stay away

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stay away
verbo intransitivo
1mantenerse alejado(a) (from de)

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stay away [stei]
quedar alejado, ausentarse, no parecer.

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stay away
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (keep at a distance) (from person, building) no acercarse;from a
stay away from my daughter! ¡no te acerques a mi hija!; stay away from that machine no te acerques a esa máquina; stay away from here no vuelvas por aquí
he has been ordered to stay away from his daughter until the next court hearing he stayed away for 3 years you stay away!
tourists were warned to stay away from the beaches se aconsejó a los turistas que no fueran a las playas; stay away from chocolate el chocolate ni lo pruebes
Anyone trying to lose weight should stay away from fats
2 (not attend, be absent) (from event) no acudir;from a
from work, school
they decided to stay away from the Olympics decidieron no acudir a las Olimpiadas; not all employees stayed away from work during the strike durante la huelga, no todos los empleados se abstuvieron de ir a trabajar
he has been told to stay away from work until further notice he has been told to stay away from school for a couple of weeks

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