Example: É importante manter afastado o vírus para evitar doenças.
Definition
"Manter afastado" means to keep something or someone at a distance or away, often to prevent harm or unwanted interaction. For example, one might maintain distance to keep a virus away and avoid illness.
Translations
keep away
mantener alejado
weghouden
mantenir allunyat
tenir éloigné
fernhalten
tenere lontano
Etymology
The phrase "manter afastado" comes from Portuguese, combining "manter" meaning to maintain or keep, and "afastado" meaning away or distant. The verb "manter" has Latin roots from 'manu tenere,' meaning 'to hold in the hand,' while "afastado" derives from 'afastar,' meaning to put away or separate.
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