afstand

sg - áfstanden, pl - áfstande

расстоя́ние с, диста́нция ж; интерва́л м

táge áfstand fra nóget, nógen — отмежева́ться от чего́-л., кого́-л.

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distance, radius, remoteness, spacing

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(en -e) distance;

[holde afstand]

(ved bilkørsel) keep one's distance;

[i (el. med) en indbyrdes afstand af 10 fod] at intervals of 10 feet; spaced 10 feet apart;

[i en afstand af] at a distance of;

[i nogen afstand] some distance away;

[i tilbørlig (, ærbødig) afstand] at (, from) a safe (, respectful) distance;

[på (lang) afstand] at (, from) a (great) distance;

[få på afstand]

(fig) get at a distance ( fx he needed to get his experiences at a distance before he could write about them);

[få begivenhederne på afstand] get (the) events in their proper perspective;

[have tingene på afstand] have got things in perspective;

[holde ham på afstand] keep him at a distance;

[tage afstand fra]

(fig: nægte at støtte) dissociate oneself from ( fx I wish to

dissociate myself from what has just been said);

(protestere imod) take exception to ( fx he took vigorous exception to the statement).