- keep out
- (not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) no dejar entrar, no dejar pasarkeep out vb no dejar entrar"Keep out" "Prohibida la entrada"1) v + adv (not enter)
to keep out (of something): keep out prohibido el paso, prohibida la entrada; keep out of the kitchen — no entres en la cocina
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (prevent from entering, exclude)a roof to keep the rain out — un techo para protegerse de la lluvia
to keep somebody/something out of something: the public must be kept out of the area no debe permitirse la entrada del público a este sector; they are fighting to keep drugs out of schools — están luchando para impedir que las drogas entren en los colegios
1.VT + ADV (=exclude) [+ person, dog] no dejar entrarwe were kept out of the room — no nos dejaron entrar en la habitación
to keep sb out of trouble — evitar que algn se meta en líos
to keep sb out of the way — sacar a algn de en medio
this coat should keep out the cold — este abrigo tiene que proteger del frío
have some brandy to keep out the cold — tómate un coñac para entrar en calor
let's keep my mother's behaviour out of this! — no metamos lo del comportamiento de mi madre en esto
let's try to keep lawyers out of this — no nos metamos con abogados
2.VI + ADV (=not enter) no entrar, quedarse fueraplease keep out of the hall until further notice — por favor no entren en el hall hasta nuevo aviso
keep out — prohibida la entrada
to keep out of trouble — no meterse en líos
to keep out of sb's way — (=avoid) evitar encontrarse con algn; (=try not to annoy) procurar no molestar a algn
you keep out of this! — ¡no te metas en esto!
* * *1) v + adv (not enter)to keep out (of something): keep out prohibido el paso, prohibida la entrada; keep out of the kitchen — no entres en la cocina
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (prevent from entering, exclude)a roof to keep the rain out — un techo para protegerse de la lluvia
to keep somebody/something out of something: the public must be kept out of the area no debe permitirse la entrada del público a este sector; they are fighting to keep drugs out of schools — están luchando para impedir que las drogas entren en los colegios
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
