stand-offish in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stand-offish in the English»French Dictionary

stand-offish ADJ inf

stand-offish person, manner, attitude:

stand-offish

distant

Translations for stand-offish in the French»English Dictionary

distant (distante) [distɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. distant (éloigné dans l'espace):

distant (distante) lieu, bruit, lueur

distant

un village distant de trois kilomètres

a village three kilometres away

distants de trois kilomètres

three kilometres apart

2. distant (réservé):

distant (distante) personne

distant

distant (distante) personne

aloof

distant (distante) personne

stand-offish inf

distant (distante) regard

distant

distant (distante) attitude, comportement, air

reserved

distant (distante) attitude, comportement, air

stand-offish inf

distant (distante) rapports, relations

cool

être ou se montrer distant avec/envers qn

to be distant with/toward(s) sb

3. distant (éloigné spirituellement):

distant (distante) opinions, points de vue

divergent

nos opinions sont très distantes

our opinions differ greatly

son point de vue est très distant du mien

his/her point of view is far removed from mine

4. distant (éloigné dans le temps):

un événement distant dans ma vie

an event in my remote past

à une époque distante de la nôtre

in the distant past

des événements distants de plusieurs années (entre eux)

events that are several years apart

des événements distants de plusieurs années (par rapport à aujourd'hui)

events that took place several years ago

stand-offish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stand-offish in the English»French Dictionary

standoffish [ˌstændˈɒfɪʃ, Am -ˈɑ:fɪʃ] ADJ pej inf

standoffish

distant(e)

Translations for stand-offish in the French»English Dictionary

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English

The band gained a reputation quickly of being stand-offish with the press and fans which only served to fuel the band's popularity.

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The geeks had been so terrified that these toned and tanned strangers would judge them, they'd become judgmental and stand-offish themselves.

www.independent.co.uk

As the leader of the truck, he has a no-nonsense attitude and commands respect at the risk of alienating some of his housemates due to his stand-offish demeanor.

en.wikipedia.org

His performance has been downbeat, stand-offish and, as promised, alien.

metro.co.uk

This was different from previous royal visits, when members of the family were more stand-offish, she said.

www.odt.co.nz

A tense stance, slouched posture and crossed arms make people seem unlikable because they can look aggressive and stand-offish, she said.

www.nwitimes.com

The men are more guarded and generally stand-offish.

www.channel4.com

That performance in the first half was very stand-offish, it was everything we hadn't asked for, for whatever reason.

www.irishexaminer.com

We get very little information about the hero except that he is gorgeous, a bit stand-offish and still lives at home.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Sometimes that can backfire on you by people being stand-offish.

www.irishmirror.ie