standby

stand·by  (stndb)

n. pl. stand·bys

1. One that can always be relied on, as in an emergency.

2. A favorite or frequent choice.

3. One kept in readiness to serve as a substitute.

adj.

1. Kept in reserve for use when needed: a standby generator.

2. Of, relating to, or waiting for unreserved travel space that is made available by an airline only shortly before departure: standby passengers.

adv.

On a standby basis: flew standby to New York.

Idiom:

on standby

Ready and waiting.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	standby - something that can be relied on when needed thing - an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
	2.	standby - an actor able to replace a regular performer when required understudy actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performer
Adj.	1.	standby - ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew" secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

Translations

standby stand-by [ˈstændbaɪ]

n
to be a good standby → être très utile
Eggs are a great standby → Les œufs sont toujours très utiles en cas de besoin.

to be on standby [ambulance, troops] → se tenir prêt(e) (à intervenir)
to be put on standby [troops] → être mis(e) en état d'alerte

adj

[provisions] → de réserve

[ticket, flight] → en stand-by, stand-by inv
stand-by generator n → générateur m de secours
stand-by passenger n → passager/ère m/f en stand-by, passager/ère m/f en attente
stand-in [ˈstændɪn] n (gen) → remplaçant(e) m/f; (for actor) → doublure f

standby

n

(= person) → Ersatz m, → Ersatzperson f; (Sport) → Ersatz- or Auswechselspieler(in) m(f); (= thing) → Reserve f; (Aviat: = plane) → Entlastungsflugzeug nt; (= ticket) → Stand-by-Ticket nt; (= passenger) → Passagier, der mit einem Stand-by-Ticket reist

(= state of readiness) on standby → in Bereitschaft; (= ready for action) → in Einsatzbereitschaft; to be on 24-hour standby → 24 Stunden Bereitschaftsdienst haben

(Tech) → Stand-by-Modus m, → Stand-by nt

adj attr (Mil, Sport) → Reserve-, Ersatz-; standby plane → Entlastungsflugzeug nt; standby player → Ersatz- or Reservespieler(in) m(f); standby ticket → Stand-by-Ticket nt