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standard [ˈstændəd] n 1. an accepted or approved example of something against which others are judged or measured 2. (often plural) a principle of propriety, honesty, and integrity she has no standards 3. a level of excellence or quality a low standard of living 4. (History / Heraldry) any distinctive flag, device, etc., as of a nation, sovereign, or special cause 5. (Military) a. any of a variety of naval or military flags b. the colours of a cavalry regiment 6. (Military) a flag or emblem formerly used to show the central or rallying point of an army in battle 7. (History / Heraldry) a large tapering flag ending in two points, originally borne by a sovereign or high-ranking noble 8. (Economics) the commodity or commodities in which is stated the value of a basic monetary unit the gold standard 9. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an authorized model of a unit of measure or weight 10. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of board measure equal to 1980 board feet 11. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (in coinage) the prescribed proportion by weight of precious metal and base metal that each coin must contain 12. an upright pole or beam, esp one used as a support 13. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a. a piece of furniture consisting of an upright pole or beam on a base or support b. (as modifier) a standard lamp 14. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a. a plant, esp a fruit tree, that is trained so that it has an upright stem free of branches b. (as modifier) a standard cherry 15. (Music, other) a song or piece of music that has remained popular for many years 16. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the largest petal of a leguminous flower, such as a sweetpea 17. (Social Science / Education) (in New Zealand and, formerly, in England and Wales) a class or level of attainment in an elementary school adj 1. of the usual, regularized, medium, or accepted kind a standard size 2. of recognized authority, competence, or excellence the standard work on Greece 3. (Linguistics) denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc., that is regarded as correct and acceptable by educated native speakers Compare nonstandard, informal 4. (Cookery) Brit (formerly) (of eggs) of a size that is smaller than large and larger than medium [from Old French estandart gathering place, flag to mark such a place, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stantan to stand, Old High German ort place] Standard a quantity of timber, 1858; a body of troops kept in reserve, 1297; a company of cavalry. Examples: standard of apparel (suit of clothes), 1630; a standard of feathers (a set of plumes), 1578; a cornet or standard of horsemen, 1580. An exact value, a physical entity, or an abstract concept, established and defined by authority, custom, or common consent to serve as a reference, model, or rule in measuring quantities or qualities, establishing practices or procedures, or evaluating results. A fixed quantity or quality. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
standard noun 2. criterion, measure, guideline, example, model, average, guide, pattern, sample, par, norm, gauge, benchmark, yardstick, touchstone systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive adjective 1. usual, normal, customary, set, stock, average, popular, basic, regular, typical, prevailing, orthodox, staple It was standard practice for them to advise in cases of murder. usual strange, unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, abnormal, irregular, uncommon, singular, atypical 2. accepted, official, established, classic, approved, recognized, definitive, authoritative a standard text in several languages accepted unofficial, unconventional, unauthorised Quotations "Standards are always out of date. That's what makes them standards" [Alan Bennett Forty Years On] Translations standard [ˈstændəd] A. N 1. (= measure) → estándar m his standards are high/low → sus estándares son altos/bajos, los niveles que requiere son altos/bajos by any standard the work was good → el trabajo era bueno desde cualquier punto de vista the food was awful even by my (undemanding) standards → la comida era espantosa incluso para mí(que soy poco exigente) see also double F 2. (= norm) to be below standard → no tener la suficiente calidad standards of conduct → normas fpl de conducta the gold standard (Fin) → el patrón oro to set a standard the society sets standards for judging different breeds of dog → la asociación establece ciertos patrones or ciertas normas para juzgar las distintas razas de perros society sets impossible standards for feminine beauty → la sociedad impone unos patrones de belleza femenina imposibles to set a good standard → imponer un nivel alto her work has set a standard for excellence which it will be hard to equal → su labor ha establecido unos niveles de excelencia que serán muy difíciles de igualar this film sets a new standard → esta película establece nuevos niveles de calidad cinematográfica, esta película supera los niveles cinematográficos anteriores her work/performance was not up to standard → su trabajo/actuación no estaba a la altura(requerida) the product is not up to standard → el producto no tiene la calidad requerida 3. (= level) → nivel m; (= quality) → calidad f she has French to first-year university standard → su francés es de un nivel de primer año de carrera the standard of service → el nivel de servicio their standard of hygiene leaves much to be desired → los niveles de higiene que tienen dejan mucho que desear the standard of medical care → la calidad de atención médica of (a) high/low standard → de alto/bajo nivel high standards of conduct are expected of students → a los alumnos se les exige un nivel de comportamiento muy elevado 4. standards → valores mpl morales she has no standards → carece de valores morales or principios there has been a corruption of moral standards → han decaído los valores morales 5. (= flag) → estandarte m, bandera f 7. (Bot) árbol o arbusto de tronco erecto y desprovisto de ramas B. ADJ 1. (= normal) [design, length] → estándar adj inv; [amount, size] → normal; [feature] → normal, corriente; [charge] → fijo; [procedure] → habitual electric windows come as standard on this car → las ventanillas eléctricas son de serie en este coche the standard treatment is an injection of glucose → el tratamiento habitual es una inyección de glucosa to become standard [practice, procedure] → imponerse como norma it has become standard practice for many surgeons → se ha convertido en una norma entre muchos cirujanos C. CPD standard bearer N (lit) → abanderado/a m/f (fig) → abanderado/a m/f, adalid mf standard class N → clase f turista standard deviation N (Statistics) → desviación f estándar or típica standard English N → inglés m estándar or normativo standard error N (Statistics) → error m estándar or típico standard gauge N (Rail) → vía f normal Standard Grade N (Scot) (Scol) certificado obtenido tras aprobar los exámenes al final de la educación secundaria obligatoria GCSE standard lamp N → lámpara f de pie standard model N → modelo m estándar standard of living N → nivel m de vida standard price N → precio m oficial standard quality N → calidad f normal standard rate N (Fin) → tipo m de interés vigente standard time N → hora f oficial standard unit N (Elec, Gas) → paso m (de contador) standard weight N → peso m legal standard [ˈstændərd] n (= level of quality) → niveau m The standard is very high → Le niveau est très élevé. to be up to standard, to come up to standard → être du niveau requis, être à la hauteur (= flag) → étendard m adj [size] → standard inv, normal(e); [model, feature] → standard inv; [practice] → courant(e) standard French → le français standard the standard procedure → la procédure habituelle [text] → de base standards npl standard n (= average, established norm) → Norm f; (= criterion) → Maßstab m; (usu pl: = moral standards) → (sittliche) Maßstäbe pl; to set a good standard → Maßstäbe setzen; to be above/below standard → über/unter der Norm sein or liegen; to be up to standard → den Anforderungen genügen; his (moral) standards are abysmally low → er hat eine erschreckend niedere Moral; to conform to society’s standards → den Wertvorstellungen der Gesellschaft entsprechen; he sets himself very high standards → er stellt hohe Anforderungen an sich (acc) → selbst; by any standard(s) → egal, welche Maßstäbe man anlegt; by today’s standard(s) → aus heutiger Sicht (= degree, level) → Niveau nt; standard of living → Lebensstandard m; standard of culture → kulturelles Niveau; first-year university standard → Wissensstand m → des ersten Studienjahrs; of high/low standard → von hohem/niedrigem Niveau (Measurement) → (Maß)einheit f, → Standard m; (= monetary standard) → (Währungs)standard m; these coins don’t contain enough silver to conform to the monetary standard → diese Münzen enthalten weniger Silber, als dem Münzfuß entspräche (= pole) → Mast m (= piece of popular music) → Klassiker m adj (= usual, customary) → üblich; (Comm) → Standard-, (handels)üblich; (= average) performance, work → durchschnittlich; (= widely referred to) → Standard-; standard model → Standardmodell nt; standard weight → Normalgewicht nt; such requirements are not standard → solche Forderungen sind nicht die Norm or Regel; to be standard practice → üblich sein (Ling) → (allgemein) gebräuchlich; standard English → korrektes Englisch; standard German → Hochdeutsch nt; that word is hardly standard → dieses Wort ist ziemlich ungebräuchlich standard: standard assessment task n (Brit Sch) standardisierter schulischer Test in einem Kernfach standard-bearer n → Fahnenträger(in) m(f); (fig also) → Bannerträger(in) m(f) (old) standard button n (Comput) → Standardschaltfläche f standard class n (Rail) → zweite Klasse standard deviation n → Standardabweichung f standard format n (Comput) → Standardformat nt Standard Grade n (Scot Sch) → ˜ Realschulabschluss m standard-issue adj → zur Standardausrüstung gehörend; (Mil) → standardmäßig; to be standard issue → Standardausführung sein; a standard shirt (= ordinary) → ein ganz normales Hemd, ein Nullachtfünfzehnhemd nt (pej inf) standard: standard lamp n → Stehlampe f standard letter n → Formbrief m standard pronunciation n → Standardaussprache f standard software n → Standardsoftware f standard time n → Standardzeit f standard [ˈstændəd] 1. n a. (norm) → standard m inv; (intellectual standard) → livello culturale the gold standard (Fin) → il tallone aureo to be or come up to standard → rispondere ai requisiti to set a high standard → dare il buon esempio at first-year university standard → a livello del primo anno d'università of (a) high/low standard → di alto/basso livello below or not up to standard (work) → mediocre 2. adj (size, quality) → standard inv; (reference book) → classico/a n standard [ˈstӕndəd] 1 something used as a basis of measurement The kilogram is the international standard of weight. standaard مِعْيار мерило jednotka standard; målestok die Norm μέτρο (põhi)mõõt معيار mitta unité תֶקֶן मानक, मानदण्ड standard, norma mérték standar staðall unità, misura 基準 표준 matas, standartas standarts; norma piawai standaard norm, standard, målestokk wzorzec, standard padrão unitate стандарт jednotka mera standard likare, standardmått มาตรฐาน standart, ölçü birimi 標準 стандарт; еталон اکاءی chuẩn 标准 2 a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard. standaard مِقْياس، مِعْيار، مُسْتَوى критерий měřítko, úroveň standard die Anforderung μέτρο, κριτήριο, πρότυπο, βάση tase عيار قانوني taso critère תֶקֶן मानदण्ड mjerilo, standard mérce; színvonal standar viðmiðun criterio 標準 기준 kriterijus kritērijs; līmenis; prasības tahap peil nivå, standard kryterium critério criteriu критерий; норма meradlo; úroveň merilo standard måttstock, nivå, standard มาตรฐาน standart, nitelik derecesi 規範 стандарт معیار trình độ, mức 规范 3 a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle. vaan, banier رايَه флаг standarta standart die Standarte λάβαρο (võitlus)lipp پرچم تشريفات lippu pavillon; étendard דֶגֶל झण्डा, ध्वज zastava, stijeg zászló panji gunnfáni, veifa stendardo, bandiera 旗 군기 vėliava, karo ženklas standarts; karogs panji vaandel fane, banner; maskot, merke sztandar, znak bojowy estandarte pavilion; stindard знамя, штандарт štandarda prapor zastava standar, fana ธงประจำกอง sancak 軍旗 прапор; штандарт جھنڈا cờ nghi thức đặc biệt 军旗 adj (accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope. standaard نَموذجي، مُوَحَّد، عادي стандартен standardní standard- Einheits-... κανονικός, συνηθισμένος standard- رايج vakio- normal תִקנִי सामान्य, मानक standardan, normalan szabvány(os), standard normal staðlaður standard 標準規格の 보통의 standartinis standarta- piawai standaard{#169} standard, normal- znormalizowany uniformizado standard, normal стандартный bežný, štandardný običajen, standardiziran standardni standard- ที่เป็นมาตรฐาน standart 標準的 стандартний, типовий معیاری thông thường 标准的 v standardize, ˈstandardise to make or keep (eg products) of one size, shape etc for the sake of convenience etc. standaardiseer يُوَحِّد المَعايير والمَقاييس стандартизирам standardizovat standardisere normen τυποποιώ ühtsustama يكسان كردن yhdenmukaistaa standardiser לְתַקנֵן मानकीकृत करना standardizirati, ujednačiti szabványosít membakukan staðla standardizzare, uniformare 画一化する 표준화하다 nustatyti/laikytis standarto standartizēt menyeragamkan standaardiseren standardisere, uniformere ujednolicać uniformizar a standardiza стандартизировать štandardizovať, typizovať standardizirati standardizovati standardisera ทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน standardize etmek 標準化 стандартизувати; нормувати معیار کے مطابق بنانا tiêu chuẩn hóa 标准化 n standardiˈzation, ˌstandardiˈsation standaardisasie تَوْحيد المَعايير والمَقاييس стандартизация normalizace standardisering die Normung τυποποίηση standardiseerimine يكدست سازي standardisointi standardisation תִקנוּן मानकीकरण standardizacija, ujednačavanje hitelesítés, szabványosítás; pembakuan stöðlun standardizzazione 標準化 표준화, 규격화 standartizacija standartizācija penyeragaman standaardisering standardisering standaryzacja uniformização standardizare стандартизация ustálenie, normalizácia, štandardizácia standardizacija standardizacija standardisering การทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน standardizasyon 標準化 стандартизація; нормування معیار بندی sự tiêu chuẩn hóa 标准化 n standard-bearer a person who carries a standard or banner. banierdraer حامِل العَلَم знаменосец praporečník bannerfører der Standartenträger σημαιοφόρος lippur حامل پرچم تشريفات lipunkantaja porte-étendard נוֹשֵא הַדֶגֶל अलमबरदार zastavnik, stjegonoša zászlóvivő pembawa panji merkisberi; fánaberi portastendardo/bandiera 旗手 기수, 주창자 vėliavnešys karognesējs pembawa panji vaandeldrager fanebærer chorąży porta-estandarte port-drapel знаменосец zástavník zastavonoša nosilac zastave fanbärare ผู้นำ sancaktar 旗手 прапороносець علم بردار người cầm cờ 旗手 be up to / below standard to (fail to) achieve the required standard Her work is well up to standard. op standaard فَوْق / تَحْت المُسْتَوى на/под нивото на стандарта být nad/pod průměrem leve op til standard den Anforderungen (nicht) genügen (δεν) είμαι σε ικανοποιητικό επίπεδο, (δεν) πληρώ τις προδιαγραφές estar ocupado con algo, traerse algo entre manos nõudmistele vastama, nõudmistele mitte vastama به حد مطلوب رسيدن vastata vaatimuksia / olla ala-arvoinen (n')être (pas) à la hauteur לא/לַעֲמוֹד בַּדרִישוֹת वांछित मानक पर पूरा उतरना या नहीं उतरना ispunjavati mjerila, ispod/iznad standarda kívánt minőségű memenuhi/di bawah standar standast (ekki) tilteknar kröfur (essere all'altezza); (non essere all'altezza) 水準に達した[] (~에) 이르다 atitikti reikalavimus, neatitikti reikalavimų atbilst/neatbilst standartam memenuhi/tidak memenuhi piawai (niet) op peil zijn være på høyde (med) na poziomie, poniżej poziomu (não) atingir o nível a nu (...) fi la înălţimea (не) соответствовать стандарту byť nad / pod priemerom (ne) zadostiti zahtevam zadovoljiti standard vara fullgod/inte hålla måttet ทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน standart düzeyinde/standardın altında olmak 符合(不符合)標準 (не) відповідати стандартам, нормам معیار کے مطابق ہونا dưới, trên mức tiêu chuẩn 符合(不符合)标准 standard of living the level of comfort and welfare achieved in any particular society. lewenstandaard مُسْتَوى المَعيشَه жизнено равнище životní úroveň levestandard der Lebensstandard βιοτικό επίπεδο elatustase حد مطلوب زندگي elintaso niveau de vie רָמַת חַיִים जीवन स्तर životni standard életszínvonal taraf hidup lífskjör livello/tenore di vita 生活水準 생활수준 gyvenimo lygis dzīves līmenis tahap kehidupan levensstandaard levestandard stopa życiowa nível de vida nivel de trai уровень жизни životná úroveň življenjski standard životni standard levnadsnivå, -standard มาตรฐานการครองชีพ yaşam düzeyi/standardı 生活水準 рівень життя زندگی کا معیار mức sống 生活水准 standard → قياسي, مقياس normální, úroveň standard, standard- Standard, üblich καθιερωμένος, πρότυπο nivel, normal taso, vakio- norme, standard standard, standardan standard 標準, 標準の 표준, 표준의 norm, standaard- standard, standardisert standard, standardowy padrão стандарт, стандартный standard, standardmässig ซึ่งเป็นมาตรฐาน, มาตรฐาน standart chuẩn, tiêu chuẩn 标准, 标准的 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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