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auf Abstand — meaning in English

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English meaning

aloof adj Distant or reserved in manner, keeping oneself apart emotionally or socially.

Senses

auf Abstand is used for these senses in English:

aloof Without sympathy; unfavorably.
at bay (set phrase, idiomatic) Unable to come closer; at a distance.

Related German words

reserviert zurückhaltend distanziert menschenscheu unnahbar (ein Stück) entfernt auf (etwas) Abstand auf Distanz in Schach in die Ecke in die Enge