to hurry sb away from the scene

aleja un poco más el jarrón — move the vase away a little

ese olor aleja a los mosquitos — that smell keeps the mosquitoes away

una enfermedad lo alejó de la vida pública — illness forced him to withdraw from public life

lo hice para alejarlos de la tentación — I did it to keep them out of temptation's way

intentó alejarla de mí — he tried to keep her away from me

aquel asunto los alejó definitivamente — that matter caused a permanent rift between them

tratan de alejar nuestra atención de los problemas — they are trying to distract our attention from the problems

aleja de ti las tentaciones — stay out of temptation's way

eso alejó el fantasma de la crisis — that removed the spectre of a crisis

alejar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien — to move something/somebody away from something/somebody

aleja la ropa/al niño del fuego — move the clothes/child away from the fire

alejar a alguien de alguien — to distance somebody from somebody

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre — that quarrel distanced him from his father

alejarse de algo/alguien: aléjate de allí! get away from there!; no se alejen demasiado don't go too far; el huracán se aleja de nuestra zona the hurricane is moving away from our region; nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you; alejarse del buen camino to wander from the straight and narrow; se alejó de sus padres he drifted apart from his parents; necesito alejarme de todo — I need to get away from everything

alejar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien — to move something/somebody away from something/somebody

aleja la ropa/al niño del fuego — move the clothes/child away from the fire

alejar a alguien de alguien — to distance somebody from somebody

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre — that quarrel distanced him from his father

alejarse de algo/alguien: aléjate de allí! get away from there!; no se alejen demasiado don't go too far; el huracán se aleja de nuestra zona the hurricane is moving away from our region; nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you; alejarse del buen camino to wander from the straight and narrow; se alejó de sus padres he drifted apart from his parents; necesito alejarme de todo — I need to get away from everything

to tear a cover off a box — оторвать крышку от коробки

to tear at the lining — отдирать подкладку

to tear down a notice — сорвать объявление

to tear off a leaf in the calendar — оторвать лист в календаре

to tear up a letter — порвать письмо

That dog has torn up my newspaper again. — Собака опять порвала мою газету.

If you tear the paper into four pieces, we can each have something to write on. — Если вы разорвёте лист на четыре части, то у всех нас будет, на чём писать.

Offended at being offered payment, he tore the cheque across and sent it back. — Оскорблённый тем, что ему предложили деньги, он порвал чек и отослал его назад.

to tear the skin — поцарапаться (оцарапать кожу)

The soldiers had orders to tear the children from their mothers' arms if they refused to give them up. — Солдатам было приказано вырывать детей из рук матерей, если те откажутся отдать их по доброй воле.

to tear out the bush by the roots — вырвать куст с корнем

The telephone wires have been torn out, so we can't call the police. — Телефонный шнур порван, мы не можем позвонить в полицию.

Tear your thoughts away from the scene, leave the text itself. — Не раздумывай над этой сценой, оставь текст, каким он есть.

Her grief tore at his heart. — Её горе разрывало ему сердце.

He was torn with doubts. — Его разрывали сомнения.

to tear a hole in the wall — пробить дырку в стене

The bullet tore through his leg. — Пуля пронзила его ногу.

to tear along the street — мчаться по улице

Right from the kick-off, the Scottish forwards tore into their opposite numbers. — Как только мяч был введён в игру, форварды шотландской команды атаковали своих соперников.

She tore into him for being late for dinner. — Она принялась его бранить за то, что он опоздал к ужину.

They tore into their food. — Они накинулись на еду.

Her nails tore into his back. — Её ногти впились ему в спину.

full tear — опрометью

to go on a tear — уйти в загул, предаваться развлечениям

She got into a pretty tear. — Она впала в жуткое неистовство.

bitter / poignant tears — горькие слёзы

bored to tears — утомленный до слёз

in tears — в слезах

to be in tears over smth. — проливать слёзы по поводу чего-л.

to break into tears — разрыдаться, расплакаться

to move smb. to tears — растрогать кого-л. до слёз

to shed a tear — проливать слезу

to weep (bitter) tears — горько плакать

eyes fill with tears — глаза наполняются слезами

tears flow, roll, stream down smb.'s cheeks — слезы текут, катятся, струятся по чьим-л. щекам

tears well up in smb.'s eyes — чьи-л. глаза наполняются слезами

tears of frankincense — капли ладана

devant quelqu'un/quelque chose — in front of somebody/something

le bus est passé devant moi sans s'arrêter — the bus went straight past me without stopping

regarder/marcher droit devant soi — to look/walk straight ahead

il l'a dit devant moi — he said it in front of me

tous les hommes sont égaux devant la loi — all men are equal in the eyes of the law

je jure devant Dieu — I swear before God

cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux — it took place in front of us/before our very eyes

fuir devant le danger — to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger

hésiter devant le danger — to hesitate in the face of danger

je recule devant ce genre de responsabilité — I shy away from that kind of responsibility

devant l'inévitable — faced with the inevitable

l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur — the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune

il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre — he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other

laisser passer quelqu'un devant (soi) — to let somebody go first

avoir du temps devant soi — to have plenty of time

avoir de l'argent devant soi — to have some money to spare

avoir toute la vie devant soi — to have one's whole life ahead of one

‘où est la poste?’ - ‘tu es juste devant’ — ‘where's the post office?’ - ‘you're right in front of it’

une chambre sur le devant — a room at the front

prendre les devants — to take the initiative

Il marchait devant. — He was walking in front.

On est passés devant hier. — We went past it yesterday.

Il est déjà loin devant. — He's already a long way ahead.

Il était assis devant moi. — He was sitting in front of me.

Nous sommes passés devant chez toi. — We went past your house.

Ils sont devant nous sur le plan technique. — They're ahead of us technically.

Devant le juge, il ne faisait plus le fier. — He wasn't so full of himself once he was before the judge.

son manque de courage devant le danger — his lack of courage in the face of danger

Devant son attitude, je préfère renoncer. — In view of his attitude, I'd rather give up the idea.

le devant de la maison — the front of the house

les pattes de devant — the front legs, the forelegs

prendre les devants — to make the first move

un coche rojo se alejaba del lugar — a red car was leaving the scene

vieron alejarse corriendo a dos jóvenes — they saw two youths running away

se alejó lentamente — he walked off slowly

no conviene alejarse de la orilla — it's better not to go too far from the shore

alejarse de algo, la carretera se aleja de la costa — the road veers away from the coast

en esta obra se aleja de los problemas sociales — in this work she moves away from social problems

cada vez se alejan más del descenso — they are moving further away from relegation

después de su divorcio se alejó de la vida social — after her divorce she withdrew from social life

poco a poco se fueron alejando de sus amigos — they gradually drifted apart from their friends

alejarse del tema — to get off the subject

la amenaza de una guerra se fue alejando poco a poco — the threat of war gradually receded

se aleja la posibilidad de un nuevo recorte de los tipos de interés — the possibility of a new cut in interest rates is becoming increasingly unlikely

su comportamiento se aleja de lo normal — his behaviour is far from being normal

lo que te he contado no se aleja de la verdad — what I have told you is not far from the truth

la centralización del poder se aleja del espíritu de las sociedades cooperativas — the centralization of power is alien to the spirit of cooperative societies