English-Finnish translations for stand back

• katsoa vierestä

Definition of stand back

• To maintain a safe distance from a hazard
• To abstain from participation
• to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

Examples

• You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
• While others debated the proposals, he stood back.

Related words

• standard Basque
• standard basis
• bandstand