English-Azerbaijani dictionary

keep one's wits about one

to be cautious, alert and watchful: You need to keep your wits about you as there a lot of pickpockets around.
az: özünü itirməmək
ru: не растеряться

keep oneself to oneself

to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable: He likes to keep himself to himself.
az: qapalı olmaq, təkliyə üstünlük vermək, adamlardan qaçmaq, özünə çəkilmək
ru: быть замкнутым, предпочитать одиночество, сторониться людей, замкнуться в себе

keep out phrasal verb

not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said 'Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.
az: kənar tutmaq, içəri buraxmamaq
ru: не пропускать

keep out of phrasal verb

not to become involved in: Do try to keep out of trouble!
az: qarışmamaq
ru: держаться подальше от

keep pace with

to go as fast as: He kept pace with the car on his motorbike.
az: ayaqlaşmaq
ru: поспевать за

keep quiet about

to say nothing about; to keep secret: I’d like you to keep quiet about the child’s father being in prison.
az: gizli saxlamaq 
ru: умалчивать о чём-л

keep the wolf from the door

to keep away hunger or want: He needed to find a job in order to keep the wolf from the door.
az: aclıqdan yaxa qurtarmaq, ehtiyacdan qurtarmaq, kasıblığın daşını atmaq
ru: предотвратить голод, бороться с нищетой, избавить от нужды

keep time

(of a clock etc) to show the time accurately: Does this watch keep (good) time?
az: vaxtı düzgün göstərmək
ru: показывать точное время

keep to phrasal verb

not to leave or go away from: Keep to this side of the park!; We kept to the roads we knew.
az:  -dan² ayrılmamaq
ru: придерживаться чего-л.

keep track of

also lose track of

(not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I’ve lost track of what is happening.
az: bixəbər olmaq
ru: быть (не) в курсе (развития) событий

keep up phrasal verb

1 (often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run – I can't keep up with you.
az: çatmaq, yetişmək
ru: не отставать
2 to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.
az: davam etdirmək
ru: продолжать, поддерживать

keep up with the Joneses [ˈdʒounziz]

to have everything one's neighbours/neighbors have: She didn't need a new cooker – she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.
az: özünü kiməsə tay tutmaq, başqalarından geri qalmamaq, qonşuya baxıb nəsə etmək
ru: стараться жить не хуже других, жить не по средствам, чтобы не отставать от соседей, от других

keep watch

1 to be on guard: He kept watch while the other soldiers slept.
az: keşik çəkmək
ru: быть в карауле

2 to have the task of staying alert and watching for danger: One of the men kept watch while the other two broke in through a window.
az: növbə tutmaq

ru: сторожить

keep-fit noun

a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women: She's very keen on keep-fit, but it doesn't do her much good; (also adjective)keep-fit exercises.
az: formasını qoruma
ru: зарядка