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1 hold aloof
v.mantenerse apartado, mantenerse a distancia. -
2 aloof
ə'lu:f
1. adverb(apart or at a distance from other people: I kept aloof from the whole business.) apartado, distanciado
2. adjective(not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) distante, reservadotr[ə'lʊːf]1 distante1 a distanciaaloof [ə'lu:f] adj: distante, reservadoadj.• apartado, -a adj.• reservado, -a adj.adv.• lejos adv.ə'luːfadjective <person/attitude> distante[ǝ'luːf]ADJ1) (=standoffish) [person, manner] distante2) (=uninvolved)to hold o.s. or remain or stand aloof from sb — guardar or mantener las distancias con algn, mantenerse apartado de algn
to hold o.s. or remain or stand aloof from sth — mantenerse al margen de algo
* * *[ə'luːf]adjective <person/attitude> distante -
3 stand apart
v + adva) ( be distinguished) distinguirse* (de algo)b) ( hold aloof) distanciarse (de algo)* * *v + adva) ( be distinguished) distinguirse* (de algo)b) ( hold aloof) distanciarse (de algo) -
4 mantenerse
■mantenerse verbo reflexivo
1 (conservarse) to keep: se mantuvo a cierta distancia, he stood at a distance
la cúpula se mantiene intacta, the dome is still standing
2 (persistir) se mantiene en su postura, he maintains his position
3 (subsistir) to live [ con/de, on]: se mantiene a base de fruta, she lives on fruit
se mantienen con lo que él gana, they get by on what he earns ' mantenerse' also found in these entries: Spanish: apoltronarse - margen - plantarse - poderosa - poderoso - resistir - trece - día - distancia - flote - mantener - tanto English: abreast - adhere - aloof - berth - fast - fit - flounder - gun - head - heel - hold - keep - keep away - keep back - keep together - keep up - lip - low - neutrality - occupied - position - run - shape - stand - stand by - stick together - toe - touch - tread - trim - afloat - clear - follow - ground - move - stick
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