prendere le distanze

distance oneself

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distance oneself Usually followed by da or dal/dalla/dai/dalle to indicate what someone is distancing themselves from. It can mean rejecting, disassociating oneself from, or taking a step back from something.

IT: È importante prendere le distanze dalla violenza.

EN: It is important to distance yourself from violence.

Prendere le distanze.

Take your distance.

— I 400 colpi (1959)

Ma bisogna prendere le distanze.

But we need to keep our distance.

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)

E c'entra tutto col prendere le distanze.

And it all has to do with keeping your distance.

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)

Quindi bisogna prendere le distanze dal dolore.

So we need to distance ourselves from the pain.

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)