Translation of "Distancer" in English

Elle veut le distancer.

She wants to keep him at a distance.

Mais j'ai appris à me distancer des opinions haineuses

but I have learned to distance myself from the hateful views

Je ne pense vraiment pas qu'on peut distancer un ours.

I really don't think you can outrun a bear.

Sans me distancer de la personne qui exprime ces opinions.

without distancing myself from the person who's expressing those views.

Marchant lentement, il s'était déjà fait distancer de deux mètres.

He, being slow-footed, was of course already lagging two meters.

Ces poussins grandissent si vite qu'ils peuvent déjà distancer le crocodile.

These chicks grow so fast, they can already outrun the crocodile.