stand-up
adjetivosubstantivoatestado nos diálogos
- //ˈstændˌʌp//
Honest; honorable; genuine.
adjetivo
- 1
Honest; honorable; genuine.
He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
For the first time on an English railway there was a good stand-up smash between a heavy steam-engine and a train of light cars, and it was 'bad for the coo.'
- 2
Upright; while standing.
stand-up comedy
- 3
Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.
Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
- 4
That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
stand-up double; stand-up triple
Etimologia
Deverbal from stand up.
substantivo
- 1
A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.
- 2
A comedian who performs on stage.
- 3
A news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event.
Reporters covet standups rather than the voiceover narration of news footage because it puts their faces on the air.
- 4
A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity).
How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?
Esther Crawford, a project manager, asked people to join a “standup” meeting at 9:30 p.m. in San Francisco on Thursday as some layoff notices went out.
- 5
A free-standing photographic print or promotional item; a standee.
Formas
- plural
- stand-ups
- comparativo
- more stand-up
- superlativo
- most stand-up