standoff

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(stănd'ôf', -ŏf') pronunciation
n.
  1. A tie or draw, as in a contest.
  2. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other.
  3. A standoff insulator.
adj.
Standoffish.


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noun

    An equality of scores, votes, or performances in a contest: dead heat, deadlock, draw, stalemate, tie. See same/different/compare.

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Standoff or stand-off may refer to:

a media production
  • Standoff (TV series), a 2006-2007 Fox Broadcasting television series
  • Standoff, a 1998 film written and directed by Andrew Chapman
  • American Standoff, a 2002 American documentary about a strike
other

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uafgjort kamp, fastlåst stilling
adj. - stand-off

Nederlands (Dutch)
patstelling, tegenover elkaar staan

Français (French)
n. - (Sport) match nul, match/course à égalité, contrepartie
adj. - peu accessible, distant, réservé

Deutsch (German)
n. - verfahrene Situation
adj. - Distanz haltend, distanziert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναμέτρηση, αντιπαράθεση

Italiano (Italian)
punto morto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empate (m)

Русский (Russian)
холодный прием, нейтрализация, ничья, тупик

Español (Spanish)
n. - reserva, alejamiento, empate, frialdad, indiferencia
adj. - reservado, retraído, indiferente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dödläge

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
冷漠, 平局, 冷淡, 僵持, 冷淡的, 不关心的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 冷漠, 平局, 冷淡, 僵持
adj. - 冷淡的, 不關心的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고립 , (경기 등의) 무승부, 절연체
adj. - 떨어져 있는, (미사일, 폭격기가) 스탠드 오프형인, 서먹서먹한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 離れていること, 行き詰まり
adj. - 離れている, よそよそしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعادل, تساوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תיקו, קיפאון, התנשאות‬
adj. - ‮מתנשא, מתרחק מאחרים‬


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