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1 DISTANCE: KEEP AT A DISTANCE
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2 keep one's distance
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3 keep one's distance
знать своё место; держаться в стороне, подальше, держаться на почтительном расстоянии [know one's distance шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Bertram: "...She knew her distance, and did angle for me. Madding my eagerness with her restraint... " (W. Shakespeare, ‘All's Veil That Ends Well’, act V, sc. 3) — Бертрам: "...Она же расставляла мне силки, Расчетливо к себе не подпускала, И скромностью притворною своей Мой юный пыл искусно разжигала." (перевод В. Левика и М. Морозова)
I don't wish to have anything to do with you in future, so will you please keep your distance. (SPI) — Я не желаю иметь с вами никаких дел. Пожалуйста, не обращайтесь ко мне больше ни с чем.
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4 keep one's distance
знaть cвoё мecтo; дepжaтьcя в cтopoнe, пoдaльшe; дepжaтьcя нa пoчтитeльнoм paccтoянииThey have a large fierce-looking dog: I always keep my distance from it. I don't wish to have anything to do with you in future, so will you please keep your distance -
5 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) holde sig på afstand* * *(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) holde sig på afstand -
6 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) se tenir à distance -
7 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) mantenerse a distancia -
8 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) halda sig í fjarlægð -
9 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) távol marad -
10 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) manter a distância -
11 keep one's distance
mesafeli olmak, samimi olmamak, soğuk davranmak, uzak durmak* * *(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) uzakta durmak, arada mesafe bırakmak -
12 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) držati razdaljo -
13 keep one's distance
• pysyä loitolla* * *(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) pysytellä loitolla -
14 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) holde seg på avstand -
15 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) tenere le distanze -
16 keep one's distance
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17 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) trzymać się z dala -
18 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) turēties pa gabalu -
19 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) laikytis atokiai -
20 keep one's distance
hålla sig på avstånd* * *(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.)
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 at a distance from — index avoid (evade) 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
To keep one's distance — Distance Dis tance, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. [1913 Webster] Every particle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
