Can you just stand put?

[Silverobama]

A little boy was dancing and shouting on the elevator in a mall. Many people looked at them. The mom said "Can you just stand put?" Is my translation natural?

The intended meaning is "Can you just stand there and don't move?"

 

[Rover_KE]

Stand still and be quiet!

 

[teechar]

A little boy was dancing and shouting on in the elevator in a at the mall, and (many) people looked were staring at him. them. The His mom said "Can you just stand put?". Is my translation natural?

The intended meaning is "Can you just stand there and don't not move?"

Note that "Mom" is AmE. Other varieties use "Mum".

 

[emsr2d2]

In BrE, you'll hear "Stay put!", usually as an imperative, not a request. It means "Stay exactly where you are and don't move!"

 

[teechar]

Just to clarify:

"Can you just stand put?"

That doesn't exist in English.
Of course, the phrase mentioned by @emsr2d2 (stay put) exists, but it's not the right one for the above context (as has been outlined by @emsr2d2).
Use the one suggested by @Rover_KE .

 

[Skrej]

Actually, 'stand put' is used in AmE. Many's the time my mother uttered those exact words to me when I was getting too fidgety.

 

[teechar]

That's interesting. It doesn't exist in other mainstream varieties.

 

[Tait-ka]

In BrE, you'll hear "Stay put!",

May you please tell me what "'put" means here?

 

[teechar]

May Can you please tell me what "'put" means here?

1- "May" is not used at the start of questions.
2- The meaning of "stay put" is for the entire phrase, not for its two individual parts. See post #4 above.

 

[Tait-ka]

1- "May" is not used at the start of questions.

Sorry but I have seen it being used at the start of questions

Example:
May I open the door?
May I go to the washroom? etc.

 

[5jj]

Do not use may you when you mean can/could/will/would you.

 

[emsr2d2]

Sorry but I have seen it being used at the start of questions

Example:
May I open the door?
May I go to the washroom? etc.

Those are correct. "May" is used when you are asking someone else for permission to do something and you'll notice they start with "May I ...". We almost never use any other pronoun after "May".
In "Can you tell me ...?", you're talking about ability. "Are you able to tell me what "put" means?"
You could use "Would" at the start to make it a request - "Would you please tell me what "put" means?"
Alternatively you could avoid making it a question at all - "Please tell me what "put" means."