German-English translation for "distanzieren"

"distanzieren" English translation

distanzieren
[dɪstanˈtsiːrən]reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r <kein ge-; h> figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig

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keep one’s distance to dissociate oneself from [sb]... to look at dispassionately...
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  • sich von etwas [j-m] distanzieren
    to dissociate (oder | orod distance) oneself frometwas | something sth [sb]
    sich von etwas [j-m] distanzieren
  • sich von jemandes Anschauungen distanzieren
    to dissociate (oder | orod distance) oneself from sb’s views
    sich von jemandes Anschauungen distanzieren
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  • sich von etwas distanzieren objektiv betrachten
    to look atetwas | something sth dispassionately, to viewetwas | something sth objectively (oder | orod with detachment)
    sich von etwas distanzieren objektiv betrachten
distanzieren
[dɪstanˈtsiːrən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t

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outdistance, outrun, outstrip, outpace
  • outdistance
    distanzieren Sport | sportsSPORT Gegner
    outrun
    distanzieren Sport | sportsSPORT Gegner
    outstrip
    distanzieren Sport | sportsSPORT Gegner
    outpace
    distanzieren Sport | sportsSPORT Gegner
    distanzieren Sport | sportsSPORT Gegner
I will have nothing to do with such deception.
Ich distanziere mich von diesem Täuschungsmanöver.
Source: Europarl
Europe therefore cautiously distanced itself from the Damascus Government.
Europa distanzierte sich daher vorsichtig von der Regierung in Damaskus.
Source: Europarl
I'm going to keep my distance from her for a while.
Ich werde mich für eine Weile von ihr distanzieren.
Source: Tatoeba
And so naturally, I started to distance myself.
Und so begann ich mich zu distanzieren.
Source: TED
All the political forces in Cambodia should abandon this sort of behaviour.
Alle politischen Kräfte in Kambodscha sollten sich von solchen Verhaltensweisen distanzieren.
Source: Europarl
There are some aspects, however, from which I should like to distance myself.
Es gibt jedoch Aspekte, von denen ich mich distanzieren muss.
Source: Europarl
Secondly, I want to dissociate myself from any eulogy to so-called President Arafat.
Zweitens möchte ich mich von allen Lobeshymnen auf den so genannten Präsidenten Arafat distanzieren.
Source: Europarl
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