Sentence examples of "keep from" in English
Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings.
Manchmal lügt man, um die Gefühle anderer nicht zu verletzen.
Tom could hardly keep from laughing when he saw Mary trying to juggle some balls.
Tom konnte sich kaum das Lachen verkneifen, als er sah, wie Mary versuchte, mit ein paar Bällen zu jonglieren.
Daddy, let's make faces at each other and see who can keep from laughing the longest.
Papa, lass uns gegenseitig Fratzen schneiden und sehen, wer es am längsten aushält, ohne zu lachen.
She told him to keep away from bad friends.
Sie sagte ihm, er solle sich von schlechten Freunden fernhalten.
You should keep away from bad company.
Du solltest dich von einer schlechten Gesellschaft fernhalten.
I'm going to keep my distance from her for a while.
Ich werde mich für eine Weile von ihr distanzieren.
In order to keep his original idea from being copied, Henry resorted to reticence.
Um zu verhindern, dass seine Originalidee kopiert würde, verlegte sich Henry auf Schweigsamkeit.
The boy liked to keep his pencils sharp.
Der Junge achtete darauf, daß seine Bleistifte gespitzt waren.
I received a sweater from her on my birthday.
Ich habe von ihr zu meinem Geburtstag einen Pullover bekommen.
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