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отгородиться vstresses
gen. insulate oneself; fence (nettle1); block out (And while some students are very good at ignoring things that are clearly disruptive, others need to learn how to block out known distractions. VLZ_58); be fenced off
fig. shut or cut oneself off (with от, front)
Gruzovik, fig. shut oneself off from (pf of отгораживаться)
inf. build a cushion around (someone); A sizable number of teens seem very uncomfortable with both silence and conversation. They use electronics–radio, TV and recordings–to build a cushion around themselves, avoiding the labor and pain of learning how to relate to others and coming to know oneself. Young hand)
Makarov. fence oneself off; build a cushion around (someone)
отгородить v
gen. hedge off; rail; cabin off; rail off; stake out (e. g., "They had staked out little cubicles for themselves using rags or flattened gasoline tins" Рина Грант); partition off; screen; keep away (от проблем chilin)
Gruzovik partition off (pf of отгораживать)
archit. stake off
fig. shut off; isolate
Makarov. fence off; fence out; rail in; wall off (стеной)
отгородиться: 52 phrases in 9 subjects
Caspian1
Chess1
Construction1
General15
Idiomatic1
Informal1
Makarov30
Mining1
Rail transport1