English-German translation for "stand off"

"stand off" German translation

stand off
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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zurücktreten Abstand halten sich entfernt in einer gewissen Entfernung halten sich entziehen verschließen
  • sich entferntor | oder od in einer gewissen Entfernung halten (from von)
    stand off keep distance
    stand off keep distance
examples
examples
  • Abstand halten
    stand off keep distance: in dealings figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    stand off keep distance: in dealings figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • sich entziehenor | oder od verschließen (fromdative (case) | Dativ dat)
    stand off close one’s eyes to figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    stand off close one’s eyes to figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
stand off
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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vorübergehend entlassen ab-, zurückhalten, abfertigen, -weisen

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