at some distance, aloof
Он стоял поодаль и молча наблюдал за всеми.
He stood some distance away and silently watched everyone.
Мы сели поодаль от остальных гостей.
We sat some distance away from the other guests.
Дом стоял поодаль от дороги, у леса.
The house stood some distance from the road, by the forest.
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