keep off

keep off
1. intransitive verb
[Person:] wegbleiben; [Regen, Sturm usw.:] ausbleiben

‘keep off’ — (on building site etc.) "Betreten verboten"

2. transitive verb
1) fernhalten [Person, Tier]; abhalten [Sonne]

keep somebody/something off something — jemanden/etwas von etwas fernhalten/abhalten

2) (not go on) nicht betreten

‘keep off the grass’ — "Betreten des Rasens verboten"

3) (not touch)

keep off my whisky! — Hände od. Finger weg von meinem Whisky!

4) (not eat or drink)

keep off chocolate/brandy — keine Schokolade essen/keinen Brandy trinken

keep off the drink — keinen Alkohol od. (ugs.) nichts trinken

5) (not mention) vermeiden [Thema]
* * *
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) sich fernhalten von
2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) fernhalten
* * *
keep off
I. vi wegbleiben
“Wet cement, \keep off off!” „Frischer Zement, nicht betreten!“
this is my private stuff, so \keep off off! das sind meine Privatsachen, also Finger weg!
to \keep off off alcohol/cigarettes/gambling Alkohol/Zigaretten/das Glücksspiel meiden geh, das Trinken/Rauchen/Spielen lassen
to \keep off off a subject ein Thema vermeiden
II. vt
1. (hold away)
to \keep off off ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw fernhalten
to \keep off sb/sth off sth jdn/etw von etw dat fernhalten
to \keep off one's hands off sb/sth die Hände von jdm/etw lassen
to \keep off one's mind off sth sich akk von etw dat ablenken
2. (protect from)
to \keep off off ⇆ sth etw abhalten, vor etw dat schützen
I hope my coat will \keep off the rain off hoffentlich ist mein Mantel regendicht
* * *
keep off
A v/t
1. jemanden, etwas fernhalten (von):
keep your hands off (it)! Hände weg (davon)!;
he was wearing a hat keep the sun off um sich vor der Sonne zu schützen
B v/i
1. sich fernhalten von:
“keep off”
a) „Berühren verboten!“,
b) „Betreten verboten!“; academic.ru/32157/grass">grass Bes Redew
2. ausbleiben (Regen etc):
if the rain keeps off falls es nicht regnet oder anfängt zu regnen
3. ein Thema etc nicht berühren oder erwähnen
* * *
1. intransitive verb
[Person:] wegbleiben; [Regen, Sturm usw.:] ausbleiben

‘keep off’ — (on building site etc.) "Betreten verboten"

2. transitive verb
1) fernhalten [Person, Tier]; abhalten [Sonne]

keep somebody/something off something — jemanden/etwas von etwas fernhalten/abhalten

2) (not go on) nicht betreten

‘keep off the grass’ — "Betreten des Rasens verboten"

3) (not touch)

keep off my whisky! — Hände od. Finger weg von meinem Whisky!

4) (not eat or drink)

keep off chocolate/brandy — keine Schokolade essen/keinen Brandy trinken

keep off the drink — keinen Alkohol od. (ugs.) nichts trinken

5) (not mention) vermeiden [Thema]
* * *
v.
abhalten v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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