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1 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) turēties pa gabalu -
2 keep
[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.) []turēt2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) glabāt3) (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?) []glabāt; noturēt4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) turpināt (kaut ko darīt)5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) paglabāt; turēt (krājumā)6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) []turēt7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) (par pārtiku) saglabāties (svaigam)8) (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.) izdarīt ierakstus9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aizkavēt10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) uzturēt (kādu)11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) turēt; ievērot12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) svinēt2. 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.) iztika; uzturs- 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* * *uzturs, iztika; galvenais tornis; paturēt, turēt; glabāt; ievērot, turēt; noturēt, saglabāt; palikt; uzturēt; turpināt; sargāt; saglabāties; vest; aizkavēt; justies; svinēt -
3 reach
[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?) sasniegt; nonākt2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) aizsniegt3) (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.) []sniegties; izstiept roku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) []dabūt; sazināties5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) stiepties; plesties2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (neliels) attālums; sasniedzamība2) (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.) izstieptas rokas attālums/sasniedzamība3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) lejtece* * *sasniedzamība; redzesloks; izstiepšana; platība, izplatījums; rīstīties; izstiept; aizsniegt; sasniegt; pasniegt; sniegties; stiepties, plesties; sazināties
См. также в других словарях:
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
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 — {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
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 … Словарь американских идиом
keep one's distance — or keep at a distance phrasal to stay aloof ; maintain a reserved attitude … New Collegiate 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 — stay far away. ↘maintain one s reserve. → distance … English new terms dictionary
keep\ one\ 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 — • 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
