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1 aloofness
[ə'luːfnɪs]nome (detachment) distacco m.* * *noun distanza, freddezza* * *aloofness► aloof* * *[ə'luːfnɪs]nome (detachment) distacco m. -
2 aloofness aloof·ness n
[ə'luːfnɪs]riserbo, distacco -
3 aloof
[ə'luːf]aggettivo distanteto remain aloof from — (uninvolved) tenersi lontano da
* * *[ə'lu:f] 1. adverb(apart or at a distance from other people: I kept aloof from the whole business.) a distanza2. adjective(not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) distante* * *[ə'luːf]1. adjriservato (-a), distaccato (-a)2. adva distanza, in disparteto stand aloof (from) — tenersi a distanza (da) or in disparte (da)
* * *aloof /əˈlu:f/a.1 (pred.) distaccato; lontano; appartato: to stay (o to hold oneself) aloof from st., tenersi lontano da qc.2 distaccato; che tiene le distanze; riservato: He's rather aloof, è uno che tiene le distanze; to speak in an aloof tone, parlare in tono distaccatoalooflyavv.aloofnessn. [u]distacco; riserbo.* * *[ə'luːf]aggettivo distanteto remain aloof from — (uninvolved) tenersi lontano da
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4 detachment de·tach·ment n
[dɪ'tætʃmənt]1) (aloofness) distacco2) Mil distaccamento -
5 remoteness re·mote·ness n
[rɪ'məʊtnɪs]2) (of possibility, resemblance) vaghezza
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Aloofness — A*loof ness, n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642). [1913 Webster] The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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aloofness — noun see aloof II … New Collegiate Dictionary
aloofness — See aloofly. * * * … Universalium
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aloofness — a loof·ness || nɪs n. lonesomeness, separateness, distantness … English contemporary dictionary
aloofness — aloof·ness … English syllables
aloofness — See: aloof … English dictionary
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