aloof

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈluːf/

Adverb

aloof

1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.

Translations

• French: à l'écart, à distance
• Portuguese: à distância, a distância
• Russian: поо́даль
• Spanish: apartado, distante

Translations

• French: dédaigneusement
• Italian: con distacco
• Russian: равноду́шно
• Spanish: sin compasión

Adjective

aloof

1. Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

Translations

• French: distant, dédaigneux, réservé
• German: distanziert, menschenscheu, zurückhaltend, reserviert
• Italian: distaccato
• Portuguese: alijado
• Russian: отчуждённый
• Spanish: alejado, reservado, distante

Preposition

1. (obsolete) Away from; clear of.

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