to be on standby (passenger) être en stand-by ou sur la liste d'attente
3 adverb
(travel) en stand-by
►► {{}}Finance{{}} standby agreement accord m d'aide en réserve;
{{}}Finance{{}} standby credit crédit m stand-by ou de soutien;
{{}}Aviation{{}} standby list liste f d'attente;
{{}}Finance{{}} standby loan prêt m conditionnel;
{{}}Computing{{}} standby mode veille f;
in standby mode en veille

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