standoffish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for standoffish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

standoffish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for standoffish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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English
It turns out she is thrifty, environmentally friendly and a bit standoffish, which turns out to be the opposite of what a sister should be.
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The art world, meanwhile, always distrustful of things people seem to like, was standoffish toward its former love.
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Brown added that the community has been rather standoffish towards them.
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Forget the standoffish ones who retreated into theory and who remained aloof from the labor movement.
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But then it's not a good idea to be standoffish from the beginning either.
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If he's standoffish, and you guys are yelling and screaming from the start, you're probably not going to be able to calm him down.
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Within a few years, however, he concluded that his temperament -- famously standoffish and blunt -- was better suited to scholarly endeavors.
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He excels at being standoffish, at having more confidence than a human should reasonably possess.
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He is a stern, standoffish guy who is a genius in all things mechanic, especially robots.
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Those people are typically more standoffish or even hostile or afraid.
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