pitää etäisyyttä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.
Senses
pitää etäisyyttä is used for these senses in English:
- at arm's length (idiomatic) Avoiding a close relationship.
- distance (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- distance (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
distance — full definition
- noun The amount of space between two points or places.
- noun A lack of closeness or warmth between people; emotional separation.
- verb To keep oneself apart from someone or something, especially to avoid association with it.