Speak for - 1. to say in support of someone / something; 2. to speak as someone's representative 1. He spoke for the new project, but no one else liked it. 2. Speak for yourself, I liked the project. He spoke for the whole group. 1. говорить в защиту кого-то / чего-то; 2. говорить от лица кого-то
Speak on something - to deliver a speech, talk on something He spoke on the necessity of reforms. He spoke on the future of the company. произносить речь о чем-то, говорить о чем-то
Speak to / with someone - to talk to / with someone She is speaking with / to her friend right now. Who do you want to speak to? говорить с, разговаривать с, поговорить с кем-то
Speak up / out - 1. to speak louder; 2. to express one's opinion openly 1. Please speak up, I can't hear you. 2. Many people are against it, but not many of them are ready to speak up. 1. говорить громче; 2. открыто высказаться
Spend (money, time) on something How much time did you spend on this report? How much money do you spend on food? тратить (деньги, время) на что-то
Stand back - to move back; to step back Stand back, people, this thing may be dangerous! You should stand back and let him do this work his own way. отодвинуться назад; отступить, уступить
Stand behind someone / something - 1. to be located behind someone / something; 2. to support someone 1. Tom is standing behind Ann. Do you see him? 2. She stands behind him in everything he does. 1. стоять позади кого-то / чего-то; 2. поддерживать кого-то
Stand by - 1. to stand near some place; 2. to wait, to be ready for some action 1. I asked the man who stood by what happened. 2. Please stand by, our operator will speak with you in a moment. 1. стоять поблизости; 2. ожидать, быть наготове для какого-то действия
Stand by someone / something - to support, be loyal to someone / something She stood by him in everything he did. He stood by his decision despite her protest. You promised to help, now stand by your word! поддерживать, быть верным кому-то / чему-то
Stand for something - 1. to symbolize, mean; 2. to advocate, support; 3. to tolerate 1. What does the letter Q in IQ stand for? 2. They claim that they stand for peace and democracy. 3. I won't stand for it! 1. символизировать; 2. стоять за что-то; 3. терпеть, выносить что-то
stand out - to be noticeable (about people, objects) The black letters stood out clearly on the light-blue background. He is the kind of man who stands out in any group of people. выделяться, быть заметным (о людях, предметах)
Stand up - 1. to rise; 2. to remain strong; 3. to fail to keep an appointment with someone.1. He stood up to shake her hand. 2. How long will the power generator stand up? 3. He asked me for a date and then stood me up!1. встать, подняться (на ноги); 2. продержаться, выстоять; 3. не явиться на встречу с кем-то
Stand up for someone / something - to support or defend someone / something.She stood up for him in everything he did. Many people stand up for animals' rights. He is able to stand up for himself.поддерживать, защищать, отстаивать, стоять за кого-то / что-то
start from some place - to begin something at some place Start from the very beginning. They started the race from the school building. начать с какого-то места
start out - to begin a journey We started out early in the morning. отправиться в путь
start with something - to begin with something Let me start our party with a drink to Tom's health. Start with Chapter 3. начать с чего-то / чем-то
Stay at (some place) - to live at some place for a while We stayed at the Sheraton Hotel. I stayed at my sister's for 2 weeks.остановиться пожить в каком-то месте, погостить у кого-то
Stay away from someone / something - to avoid, to keep away from someone / something She always tries to stay away from the crowds. Stay away from that guy, he is dangerous. Stay away from the river! избегать, держаться подальше от кого-то / чего-то
Stay out of something - not to enter; to keep out of something Stay out of this building. I'll handle it myself, you should stay out of this. Try to stay out of trouble. не входить; держаться подальше от чего-то
