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1 keep one's distance
• pysyä loitolla* * *(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) pysytellä loitolla -
2 keep
• hoitaa• varjella• viivyttää• elatus• elättää• estää• täyttää• pysytellä• pysyttää• pysyä• pysyttäytyä• linnamilitary• linnoitus• hallita• pidättää• pelastaa• pidellä• salata• suojella• säilyttää• säilyä• tallettaa• säästää• ylläpitää• pitää kunnossa• pitää• pitää kaupan* * *ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) pitää2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) säilyttää3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) pitää4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) jatkaa5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) pitää varastossa6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hoitaa7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) säilyä8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) pitää9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) pidätellä10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) elättää11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) pitää12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) juhlia2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) ylläpito- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
3 keep away
• pysyä erillään• pysytellä poissa• pitää loitolla* * *(to (cause to) remain at a distance: Keep away - it's dangerous!) pitää loitolla, pysyä loitolla -
4 reach
• ojentaminen• ojentua• ojentaa• saapua perille• saarnata• saapua• nousta• jatkua• varttua• ennättää• ehtiä• etäisyys• antaa• ulottuma• ulottua• päästä• tavoittaa• kantama• kantavuus• kantautua• kantomatka• kiiriä• mennä• saavuttaa• savuttaa• saavuttaa (päästä jhkn)• löytää• suora juoksu• ylettyä• yltää• ylettää• kurottautua• kurottaa• kurkottaa• kurkottautuaphysics• laajuus• lähentyä* * *ri: 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) saapua, saavuttaa, päästä2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) ylettyä3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) kurottautua4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) tavoittaa5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ulottua2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) tuntumassa2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) ulottuvilla, ulottuvuus3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) suora -
5 in / out of perspective
1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) oikeat mittasuhteet, väärät mittasuhteet2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) nähdä asiat oikeassa valossa -
6 it
• sitä• se* * *it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) se2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) juuri4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself
См. также в других словарях:
keep\ at\ a\ distance — • keep (one) at a distance • keep (one) at arm s length v. phr. To avoid (someone s) company; not become too friendly toward. Mr. Smith is kind to the workers in his store but after work he keeps them at a distance. Betty likes Bill and is trying … Словарь американских идиом
keep at a distance — index eschew, estrange, rebuff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep one's distance — index shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep one's distance — verb stay clear of, avoid Keep your hands off my wife! Keep your distance from this man he is dangerous • Syn: ↑stand back, ↑keep one s eyes off, ↑keep one s hands off, ↑stay away • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep at a distance — phrasal see keep one s distance * * * keep (someone) at a distance : to be unfriendly toward (someone) She always kept her coworkers at a distance. • • • Main Entry: ↑distance … Useful english dictionary
keep one's distance — or keep at a distance phrasal to stay aloof ; maintain a reserved attitude … New Collegiate Dictionary
keep at a distance — phrasal see keep one s distance … New Collegiate Dictionary
keep at a distance from — index avoid (evade) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep one's distance — keep oneself apart, hold oneself at a distance, keep oneself away, stay away … English contemporary dictionary
keep one's distance — {v. phr.} To be cool toward someone; avoid being friendly. * /Mary did not like her co worker, Betty, and kept her distance from her./ Compare: KEEP ONE AT A DISTANCE … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's distance — {v. phr.} To be cool toward someone; avoid being friendly. * /Mary did not like her co worker, Betty, and kept her distance from her./ Compare: KEEP ONE AT A DISTANCE … Dictionary of American idioms