■ keep off

■ keep off
■ keep off
A v. i. + avv. (o prep.)
1 stare lontano (da); girare al largo (da); stare alla larga (da): «Danger, keep off» (cartello), «Pericolo, stare lontani!»; «Keep off the grass» (cartello), «vietato calpestare l'erba!»
2 evitare; astenersi da: to keep off alcohol, evitare gli alcolici; to keep off a subject, evitare un argomento; Let's keep off politics!, evitiamo di parlare di politica!
3 (della pioggia, neve, ecc.) non cadere: Let's hope the rain keeps off, speriamo che non piova!
B v. t. + avv.
1 tenere lontano; allontanare; tenere a bada; trattenere; ripararsi (o difendersi) da: Keep your hands off!, tieni lontane le mani!; (tieni) giù le mani!; to keep off danger, allontanare il pericolo; to keep off evil spirits, tenere lontani gli spiriti maligni; to keep the protesters off, tenere a bada i dimostranti; to keep off the sun [the draughts], ripararsi dal sole [dagli spifferi]
2 (boxe) parare
C v. t. + prep.
1 tenere (q.) lontano da (qc.): to keep one's children off the street, tenere i propri figli lontano dalla strada; Keep your hands off these books!, tieni le mani lontane da (o non toccare) questi libri!; to keep sb. off alcohol, tenere q. lontano dall'alcol; His songs were kept off the air for years, le sue canzoni non sono state trasmesse alla radio per anni; I'd better keep you off school today, è meglio che non ti mandi a scuola (o che ti tenga a casa) oggi
2 distogliere (la mente, lo sguardo, ecc.) da; staccare da: I put on some music to keep my mind off those thoughts, misi su della musica per togliermi dalla mente quei pensieri; He couldn't keep his eyes off her, non riusciva a staccarle gli occhi di dosso.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • keep off — index deter, parry, stave Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • keep off — verb 1. refrain from certain foods or beverages I keep off drugs During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day • Syn: ↑avoid • Hypernyms: ↑abstain, ↑refrain, ↑desist …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms keep off : present tense I/you/we/they keep off he/she/it keeps off present participle keeping off past tense kept off past participle kept off 1) keep something off something to not touch something, or to… …   English dictionary

  • keep off — 1) we ask that you please keep off the playing field Syn: stay off, not enter, keep away from, stay away from, not trespass on 2) Maud tried to keep off political subjects Syn: avoid, steer clear of, stay away from, evade, dodge, sid …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Keep Off — Infobox Film name = Keep Off caption = Film poster director = Maria Peters producer = writer = Maria Peters Carry Slee narrator = starring = Sem Veeger nlil|Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released …   Wikipedia

  • keep off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fend off, stave off, hold off, avert; see defend 1 , prevent , repel 1 . interj. Syn. Hands off! Stay away! Stop! Keep off the grass! No trespassing! No hunting or fishing! Private property! II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb… …   English dictionary for students

  • Keep Off The Grass — Infobox Musical name= Keep Off The Grass subtitle= caption= Sheet music cover (cropped) music= Jimmy McHugh lyrics= Al Dubin and Howard Dietz sketches= Mort Lewis, Parke Levy, Alan Lipscott, S. Jay Kaufman, and Panama Frank productions= 1940… …   Wikipedia

  • keep off — avoid encroaching on. ↘avoid consuming: the first thing was to keep off alcohol. ↘avoid (a topic). → keep …   English new terms dictionary

  • keep off — {v. phr.} To refrain from entering; stay away from. * / Keep off the grass, the sign in the park indicated./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep off — {v. phr.} To refrain from entering; stay away from. * / Keep off the grass, the sign in the park indicated./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep off — phr verb Keep off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑school …   Collocations dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”