mantenerse al margen

mantenerse al margen

not to get involved

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(v.) = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines

Ex. New technologies are forcing libraries which have traditionally kept to themselves into a new stage of global cooperation.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. Librarians cannot stand by trying to justify their existence while clinging to the traditional tasks of their profession7.

Ex. The costs of not intervening quickly and decisively in developing human rights crises outweighed the advantages of remaining on the sidelines.

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(v.) = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines

Ex: New technologies are forcing libraries which have traditionally kept to themselves into a new stage of global cooperation.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: Librarians cannot stand by trying to justify their existence while clinging to the traditional tasks of their profession7.

Ex: The costs of not intervening quickly and decisively in developing human rights crises outweighed the advantages of remaining on the sidelines.