Standoffish - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Примеры использования:

They were courteous but faintly aloof

adjective

Not taking part in things, esp. in a way that seems unfriendly

Примеры использования:

Is she aloof and arrogant or just shy?, when they argued, i remained aloof.

adjective

Not friendly or willing to take part in things

Примеры использования:

She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.

adjective

Uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold.

Примеры использования:

A chilly february evening

adjective

Cold but not freezing

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A chilly morning, fig. their relationship was decidedly chilly (= unfriendly) after the argument.

adjective

(of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold

Примеры использования:

The bathroom gets chilly in the winter., i felt a bit chilly so i put on a jacket., a chilly octobe…

adjective

Of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

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A freezing cold day

noun

A low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.

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My teeth chattered with the cold

adverb

Completely; entirely.

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We stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Примеры использования:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Примеры использования:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

Примеры использования:

We dived into the river to cool off

adjective

Separate or disconnected.

Примеры использования:

A four-bedroomed detached house

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Примеры использования:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

adjective

Not emotionally involved in a situation

Примеры использования:

As a writer, he took the role of a detached observer of life., their new house has a detached garage.

adjective

Showing contempt or lack of respect.

Примеры использования:

With a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door

adjective

Showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect

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She cast a disdainful glance at the food., disdainful of he is openly disdainful of journalists who…

adjective

Far away in space or time.

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Distant parts of the world

adjective

Far away in space or time

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She dreamed of traveling to distant lands., we could hear the sound of distant thunder.

adjective

Far away

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A distant country, she could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.

adjective

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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A look of haughty disdain

adjective

Unreasonably proud and unfriendly

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They show a haughty contempt of others.

adjective

Unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people

Примеры использования:

She has a rather haughty manner.

adjective

Not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings.

Примеры использования:

The impersonal power of a government

adjective

Lacking or not showing any interest or feeling

Примеры использования:

The congressman gave a short, impersonal speech and left soon afterward.

adjective

Without human warmth; not friendly and without features that make people feel interested or involved

Примеры использования:

She has a very cold and impersonal manner., hospitals always seem so impersonal - rows of identical…

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Примеры использования:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

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The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Примеры использования:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

Примеры использования:

He is a reserved, almost taciturn man

verb

Retain for future use.

Примеры использования:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

adjective

Tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them

Примеры использования:

Marcus is more reserved than his brother.

adjective

Not welcoming or friendly.

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He seems stuffy and unapproachable

adjective

Unwilling to talk or impart information.

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He had always been quiet and uncommunicative, having few friends

adjective

Not willing to talk

Примеры использования:

He had a headache and was uncommunicative.

adjective

Unfriendly, unhelpful, and not willing to talk or give information

Примеры использования:

She was unforthcoming and claimed she could not remember any of the details., the company directors…

adjective

Not friendly.

Примеры использования:

She shot him an unfriendly glance

adjective

Not connected or concerned with someone or something, especially on an emotional level.

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Convicted killers in documentaries sound uninvolved and mechanical

adjective

Not part of an activity or event

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Uninvolved in he has repeatedly portrayed himself as uninvolved in the issue., we have no intention…

adjective

Not responsive.

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These symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional treatment

adjective

Not reacting or answering, or not reacting or answering satisfactorily

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The company has been unresponsive to her efforts to discuss a settlement.

adjective

Not enjoying or making an effort to behave sociably in the company of others.

Примеры использования:

Terry was grumpy and unsociable

adjective

→  unsocial

adjective

Past participle of withdraw.

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Примеры использования:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

adjective

(of a person) preferring to be alone and taking little interest in other people

Примеры использования:

During the winter, she became depressed and withdrawn.