keep away

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'action de rester à distance de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, ou d'empêcher que quelqu'un ou quelque chose ne s'approche.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of staying at a distance from someone or something, or preventing someone or something from approaching.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Avoid contact or proximityinformal

   To stay at a distance from someone or something, often for safety or to avoid trouble.

   se tenir à distance

   • Keep away from the edge of the cliff.
   • The sign says 'Keep away from the construction site'.
   • She told her children to keep away from strangers.

   Synonymesavoidhold offkeep offshunstand backstay away

   Antonymesapproachconfrontcontactfacegreetmeet

2. Prevent accessinformal

   To stop someone or something from coming near or having contact.

   tenir à distance

   • The fence keeps the dogs away from the garden.
   • He tried to keep his ex-partner away from his new home.
   • The security guard kept the crowd away from the VIP area.

   Synonymesexcludefend offhold offrepelshut outward off

Verbe de basekeep