stare lontana da

stay away from

→ stare

phrase Uncommon #16,328

stay away from The form “lontana” agrees with a feminine singular person. The ending changes with the person addressed: “stare lontano da” for masculine singular, “stare lontani da” for masculine or mixed plural, and “stare lontane da” for feminine plural.

IT: Devi stare lontana da quel cane.

EN: You need to stay away from that dog.

Le ho detto di stare lontana da mia sorella.

I told her to stay away from my sister.

Dovrebbe stare lontana da culti del genere prima di diventare idiota.

She should stay away from cults like that before she becomes an idiot.

Tom mi disse di stare lontana da lì.

Tom told me to stay away from there.

Ti ho detto di stare lontana da mia sorella.

I told you to stay away from my sister.

Devi stare lontana da lei.

You need to stay away from her.