"prendere le distanze" meaning in Italian

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Verb

Forms: prèndere le distanze [canonical], prèndo le distanze [first-person, present, singular], prési le distanze [first-person, historic, past, singular], préso le distanze [participle, past], avére [auxiliary]
Etymology: Literally, “to take the distances (from)”. Compare French prendre ses distances. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to take the distances (from)}} “to take the distances (from)”, {{lit|to take the distances (from)}} Literally, “to take the distances (from)”, {{cog|fr|prendre ses distances}} French prendre ses distances Head templates: {{it-verb|a\@|head=~distanz􂀿e:a􂁀}} prèndere le distanze (first-person singular present prèndo le distanze, first-person singular past historic prési le distanze, past participle préso le distanze, auxiliary avére)
  1. (idiomatic) to distance or disassociate oneself [with da ‘from someone/something’] Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: distaccarsi, dissociarsi
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