stand out
verboEn español: destacarse, sobresalir, descollar, destacar
- To jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).
- To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone).
- To sail in a direction away from shore.
- To be clearly distinguishable; to be obvious, to be easily noticeable, in contrast to the surroundings. · Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd.
- To be prominent or conspicuous; to have special significance. · She stood out from the other candidates and was offered the job.
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“And yet it was one thing to laugh about it in London, and it is another to stand out here in the darkness of the moor and to hear such a cry as that.
For an instant he feared lest, instead of keeping in shore, she should stand out to sea; but he soon saw that she would pass, like most vessels bound for Italy, between the islands of Jaros and Calaseraigne.
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