The board refused to take a stand until the report was public.
La junta se negó a tomar postura hasta que el informe fuera público.
The workers decided to take a stand against unsafe conditions.
Los trabajadores decidieron plantarse contra las condiciones inseguras.
It is easier to complain privately than to take a stand in public.
Es más fácil quejarse en privado que plantarse en público.
Students urged the university to take a stand for free speech.
Los estudiantes pidieron a la universidad que defendiera una posición a favor de la libertad de expresión.
She took a stand on housing policy even when donors objected.
Ella tomó postura sobre la política de vivienda aunque los donantes se opusieran.
Palabras similares
make a stand
hold firm
stand firm
plant your flag
speak out
take a position
Significados
Adoptar y defender una postura firme
civic life
neutral
Declarar o mostrar una postura clara sobre un asunto y estar dispuesto a defenderla, especialmente cuando el asunto es disputado o moralmente importante.
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The workers decided to take a stand against unsafe conditions.
Los trabajadores decidieron plantarse contra las condiciones inseguras.
She took a stand on housing policy even when donors objected.
Ella tomó postura sobre la política de vivienda aunque los donantes se opusieran.
The board refused to take a stand until the report was public.
La junta se negó a tomar postura hasta que el informe fuera público.
Students urged the university to take a stand for free speech.
Los estudiantes pidieron a la universidad que defendiera una posición a favor de la libertad de expresión.
It is easier to complain privately than to take a stand in public.
Es más fácil quejarse en privado que plantarse en público.
Palabras similares
take a position
make a stand
speak out
stand firm
hold firm
plant your flag
Etimología
El modismo se apoya en stand con el sentido de mantenerse firme, especialmente en contextos militares o defensivos. Dictionary.com fecha el modismo en mediados del siglo XIX.
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Jade Gibbon
Aug 14
my favourite cousin of this is 'stand up and be counted'... very union leaflet energy
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Hazel Loon
Aug 10
'Take your stand' has a different flavour from 'take a stand'. It feels older, religious, or dramatic, like now choose your side, so I wouldn't put it in normal office email unless I wanted that tone.
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Stellar Walrus
Aug 12
church camp phrase, 100%
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Solid Eagle
Aug 4
Preposition warning. You take a stand on an issue or against a proposal. For a person, 'stand up for Maya' sounds much more normal than 'take a stand for Maya' unless Maya is basically the cause.
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Midnight Beaver
Aug 6
yes, 'take a stand for Maya' makes her sound like a political campaign
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Neat Yak
Jul 29
For rights, I would usually say 'stand up for our rights', not 'take a stand for our rights'. The second is possible, but it sounds more like a campaign slogan or a public decision.
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Happy Dingo
Jul 31
This one confused me too, because in Hindi we dont have the article habit.
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Quick Capybara
Jul 27
I wouldnt teach 'make a stand' as a clean synonym. To my ear you make a stand when there is pushback, like refusing to move or stepping in. 'Take a stance' can be just the line a party puts in a document.
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Plucky Sandpiper
Jul 28
same, stance is very policy paper to me
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Steady Dingo
Jul 22
heard this in product meetings a lot. 'we need to take a stand on the API shape' just means stop keeping both options alive. no protest march, but still firmer than 'I kind of prefer A'
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Scarlet Coyote
Jul 27
yep, heard it in design review, zero moral drama involved