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keep apart
[/kiːp əˈpɑːrt/]
verb
manter separado
1.
to prevent people or things from being together or in contact
The teacher had to keep the two fighting students apart.
A professora teve que manter os dois alunos briguentos separados.
2.
to maintain a distance or separation between entities
They keep their work and personal life apart.
Eles mantêm seu trabalho e vida pessoal separados.
3.
to prevent a relationship or connection from developing
Social differences kept them apart for years.
As diferenças sociais os mantiveram afastados por anos.
Synonyms
separate
divide
isolate
distance
keep separate
Antonyms
bring together
unite
join
connect
reunite
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
manter afastado
commonly used in everyday speech
Rio de Janeiro
manter separado
standard usage
São Paulo
manter distância
alternative phrasing commonly used
Portugal
manter separado
standard European Portuguese usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
keep distance
keep at arm's length
keep one's distance
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