Example: Il faut tenir les enfants à l'écart du feu pour leur sécurité.
Definition
"Tenir à l'écart" means to keep someone or something at a distance or away from a particular place or situation, often for safety or protection. For example, it can be used to describe keeping children away from fire to ensure their safety.
Translations
keep away
mantener alejado
uit de buurt houden
allunyar
fernhalten
Etymology
The phrase "tenir à l'écart" comes from French, where "tenir" means to hold or keep, and "à l'écart" means aside or apart. It literally translates as 'to hold apart,' reflecting the idea of maintaining distance. This phrase has been used in French for centuries to express the concept of keeping something or someone away.
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"Tenir à l'écart" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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