aloof

aloof
1. adverb
abseits

hold aloof from somebody — sich von jemandem fernhalten

keep aloof — Distanz wahren

2. adjective
distanziert; reserviert
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[ə'lu:f] 1. adverb
(apart or at a distance from other people: I kept aloof from the whole business.) fern
2. adjective
(not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) zurückhaltend
- academic.ru/1894/aloofness">aloofness
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aloof
[əˈlu:f]
I. adj (reserved) zurückhaltend
\aloof manner reservierte [o distanzierte] Art
II. adv
to keep [or remain] [or stand] \aloof [from sth] sich akk [aus etw dat] heraushalten, sich akk [von etw dat] fernhalten
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[ə'luːf]
1. adv (lit, fig)
abseits

to remain aloof — sich abseits halten

to keep or stand aloof (from sth) — sich (von etw) distanzieren

buyers held aloof (Comm) — die Käufer verhielten sich zurückhaltend

2. adj
unnahbar
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aloof [əˈluːf]
A adj (adv aloofly) reserviert, zurückhaltend
B adv abseits:
keep o.s. (oder remain) aloof sich fernhalten (from von), für sich bleiben, Distanz wahren;
stand aloof from the group abseits der Gruppe stehen
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1. adverb
abseits

hold aloof from somebody — sich von jemandem fernhalten

keep aloof — Distanz wahren

2. adjective
distanziert; reserviert
* * *
adj.
fern adj.

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