keep off

keep off(

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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (to stay away from)

a. no pisar

Keep off the grass in front of the house because we've just seeded it.No pisen el pasto delante de la casa porque lo acabamos de sembrar.

b. prohibido pisar

Keep off the green! The grass has to be smooth for the golfers.¡Prohibido pisar el green! El pasto tiene que estar liso para los golfistas.

2. (to not touch)

a. no tocar

I told you to keep your hands off my stuff!¡Te dije que no tocaras mis cosas!

b. no pisar (with feet)

Make sure you keep your feet off the cables on stage so that you don't damage them.Asegúrense de no pisar los cables en la tarima para no hacerles daño.

c. mantener alejado

Cara told the boy to keep his greasy fingers off her laptop.Cara le dijo al niño que mantuviera sus dedos grasosos alejados de su laptop.

3. (to abstain from)

a. evitar

You need to keep off all alcohol while you're taking this medication.Tiene que evitar todo tipo de alcohol mientras esté tomando este medicamento.

4. (to cause to abstain from consuming)

a. no dar

It's important to keep your kids off sweets for the sake of their teeth.Es importante que no les dé caramelos a sus niños por el bien de sus dientes.

b. no dejar tomar

Keep your daughter off solid foods starting 12 hours before the procedure.No deje que su hija tome alimentos sólidos 12 horas antes del procedimiento.

5. (to avoid someone talking about)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

We need to keep uncle Miguel off the subject of his ex; if he starts talking about her, he'll never stop.Tenemos que evitar que el tío Miguel toque el tema de su ex; si empieza a hablar de ella, nunca se detendrá.

You'd better keep them off the topic of the election; it could make for an unpleasant evening.Mejor no dejen que hablen del tema de las elecciones; podría hacer que la noche sea desagradable.

6. (to keep away from)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Keep your children off the field during the game because they could get hurt.No dejen que sus niños salgan al campo durante el partido porque podrían resultar heridos.

With your sensitive skin, you need to be careful to keep the sun off you.Con tu piel sensible, tienes que tener cuidado de mantenerte alejado del sol.

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