New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: stand out · stand around · bandy about · hang about · slap about · smack about · stand at · splash about · stooge about · bring about

stand around

(also

stand about

) 1 (v + adv) loiter INTRANSITIVEthere were people standing about bhí daoine ina seasamh timpeall, bhí daoine ag crochadh thart 2 (v + adv) gather around TRANSITIVEwe were standing around the fire bhíomar inár seasamh timpeall na tine → see stand

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people were standing about, looking at a loss bhí daoine ina seasamh thart agus cuma orthu nach raibh a fhios acu cad ba cheart dóibh a dhéanamh
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there were people standing about bhí daoine ina seasamh timpeall, bhí daoine ag crochadh thart
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they have a standing quarrel about land tá aighneas leanúnach eatarthu faoi chúrsaí talún

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