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121 sostenuto
stile formalvelocità high* * *sostenuto agg.1 ( riservato) reserved; ( freddo) aloof, standoffish; stiff, distant: modi sostenuti, distant (o stiff) manners; era piuttosto sostenuto, he was rather distant // non fare il sostenuto, don't be standoffish3 (econ.) steady, stiff, strong, firm: cambi sostenuti, steady rates of exchange; prezzi sostenuti, steady (o firm) prices; mercato sostenuto, steady (o stiff) market4 (mus.) sustained5 ( elevato, intenso) fast: velocità sostenuta, high speed; il cavallo procedeva con un'andatura sostenuta, the horse was moving at a fast pace; i lavori procedono a un ritmo sostenuto, work is going ahead at a fast pace.* * *[soste'nuto] sostenuto (-a)1. agg(stile) elevated, (prezzo, velocità) high2. sm/ffare il sostenuto — to be standoffish, keep one's distance
* * *[soste'nuto] 1.participio passato sostenere2.1) (poco cordiale) [persona, tono] stiff, distant3.* * *sostenuto/soste'nuto/II aggettivo1 (poco cordiale) [persona, tono] stiff, distant2 (elevato) [ velocità] high; a ritmo sostenuto at a fast tempo; a passo sostenuto at a cracking paceIII sostantivo m.(f. -a) fare il sostenuto to be stand-offish. -
122 afstand bewaren
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123 mantenerse distante
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124 держаться вдалеке
to keep one's distance прям. и перен.Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > держаться вдалеке
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125 держаться на расстоянии
to keep one's distance from smb., to hold aloofРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > держаться на расстоянии
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126 за версту
разг. far off; a mile awayОн кричал так, что его было слышно за версту. — He shouted so as to be heard a mile away.
коломенская верста — tall as a beanpole; hypermeter
немеренная верста — country mile амер.; разг.
обходить за версту — to avoid smb. like the plague, to keep one's distance from smb.
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127 sostenuto
[soste'nuto] sostenuto (-a)1. agg(stile) elevated, (prezzo, velocità) high2. sm/ffare il sostenuto — to be standoffish, keep one's distance
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128 быть сдержанным
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