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121 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) se tenir à distance -
122 keep one's temper
(not to lose one's temper: He was very annoyed but he kept his temper.) se maîtriser -
123 keep pace with
(to go as fast as: He kept pace with the car on his motorbike.) aller à la même allure que -
124 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) garder pour soi -
125 keep to
(not to leave or go away from: Keep to this side of the park!; We kept to the roads we knew.) ne pas s'écarter de -
126 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) garder pour soi -
127 keepsake
[-seik]noun (something given or taken to be kept in memory of the giver: She gave him a piece of her hair as a keepsake.) souvenir -
128 kick one's heels
(to be kept waiting: I was left kicking my heels for half an hour.) poireauter
См. также в других словарях:
kept — (k[e^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Keep}. [1913 Webster] {Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kept mistress — kept kept (k[e^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Keep}. [1913 Webster] {Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kept woman — kept kept (k[e^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Keep}. [1913 Webster] {Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kept — /kept/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of keep. adj. 2. having the expression of principles, ideas, etc., controlled, dominated, or determined by one whose money provides support: a kept press; a kept writer. [1670 80 for def. 2] * * * … Universalium
kept — UK US /kept/ verb ► PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF KEEP(Cf. ↑keep) … Financial and business terms
kept — [kept] the past tense and past participle of ↑keep … Dictionary of contemporary English
kept woman — noun count OFTEN HUMOROUS a woman who is given a home and money by a man that she has a sexual relationship with: This shows that the speaker does not approve of such a relationship. People often also use kept man humorously about a man … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kept him at a distance — kept far away from him, kept him away … English contemporary dictionary
kept — adjective supported financially in return for sexual favours. → keep kept past and past participle of keep … English new terms dictionary
kept — kept; un·kept; … English syllables
kept — [kept] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of KEEP adj. maintained or supported so as to be a sexual partner: said usually of a woman … English World dictionary