stand-by

English translation: standby

20:10 Feb 23, 2006
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: stand-by
I know it does not have to be translated, but I'm wondering what is the correct spelling in English : stand-by or standby? Thanks!
Lincy Luyten
Local time: 15:13
English translation:standby
Explanation:
Oxford American Dictionary
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Josephina Kooijman
Local time: 08:13
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Thanks, I did look it up but Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary did not give me the answer.
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4 +1standby
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standby


Explanation:
Oxford American Dictionary

Josephina Kooijman
Local time: 08:13
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
Grading comment
Thanks, I did look it up but Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary did not give me the answer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: looking in an English monolingual dictionary isn't a bad way of finding out how to spell English words. ;-)
8 mins
  -> It is, isn't it.
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