keep one's distance

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Verb

keep one's distance (third-person singular simple present keeps one's distance, present participle keeping one's distance, simple past and past participle kept one's distance)

1. (intransitive) To refrain from familiarity with somebody or something; to stay aloof.

Translations

Translations

• French: garder ses distances (fr)
• German: auf Distanz bleiben
• Greek: κρατάω τις αποστάσεις (kratáo tis apostáseis)
• Italian: mantenere le distanze
• Spanish: mantener distancia
• Swedish: hålla sig på avstånd