Locuciones verbales
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| edge away from [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (distance yourself) | irse alejando loc verb |
| | I tried to edge away from the drunk man on the bus. |
| | Traté de irme alejando del borracho en el bus. |
| fall away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (abandon) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | As he got older he fell away from the church. |
| | Al crecer, se fue alejando de la iglesia. |
| | | desertar de vi |
| | Al crecer, fue desertando de la iglesia. |
| | | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Al crecer, se alejó de la iglesia. |
| | | separarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Al crecer, se separó de la iglesia. |
| | | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | Al crecer, dejó la iglesia. |
| get away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (escape: [sb]) (alguien) | escaparse de alguien loc verb |
| | How did you manage to get away from your captors? |
| | ¿Cómo lograste escaparte de tus captores? |
| get away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (place: leave) | irse de algo, alejarse de algo loc verb |
| | It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
| | Es bueno alejarse de Londres a veces. |
| grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) | distanciarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
| | Los chicos se distancian de sus padres gradualmente y forman su propia identidad. |
| shrink away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be reluctant to face) | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | retroceder ante vi + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Paul always shrinks away from confrontation. |
| take away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (detract) | restar⇒ vi |
| | | desmerecer⇒ vi |
| | | ir en desmedro de loc verb |
| | Her foul mouth takes away from her attractiveness. |
| | Su habla obscena le resta mucho atractivo. |
Compound Forms:
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| away from home expr | (not where you live) | lejos de casa expr |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | salir de vi |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| | Lucy salió de la entrevista sintiéndose confiada de haber obtenido el trabajo. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| | Aléjate de ahí, que te vas a caer. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | separarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| | La puerta se separó de una de sus bisagras. |
| | | salirse⇒, desprenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | La puerta se salió de una de sus bisagras. |
| far away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | lejos de, alejado de loc adv |
| | | a distancia de loc adv |
| | The village where I grew up is far away from here. |
| | El pueblo donde crecí es lejos de aquí. |
| home away from home n | (place [sb] feels comfortable) | segunda casa expr |
| | Although it's not my country, Japan is my home away from home. |
| move away from [sth/sb] v expr | (step further from) | apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Alice moved away from the rubbish bin when she noticed the bad smell. |
| | Se apartó del contenedor de basura al notar el mal olor. |
| move [sth] away from [sb/sth] v expr | (place at a greater distance from) | alejar de loc verb |
| | The mother moved the glass away from the child's reach. |
| | Alejó el vidrio del alcance de los niños. |
| shrink away from doing [sth] v expr | figurative (be reluctant to face doing) | evitar hacer algo vtr |
| | | negarse a hacer algo v prnl + prep |
| | | no atreverse a hacer algo loc verb + prep |
| | Amanda shrank away from giving Oliver the bad news. |
| tear away from [sth] v expr | (leave hurriedly) (figurado) | salir disparado, salir corriendo loc verb |
| | She was angry, so she tore away from the house. |
| well away from prep | (at a distance from) | a buena distancia de loc prep |
| | After the argument they decided to stay well away from one other. Any nuclear energy plant should be located well away from urban centers. |
| | Después de la discusión, decidieron estar a buena distancia el uno del otro. Cualquier planta de energía nuclear debe estar localizada a buena distancia de los centros urbanos. |
| | | bien lejos de loc prep |
| | Después de la discusión, decidieron estar bien lejos el uno del otro. Cualquier planta de energía nuclear debe estar localizada bien lejos de los centros urbanos. |