1 (standoffish) [+person, manner] distante he was very aloof with me conmigo se mostró muy distante; she has always been somewhat aloof ella siempre ha guardado las distancias
2 (uninvolved) to hold o.s. remain stand aloof from sboror guardar mantener las distancias con algn;or mantenerse apartado de algn; to hold o.s. remain stand aloof from sthoror mantenerse al margen de algo
He preferred to remain aloof, unless he was personally challenged France, which had remained aloof, joined the US yesterday in advocating tough new measures While some prominent broadcasters stand aloof, many do not The Government is keeping aloof from the controversy I will hold myself aloof from wrong and corruption The Emperor kept aloof from all political parties. The Christian cannot stand aloof from the problems of the modern world AIDS has touched lesbians in irrevocable ways, even those who have remained aloof from direct involvement in AIDS activism Cherishing the dream of returning to their homelands,the first generation of Muslims held themselves aloof from British politics
