stay at a remove from

she removed her/the child's coat — sie legte ihren Mantel ab/sie zog dem Kind den Mantel aus

the parents removed the child from the school — die Eltern nahmen das Kind von der Schule

remove somebody from office/his post — jemanden aus dem Amt/von seinem Posten entfernen

be entirely removed from politics/everyday life — gar nichts mit Politik zu tun haben/völlig lebensfremd sein

to remove sb to hospital — jdn ins Krankenhaus einliefern

to remove sb to the cells — jdn in die Zelle bringen

he removed himself to another room — er begab sich in ein anderes Zimmer

to remove all obstacles from one's path (fig) — alle Hindernisse aus dem Weg räumen

a cousin once/twice removed — ein Cousin m ersten/zweiten Grades

I'm related to him, but several times removed (inf) — ich bin mit ihm verwandt, aber um ein paar Ecken herum (inf)

it's a far remove from... — es ist weit entfernt von...

make oneself clear — sich deutlich od. klar [genug] ausdrücken

be clear of suspicion — nicht unter Verdacht stehen

we're in the clear — (free of suspicion) auf uns fällt kein Verdacht; (free of trouble) wir haben es geschafft

three clear days/lines — drei volle od. volle drei Tage/Zeilen

keep something clear — (not block) etwas frei halten

all clear — (one will not be detected) die Luft ist rein (ugs.); see also academic.ru/94374/all-clear">all-clear

the way is [now] clear [for somebody] to do something — (fig.) es steht [jemandem] nichts [mehr] im Wege, etwas zu tun

keep a clear head — einen klaren od. kühlen Kopf bewahren

be clear [on or about something] — sich (Dat.) [über etwas (Akk.)] im klaren sein

clear the air — lüften; (fig.) die Atmosphäre reinigen

clear the streets of snow — den Schnee von den Straßen räumen

clear one's throat — sich räuspern; see also deck 1. 1); way 1. 6)

clear one's plate — seinen Teller leer essen

clear something out of the way — etwas aus dem Weg räumen

clear oneself — seine Unschuld beweisen

clear something with somebody — etwas von jemandem genehmigen lassen; (give permission for)

make oneself clear — sich deutlich od. klar [genug] ausdrücken

we're in the clear — (free of suspicion) auf uns fällt kein Verdacht; (free of trouble) wir haben es geschafft

three clear days/lines — drei volle od. volle drei Tage/Zeilen

keep something clear — (not block) etwas frei halten

all clear — (one will not be detected) die Luft ist rein (ugs.); see also all-clear

the way is [now] clear [for somebody] to do something — (fig.) es steht [jemandem] nichts [mehr] im Wege, etwas zu tun

keep a clear head — einen klaren od. kühlen Kopf bewahren

be clear [on or about something] — sich (Dat.) [über etwas (Akk.)] im klaren sein

clear the air — lüften; (fig.) die Atmosphäre reinigen

clear one's throat — sich räuspern; see also deck 1. 1); way 1. 6)

clear something with somebody — etwas von jemandem genehmigen lassen; (give permission for)

to be clear of — essere senza o privo di [debt, blame]; essere esente da [ suspicion]

to be in the clear — (safe) essere fuori pericolo; (free from suspicion) essere estraneo a ogni sospetto

to jump clear of — (jump out of) saltar fuori da [ vehicle]

to pull sb. clear of — estrarre o liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to stay o steer clear of (avoid) evitare [town centre, alcohol]; tenersi alla larga da [ troublemakers]; stand clear of the gates! state lontano dal cancello! to get clear of — togliersi da [traffic, town]

to clear the way for sth., sb. — liberare la strada a qcs., qcn.; fig. aprire la strada a qcs., qcn

to clear the air — cambiare l'aria; fig. allentare o diminuire la tensione

to be clear of — essere senza o privo di [debt, blame]; essere esente da [ suspicion]

to be in the clear — (safe) essere fuori pericolo; (free from suspicion) essere estraneo a ogni sospetto

to jump clear of — (jump out of) saltar fuori da [ vehicle]

to pull sb. clear of — estrarre o liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to stay o steer clear of (avoid) evitare [town centre, alcohol]; tenersi alla larga da [ troublemakers]; stand clear of the gates! state lontano dal cancello! to get clear of — togliersi da [traffic, town]

to clear the way for sth., sb. — liberare la strada a qcs., qcn.; fig. aprire la strada a qcs., qcn

to clear the air — cambiare l'aria; fig. allentare o diminuire la tensione

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

he had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse

public spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios

wage cuts — rebajas fpl de sueldo

• to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

• to cut sb free — (from wreckage) liberar a algn; (when tied up) desatar or soltar a algn

• to cut sth in half — cortar algo por la mitad

• to cut sth open — [+ fruit, vegetable, body, package] abrir algo

• to cut sth (in)to pieces — cortar algo en pedazos

• to cut sth to size — cortar algo a la medida

• to cut sb's throat — degollar a algn

he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina

• to cut sth in two — cortar or partir algo en dos

she cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos

• to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn

• to cut classes — hacer novillos *, ausentarse de clase

• to cut sb dead — negar el saludo or (LAm) cortar a algn

cut all this soft-soaping and tell me what you want * — deja ya de darme coba y dime qué quieres *

• she cut into the melon — cortó el melón

cut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos