drifted away

1 to move away.

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office

apartar la mirada to look away

2 to separate.

El regalo apartó a los hermanos The gift separated the brothers.

3 to take, to select.

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the journey

4 to push aside, to discard, to get away, to lay aside.

Ricardo apartó al mal amigo Richard pushed aside his lousy friend.

5 to put aside, to lay by, to put to one side.

Ricardo apartó los muebles Richard put the furniture aside.

6 to set apart, to earmark, to singularize.

Su elegancia apartó a Denise Her elegance set Denise apart.

7 to leave out, to exclude from the conversation.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (alejar) to move away

■ aparta la planta del sol move the plant out of the sun

■ ¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?

■ apartó la mirada she looked away

2 (separar) to separate; (preservar de) to protect from, keep away from

■ peleaban con tanta violencia que nadie pudo apartarlos they were fighting so fiercely that nobody could separate them

■ lo que haga falta para apartar al menor del peligro whatever is necessary to protect the child from danger

3 (reservar) to put aside, set aside

■ te he apartado un trozo de pastel I've put a piece of cake aside for you, I've saved you a piece of cake

4 (de un cargo) to remove

■ ha sido apartado del servicio activo he has been removed from active service

► verbo pronominal apartarse

1 (alejarse) to move away

■ apártate de allí get away from there

2 (separarse) to withdraw, move away

■ se apartó del tema she veered off the subject

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apartar los ojos de to take one's eyes off

'Se aparta género' "A deposit secures any item"

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1) to separate, put aside, set aside

2) move away

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- apartarse

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1. VT

1) (=alejar)

2) (=quitar de en medio)

3) [+ persona]

a) [de lugar]

b) [de otra persona] (lit) to separate; (fig) to drift apart

c) [de actividad, puesto] to remove

4) (=reservar) to put aside, set aside

5) (Correos) to sort

6) (Ferro) to shunt, switch (EEUU)

7) (Agr) [+ ganado] to separate, cut out

8) (Jur) to set aside, waive

9) (Min) to extract

apartarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse)

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= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex. The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

Ex. The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex. Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.

Ex. If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.

Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex. When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

Ex. It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

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* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).

* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse)

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apartar [A1 ]

1 (alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista get that out of my sight

aparta de ti esos temores ( liter); cast out those fears ( liter)

aparta de mí este cáliz ( Bib) take this cup from me

aquellas amistades lo apartaron del buen camino those friends led him astray o off the straight and narrow

lo apartaron de su propósito de estudiar medicina they dissuaded him from studying medicine

apartó los ojos or la mirada he averted his eyes

la apartó de un manotazo he pushed her aside o to one side

2 ‹obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

aparte ese coche move that car (out of the way)

le apartó el pelo de los ojos she brushed the hair out of his eyes

3 ( frml) (de un cargo) to remove

ha sido apartado de su cargo/del servicio activo he has been removed from his post/from active service

4 (aislar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

se los mete en la cárcel para apartarlos de la sociedad they are put in jail to separate them from o to keep them away from society

B (guardar, reservar) to set aside

apartó lo que se iba a llevar she set aside what she was going to take, she put the things she was going to take on one side

tenemos que apartar el dinero del alquiler we must set o put aside the rent money

voy a apartar un poco de comida para él I'm going to put a bit of food aside for him

las gambas se pelan y se apartan peel the prawns and set aside o put them to one side

dejé el libro apartado I had them set the book aside o put the book to one side for me

[ S ] se apartan juguetes layaway available ( AmE), a small deposit secures any item ( BrE)

( refl)

1 (despejar el camino) to stand aside

¡apártense! ¡dejen pasar! stand aside! make way!

2 (alejarse, separarse) apartarse DE algo/algn:

nos apartamos de la carretera principal we got off o left the main road

el satélite se ha apartado de su trayectoria the satellite has strayed from its orbit

apártate de ahí que te puedes quemar get/come away from there, you might burn yourself

¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

¡apártate de mí! get away from me!

no te apartes del buen camino stick to the straight and narrow

se ha apartado bastante de su familia she's drifted away from o grown apart from her family

nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off o straying away from o going off the subject

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a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino his friends led him astray;

b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

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♦ vt

1. [alejar] to move away;

¡apártense de la carretera, niños! come away from the road, children!;

aparta el coche, que no puedo pasar move the car out of the way, I can't get past;

aparta de mí estos pensamientos [cita bíblica] protect me from such thoughts;

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office;

apartar la mirada to look away;

no apartó la mirada de nosotros he never took his eyes off us;

sus ojos no se apartaban de ella his eyes never left her;

aparté la vista de aquel espectáculo tan desagradable I averted my gaze o I turned away from that unpleasant sight;

apartar a alguien de un codazo to elbow sb aside;

apartar a alguien de un empujón to push sb out of the way

2. [separar] to separate;

aparta las fichas blancas de las negras separate the white counters from the black ones;

nadie los apartó, y acabaron a puñetazos nobody attempted to separate them and they ended up coming to blows

3. [escoger] to take, to select;

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the trip

4. [disuadir] to dissuade;

lo apartó de su intención de ser médico she dissuaded him from becoming a doctor

♦ See also the pronominal verb apartarse

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1 separate; para después set o

put aside; de un sitio move away (de from)

apartar a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth

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apartar vt

1) alejar: to move away, to put at a distance

2) : to put aside, to set aside, to separate

♦ See also the reflexive verb apartarse

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apartar vb

1. (mover) to move / to move out of the away

2. (separar) to separate

1 remote, distant, far away, separate.

2 distant, isolated, reclusive.

3 reserved, set apart, laid apart.

1 post office box, box number, P.O. Box.

2 paragraph, sidebar, subsection.

past participle of spanish verb: apartar.

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► nombre masculino

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

► participio pasado

1→ link=apartar apartar

► adjetivo

1 (alejado) remote, distant; (aislado) isolated, cut off

2 (retirado) retired

■ apartado de la política retired from politics

► nombre masculino apartado

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

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mantenerse apartado,-a de algo/alguien to keep away from something/somebody

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- apartado de correos

separate.

lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer

ser caso o capítulo aparte to be a different matter

1 aside, to one side.

bromas aparte joking apart

2 separately (por separado).

la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift

3 besides.

y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too

aparte de apart from, except from (excepto)

aparte de feo… besides being ugly…

4 apart, aside, on one side, separately.

1 new paragraph.

2 aside (Teatro).

3 private conference with the judge, sidebar.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: apartar.

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► adverbio

1 apart, aside, separately

■ eso se paga aparte you'll have to pay for that separately

► adjetivo

1 (distinto) special

■ eso es caso aparte that's completely different

► nombre masculino

1 TEATRO aside

2 LINGÚÍSTICA paragraph

■ punto y aparte full stop, new paragraph

\

aparte de (excepto) apart from 2 (además de) as well as, besides

* * *

1) aside, apart

2) separately

3) besides

•

- aparte de

* * *

ADJ INV separate

2. ADV

1) (=a un lado)

2) (=por separado) separately

3) (=además) besides

4. SM

1) (Teat) aside

2) (Tip) paragraph, new paragraph

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1) (a un lado, por separado)

2) ( además)

adjetivo invariable

masculino aside

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= aside, separate, of its own.

Ex. Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex. The document has no title of its own.

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* aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.

* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

* * *

1) (a un lado, por separado)

2) ( además)

adjetivo invariable

masculino aside

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A (a un lado, por separado) separately

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?

lavar la ropa de color aparte wash coloreds separately

este asunto lo vamos a tratar aparte we'll deal with this matter separately

lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside o to one side and reprimanded him

pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side

dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero leaving aside the question of money

bromas aparte joking aside

soy muy buena cocinera, modestia aparte I'm a very good cook, although I say so myself

aparte de apart from, aside from ( AmE)

aparte de la pensión no tiene ningún otro ingreso apart from her pension, she has no other income

aparte de que no tiene experiencia, es muy irresponsable apart from the fact that she has no experience, she's very irresponsible

punto

(además): y aparte tiene otra casa en el campo and she has another house in the country as well

y aparte yo no soy su criada and anyway o besides o apart from anything else, I'm not his maid

esto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter o a chapter to itself

es un caso aparte he's a special case

aside

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1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo aparteon del buen camino his friends led him astray;

b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

◊ pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side;

◊ aparte de eso me encuentro bien apart from that I'm all right;

◊ esto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter;

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♦ adv

1. [en otro lugar, a un lado] aside, to one side;

las cartas urgentes ponlas aparte put the urgent letters to one side;

dejando aparte tu último comentario… leaving aside your last comment…;

bromas aparte joking apart

2. [por separado] separately;

este paquete vino aparte this parcel came separately;

poner aparte el grano y la paja to separate the grain from the chaff;

la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift

3. [además] besides;

y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too;

y aparte no tengo por qué hacerte caso and anyway o besides, there's no reason why I should take any notice of you;

aparte de apart from, except for;

aparte de esta pequeña errata, el resto está perfecto apart from o except for this small mistake, the rest is perfect;

aparte de feo… besides being ugly…;

no encontré otra razón aparte de la que te he explicado I couldn't find any reason for it other than the one I've told you;

aparte de eso, no hay nada más que decir other than that, there's nothing more to say;

aparte de que no es un goleador nato, ha costado muy caro quite apart from the fact that he isn't an instinctive goal scorer, he cost a lot of money;

es mi mejor amigo, aparte de ti, claro está he's my best friend, apart from you o except for you, of course

♦ adj inv

separate;

lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer;

es un poeta aparte, tremendamente original he's in a league o class of his own as a poet, he's incredibly original;

ser caso o [m5] capítulo aparte to be a different matter;

tu hermana es un caso aparte your sister's a special case;

constituir una clase aparte to be in a league o class of one's own

♦ nm

1. [párrafo] new paragraph

2. Teatro aside;

se lo dijo en un aparte she told him when the others couldn't hear her

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I adv

1 to one side;

llevar a alguien aparte take s.o. aside o to one side

2 ( por separado) separately

aparte de aside from, Br apart from;

aparte de guapa, es rica she’s not only pretty, she’s rich too, she’s rich as well as pretty;

aparte de que apart from the fact that

II m

1 TEA aside

2 TIP new line;

punto y aparte new paragraph

* * *

aparte adv

1) : apart, aside

modestia aparte: if I say so myself

2) : separately

aparte de : apart from, besides

aparte adj

: separate, special

aparte nm

: aside (in theater)

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aparte¹ adj

1. (distinto) special / different

2. (separado) separate

aparte² adv

1. (a un lado) aside / to one side

2. (por separado) separately

3. (a solas) on your own

1) Aviation: drifted away

2) Religion: refered

3) Accounting: classified (на статью баланса/на счет)

4) SAP.tech. referred, related to

a person who has drifted away from a certain group, milieu etc, yet has not become associated with another

X ни пава ни ворона - X is neither fish nor fowl

• НИ ПАВА НИ ВОРОНА obsoles, coll

[NP; subj-compl with быть, чувствовать себя etc (subj: human); fixed WO]

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⇒ a person who has drifted away from a certain group, milieu etc, yet has not become associated with another:

- X ни пава ни ворона≈ X is neither fish nor fowl;

- X is neither one thing nor the other.

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1 to move away.

La policía alejó el carro destrozado The police moved away the wrecked car

2 to drive away, to drive off, to chase away, to fend off.

Las comedias alejan la tristeza Comedies drive the sadness away.

3 to separate, to distance, to estrange.

Los pleitos alejan a las familias Fighting separates families.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (llevar lejos) to remove, move away

2 figurado (ahuyentar) to keep away

■ aleja esa idea get rid of that idea

► verbo pronominal alejarse

1 to go/move away

■ se alejaron lentamente they went away slowly

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- alejarse

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1. VT

1) (=distanciar) to move away (de from)

2) (=hacer abandonar) [de lugar] to keep away (de from)

3) (=desviar) [+ atención] to distract; [+ sospechas] to remove; [+ amenaza, peligro] to remove

alejarse

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verbo transitivo

a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) away

b) ( distanciar)

c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel

alejarse v pron to move away; ( caminando) to walk away

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= drive away, estrange (from), chase away.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.

Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

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* alejar de = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from.

* alejarse = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away.

* alejarse de = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away from.

* alejarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) away

b) ( distanciar)

c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel

alejarse v pron to move away; ( caminando) to walk away

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alejar [A1 ]

lo alejó para que no lo tocara he moved ( o put etc) it further away so that I wouldn't touch it

aleja esas sospechas de tu mente banish those suspicions from your mind

aleja al niño de la barandilla get the child away from the banister

la policía trataba de alejar a la multitud del lugar del incendio the police tried to move the crowd away from the scene of the fire

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre durante varios años that quarrel distanced him from his father for several years, that quarrel caused a rift between him and his father that lasted several years

to move ( o walk etc) away alejarse DE algo/algn:

¡aléjate de allí! get away from there!

no se alejen de la orilla don't go too far from the shore

la borrasca se aleja de nuestra zona the area of low pressure is moving away from our region

nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you

no te alejes nunca del buen camino don't stray from the path of virtue

quiere alejarse de la política por un tiempo she wants to get out of o away from politics for a while

se fue alejando cada vez más de sus padres he gradually drifted apart from his parents

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a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move … (further) away;

b) ( distanciar) alejar a algn de algn to distance sb from sb

c) ‹dudas/temores› to dispel

◊ no se alejen demasiado don't go too far;

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♦ vt

1. [separar] to move away;

aleja las plantas de la ventana move the plants away from the window;

la policía alejó a los curiosos the police moved the onlookers on;

nuestro objetivo es alejarlo del mundo de las drogas our aim is to get him away from the drug culture

2. [ahuyentar] [sospechas, temores] to allay;

las nuevas cifras alejan el fantasma de la crisis the new figures mean that the spectre of a recession has receded

♦ See also the pronominal verb alejarse

* * *

1 move away

2 pensamiento banish;

debes tratar de alejar de ti esa idea absurda you must try to get that absurd idea out of your head

* * *

alejar vt

1) : to remove, to move away

2) : to estrange, to alienate

♦ See also the reflexive verb alejarse

* * *

alejar vb (apartar) to move away

1 distance, coldness (afectivo).

2 separation, isolation, coming apart, distance.

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► nombre masculino

1 distancing, separation

■ he notado cierto distanciamiento entre ellos I don't think they're as close as they used to be

* * *

1) (=acto) spacing out

2) (=estado) remoteness, isolation

3) (=distancia) distance

4) (Teat, Literat) distancing effect

* * *

masculino ( acción) distancing; ( efecto)

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= remoteness, rift, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.

Ex. Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.

Ex. Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.

Ex. The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.

Ex. This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.

Ex. Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.

Ex. Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.

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* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* distanciamiento de = swing away from.

* orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.

* * *

masculino ( acción) distancing; ( efecto)

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(acción) distancing

(efecto): se nota un cierto distanciamiento entre ellos they seem to have grown o drifted apart

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distanciamiento nm

1. [afectivo] distance, coldness;

con los años, se produjo un distanciamiento entre ellos as the years passed, they grew apart;

ver un asunto con cierto distanciamiento to consider an issue with a certain detachment

2. [de opiniones, posturas] distancing;

se ha dado un claro distanciamiento de posturas entre ambos bandos the two sides have adopted more clearly opposing positions

* * *

m afectivo, de posturas distancing

* * *

distanciamiento nm

1) : distancing

2) : rift, estrangement

► verbo pronominal

1 (alejarse) to move away

■ apártate de allí get away from there

2 (separarse) to withdraw, move away

■ se apartó del tema she veered off the subject

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1) (=quitarse de en medio) to move out of the way

- apartarse del buen camino

2) (=distanciarse) [dos personas] to part, separate; [dos objetos] to become separated

3) (Jur) to withdraw from a suit

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(v.) = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away

Ex. True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.

Ex. Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.

Ex. Management priorities are often skewed away from emphasis on continuing education.

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vpr

1. [hacerse a un lado] to move to one side, to move out of the way;

¡apártense, es una emergencia! make way, it's an emergency!;

¿podría apartarse, por favor? could you move out of the way, please?;

apártate a un lado, por favor please move aside o to one side;

se apartó para dejarme pasar he stood aside to let me pass;

¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

2. [separarse] to separate, to move away from each other;

apartarse de [grupo, lugar] to move away from;

se fue apartando gradualmente de sus amigos she gradually drifted apart from her friends;

el partido se ha apartado de la ortodoxia leninista the party has moved away from orthodox Leninism;

nos apartamos de la carretera we left the road;

nos estamos apartando del camino we are straying from the path;

el velero se apartó de la ruta the sailing ship went off course

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v/r move aside (de from);

apartarse del camino leave the main road;

apartarse del tema stray from the subject;

no se aparta de mi lado he won’t move from my side, fam he sticks like glue;

¡apártate! move!

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vr

1) : to step aside, to move away

2) desviarse: to stray

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apartarse vb to move / to move over

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(rek; rak, rákum; rekinn), v.

1) to drive (r. hesta, fé, svín, naut); r. aptr, to drive back; r. aptr kaup sín, to recall, cry off from one’s bargains; r. af (ór) landi, to drive out of the land, drive into exile; r. af höndum, r. burt, to drive away; r. flótta, to pursue a flying host;

2) to compel (segir, hver nauðsyn hann rekr til); þér vegit víg þau, er yðr rekr lítit til, ye slay men for small cause;

3) to perform, do; r. hernað, to wage war; r. erendi, to do an errand;

4) to thrust, push violently (hann rak hann niðr mikit fall); r. aptr hurð, to fling the door to; r. hendr e-s á bak aptr, to tie one’s hands behind the back;

5) various phrases, r. augu skygnur á e-t, to cast one’s eyes upon, see by chance; svá langt, at hann mátti hvergi auga yfir r., so far that he could not reach it with his eyes; r. minni til e-s, to recollect; r. upp hljóð, to set up a cry, utter a scream;

6) r. nagla, hæl, to drive a nail, peg;

7) impers., to be drifted, tossed (skipit rak inn á sundit); e-n rekr undan, one escapes (bað þá eigi láta Gretti undan r.); of a tempest, þá rak á fyrir þeim hríð, a storm rose upon them;

8) with gen., to pursue, take vengeance for (ef þér rekit eigi þessa réttar, þá munu þér engra skamma r.);

9) refl., rekast, to be tossed, wander (ek hefi rekizt úti á skógum í allan vetr); r. landa á milli, to go from one country to another; r. á e-m, to intrude oneself upon; r. eptir e-m, to accommodate oneself to a person; r. undan, to escape (ef Kjartan skal nú undan r.); rekast (vrekast) at virði, to quarrel over a meal.

f. shovel, spade.

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pres. rek, rekr; pret. rak, rakt (mod. rakst), rak, plur. ráku; subj. ræki; imper. rek, rektú; part. rekinn; originally vreka; [Ulf. wrikan = διώκειν, ga-wrikan = ἐκδικειν; A. S. and Hel. wrecan; Engl. wreak; O. H. G. rechan; Germ. rächen; Dan. vrage; Swed. vräka; Lat. urgere]:—to drive; reka hross, fé, svín, naut, to drive horses, cattle, Eg. 593, Fbr. 30, Nj. 118, 119. 264, Grág. ii. 327, 332, Gísl. 20. Fms. x. 269, 421, Lv. 47, Glúm. 342; reka burt, to expel, drive away, Fms. i. 70, x. 264; reka ór (af) landi, to drive into exile, Nj. 5, Eg 417; reka af höndum, to drive off one’s hands, drive away. Fms. vii. 27; rekinn frá Guði, Grág. ii. 167; reka djöfla frá óðum mönnum, Mar.; reka flótta, to pursue a flying host, Eg. 299, Hkr. i. 238.

2. to compel; at því sem hlutr rak þá til, in turns, as the lot drove them to do, 625. 84; segir hver nauðsyn hann rekr til, Fms. x. 265; ér vegit víg þau er yðr rekr lítið til, Nj. 154.

3. with prepp.; reka aptr, to drive back, repel, Ld 112: reka aptr kaup sín, to recall, make void, Nj. 32: to refute, N. G. L. i. 240:—reka fyrir, to expel, cp. Germ. ver-treiben, hann görði frið fyrir norðan fjall, ok rak fyrir vikinga, Ver. 45; þá vóru villumenn fyrir reknir, 54; fyrir reka argan goðvarg, Bs. i. 13 (in a verse):—reka út, to expel.

II. to perform business or the like; reka hernað, to wage war. Fms. i. 105, xi. 91; reka eyrendi, Ld. 92; þat er lítið starf at reka þetta erendi. Eg. 408; reka sýslu, to transact business, Grág. ii. 332; reka hjúskap, to live in wedlock, H. E. i. 450.

III. to thrust, throw, push violently; hann rak hann niðr mikit fall, Fms. i. 83; rak hann útbyrðis. Eg. 221; rak hann at höfði í soðketilinn, Nj. 248; Flosi kastaði af sér skikkluni ok rak í fang henni, 176: of a weapon, to run, hann rekr atgeirinn í gegnum hann, he ran it through his body, 115, 119, 264; hann rak á honum tálgu-kníf, stabbed him. Band. 14: reka fót undan e-m, to back the foot clean off, Sturl. iii. 6.

2. reka aptr hurð, dyrr, to bolt, bar, Eg. 749, Fms. ix. 518; þeir ráku þegar aptr stöpulinn, viii. 247; hón rak lás fyrir kistuna, Grett. 159; reka hendr e-s á bak aptr, to tie one’s hands to the back, pinion, Fms. xi. 146.

IV. various phrases; reka auga, skygnur á e-t, to cast one’s eyes upon, see by chance, hit with the eye, Ld. 154: svá langt at hann mátti hvergi auga yfir reka, so far that he could not reach it with his eyes, Fms. xi. 6; reka minni til, to remember, vi. 256, vii. 35 (of some never-to-be-forgotttn thing); reka fréttir um e-t, to enquire into, i. 73; reka sparmæli við e-n, Grett. 74; reka ættar-tölur (better rekja), Landn. 168, v. l.; reka upp hljóð, skræk, to lift up the voice, scream aloud; these phrases seem to belong to a different root, cp. the remarks s. v. rekja and réttr.

V. to beat iron, metal; reka járn, Grett. 129 A (= drepa járn); reka nagla, hæl, saum, to drive a nail, a peg (rek-saumr); selrinn gékk þá niðr við sem hann ræki hæl, Eb. 272.

VI. impers. to be drifted, tossed; skipit rak inn á sundit, Fms. x. 136; skipit rak í haf út, Sæm. 33; rak þangat skipit, Eg. 600; rekr hann (acc.) ofan á vaðit, Nj. 108:—to be drifted ashore, viðuna rak víða um Eyjar, hornstafina rak í þá ey er Stafey heitir síðan, Ld. 326; ef þar rekr fiska, fugla eðr sela, ef við rekr á fjöru … nú rekr hval, Grág. ii. 337; borð ný-rekit, Fs. 25; hann blótaði til þess at þar ræki tré sextugt, Gísl. 140; hafði rekit upp reyði mikla, Eb. 292; fundu þeir í vík einni hvar upp var rekin kista Kveldúlfs, Eg. 129:—e-n rekr undan, to escape, Nj. 155:—of a tempest, þá rak á fyrir þeim hrið (acc.), a tempest arose, Fs. 108; rekr á storma, myrkr, hafvillur, þoku, to be overtaken by a storm, … fog.

VII. reflex. to be tossed, wander; ek hefi rekisk úti á skógum í allan vetr, Fms. ii. 59; görask at kaupmanni ok rekask landa í milli, 79; lítið er mér um at rekask milli kaupstaða á haustdegi, Ld. 312; ok ef Kjartan skal nú undan rekask ( escape), 222; at hann rækisk eigi lengr af eignum sínum ok óðulum, Fms. ix. 443; hann bað yðr standa í mót ok rekask af höndum óaldar-flokka slíka, Ó. H. 213.

VIII. with gen. to wreak or take vengeance; þér hafit rekit margra manna sneypu ok svívirðinga, Fbr. 30; en áttu at reka harma sinna í Noregi, Fb. ii. 120: ok ef þér rekit eigi þessa réttar, þá munu þér engra skamma reka, Nj. 63; þér vilduð eigi eitt orð þola, er mæltt var við yðr, svá at þér rækit eigi, Hom. 32; frændr vára, þá er réttar vilja reka, Eg. 458; mjök lögðu menn til orðs, er hann rak eigi þessa réttar, Ld. 250; átru vér þá Guðs réttar at reka, Ó. H. 205.

IX. part., þykki mér ok rekin ván, at …, all hope past, that …, Ld. 216. 2. rekinn = inlaid, mounted; öxi rekna, Ld. 288; hand-öxi sína ina reknu, Lv. 30; öxi forna ok rekna, Sturl. ii. 220, Gullþ. 20.

3. a triple or complex circumlocution is called rekit; fyrst heita kenningar ( simple), annat tvíkennt ( double), þriðja rekit, þat er kenning at kalla ‘flein-brag’ orrostu, en þat er tvíkennt at kalla ‘fleinbraks-fur’ sverðit, en þá er rekit er lengra er, Edda 122; cp. rek-stefja.

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(tek; tók, tókum; tekinn), v.

1) to take, catch, seize (tóku þeir laxinn ok otrinn ok báru með sér);

G. tók inni vinstri hendi spjótit á lopti, G. caught the spear with his left hand;

man hón taka fé okkart allt með ráni, she will take all our goods by force;

taka e-n höndum, to seize one, take captive;

tökum vápn vár, let us take to our weapons;

2) fig., taka trú, to take the faith, become a Christian;

taka skírn, to be baptized;

taka hvíld, to take a rest;

taka flótta, to take to flight;

taka rœðu, umrœðu, to begin a parley;

taka ráð, to take a counsel (= taka til ráðs);

taka e-n orðum, to address one;

taka sættir or sættum, to accept terms;

taka þenna kost, to take this choice;

taka stefnu, to fix a meeting;

taka boði, to accept an offer;

taka sótt, to be taken ill;

taka úgleði, to get out of spirits;

taka andviðri, to meet with contrary winds;

taka konung, to take, elect a king;

taka konu, to take a wife;

taka úkunna stigu, to take to unknown ways;

taka e-n or e-m vel, to receive one well;

taka e-t þvert, to take a thing crossly, deny flatly;

taka upp höndum, to raise the hands;

3) to reach, stretch forth, touch;

fremri hyrnan tók viðbeinit, the upper horn caught the collar bone;

því at ek tek eigi heim í kveld, for I shall not reach home to-night;

hárit tók ofan á belti, the hair came down to her waist;

4) to reach and take harbour (þeir tóku land á Melrakka-sléttu);

5) to take, hold, of a vessel (ketill, er tók tvær tunnur);

6) to be equivalent to, be worth (hringrinn tók tólf hundruð mórend);

7) with infin., to begin (hann tók at yrkja, þegar er hann var ungr);

nú taka öll húsin at lóga, now the whole house began to blaze;

impers., þá tók at lægja veðrit, then the wind began to fall;

8) to touch, regard, concern (þat allt, sem leikmenn tekr);

9) to catch (up), come up with (hann var allra manna fóthvatastr, svá at engi hestr tók hann á rás);

10) to start, rush (Eirikr tók út or stofunni, en konungr bað menn hlaupa eptir honum);

taka á rás, taka frá, to take to running, run away (svá illt sem nú er frá at taka, þá mun þó síðarr verra);

11) impers. it is taken;

þá tók af veðrit (acc.) then the storm abated;

kom á fótinn, svá at af tók, the stroke came on his leg, so that it was cut off;

sýnina tekr frá e-m, one becomes blind;

tók út skip Þangbrands, Th.’s ship drifted out;

um várit er sumarhita tók, when the summer heat set in;

12) with preps, and advs., taka e-n af lífi, lífdögum, taka e-n af, to take one’s life, put to death;

taka e-n af nafni ok veldi, to deprive one of his title and power;

taka af hesti, to take (the saddle) off a horse;

taka e-t af e-m, to take a thing from one, deprive one of (er vér tókum seglit af honum, þá grét hann);

taka af sér ópit, to cease weeping;

taka e-t af e-m, to get frotn one (tekr hann af öllu fólki mikil lof);

taka mikinn (mikil), lítinn (lítil) af e-u, to make (say) much, little of;

hón tók lítil af öllu, she said little about it, took it coldly;

øngan tek ek af um liðveizlu við þik, I will not pledge myself as to helping thee;

taka e-t af, to choose, take;

G. bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir engi af taka, G. made thee good offers, but thou wouldst take none of them;

fara sem fœtr mega af taka, at the top of one’s speed;

hann sigldi suðr sem af tók, as fast as possible;

to abolish, do away with (lagði á þat allan hug al taka af heiðni ok fornar venjur);

taka e-t aptr, to take back, render void (taka aptr þat, er ek gef); to recall (taka aptr orð, heil sín);

taka á e-u, to touch (hón tók á augum hans);

taka vel, auðvelliga, lítt, illa á e-u, to take (a thing) well, in good part, ill, in ill part (fluttu þeir þetta fyrir jarli, en hann tók vel á);

taka e-t á sik, to take upon oneself (kvaðst heldr vilja taka þat á sik at gefa honum annát augat);

tóku þeir á sik svefn mikinn, they fell fast asleep;

taka arf eptir e-n, to inherit one;

taka e-t eptir, to get in return;

með því at þú gerir svá, sem ek býð þér, skaltu nökkut eptir taka, thou shalt have some reward;

taka e-t frá e-m, to take a thing away from one (þeir tóku spjótin frá þeim ok báru út á ána);

taka e-n frá e-u, to deprive one of (taka e-n frá landi, ríki);

taka e-t fyrir e-t, to take in return for (hann keypti sveinana ok tók fyrir þá vesl gott ok slagning); to take for, look upon as (lökum vér þat allt fyrir satt; því tek ek þat fyrir gaman);

taka fyrir e-t, to refuse (tók E. eigi fyrir útanferð at sumri);

taka hendi í e-t, to thrust one’s hand into;

taka í hönd e-m, to shake hands with one;

taka í móti, to offer resistance (þeir brendu víða bygðina, en bœndr tóku ekki í móti);

taka niðr, to pull down, demolish (taka niðr til grundvallar allt þat verk); to graze a little, = taka til jarðar (þeir láta nú taka niðr hesta sína);

taka niðri, to touch (feel) the bottom;

taka ofan, to take down (Högni tekr ofan atgeirinn); to pull down (hann hafði látil taka ofan skála sinn);

taka í sundr, to cut asunder;

impers., slœmdi sverðinu til hans, svá at í sundr tók manninn, so that the man was cleft asunder;

taka til e-s, to take to (tóku þá margir til at níða hann);

taka til máls (orðs, orða), to begin to speak;

nú er þar til máls at taka, at, now we must take up the story at this point, that;

taka til varnar, to begin the defence;

taka til e-s, to have recourse to, resort to (taka e-t til ráðs, bragðs); to concern (þetta mál, er til konungs tók);

láta e-t til sín taka, to let it concern oneself, meddle with (Gísli lét fátt til sín taka);

taka e-n til e-s, to choose, elect (Ólafr var til konungs tekinn um allt land);

absol., taka til, to begin (hann hélt allt austr um Svínasund, þá tók til vald Svíakonungs);

taka e-t til, to take to, do;

ef hann tekr nökkut illt til, if he takes to any ill;

taka um e-t, to take hold of, grasp (nú skaltu taka um fót honum);

taka e-t undan, to take away;

impers., undan kúnni tók nyt alla, the cow ceased to give milk;

taka undan, to run away, escape (B. tók undan með rás);

taka undir e-t, to take hold under a thing;

hann tók undir kverkina ok kyssti hana, he took her by the chin and kissed her;

to undertake, take upon oneself;

H. kvaðst ekki taka mundu undir vandræði þeira, H. said he would have nothing to do with their troubles;

taka undir e-t með e-m, to back, help one in a thing (vil ek, at þér takit undir þetta mál með mér);

þau tóku undir þetta léttiliga, they seconded it readily;

hann tók seinliga undir, he was slow to answer;

taka undir, to echo, resound (fjöllin tóku undir);

taka e-t undir sik, to take on hand (Gizurr tók undir sik málit); to lay hold of (hann tekr undir sik eignir þær, er K. átti í Noregi);

taka e-t upp, to pick up (S. tók upp hanzka sinn);

taka upp fé fyrir e-m, to seize on, confiscate;

taka upp borð, to set up the tables before a meal, but also to remove them after a meal;

taka upp bygð sína, to remove one’s abode;

hón tekr mart þat upp, er fjarri er mínum vilja, she takes much in hand that is far from my will;

drykk ok vistir, svá sem skipit tók upp, as the ship could take;

taka upp ný goðorð, to establish new priesthoods;

taka upp verknað, to take up work;

taka upp stœrð, to take to pride;

taka upp sök, to take up a case;

taka upp draum, to interpret a dream;

taka e-t upp, to choose (seg nú skjótt, hvern kost þú vill upp taka);

absol., taka upp, to extend, rise (rekkjustokkr tekr upp á millum rúma okkarra);

taka út, to run out (E. tók út ór stofunni);

taka við e-u, to receive (A. hafði tekit við föðurarf sínum);

taka vel við e-m, to receive one well, give one a hearty welcome;

taka við trú, to take the faith;

þeir tóku vel við, they made a bold resistance;

tók við hvárr af öðrum, one took up where the other left off;

taka yfir e-t, to extend over (hann skal eignast af Englandi þat, sem uxahúð tekr yfir);

impers. to come to an end, succeed (kveðst nú vænta, at nú mundi yfir taka);

þeir munu allt til vinna at yfir taki við oss, to get the better of us;

13) refl., takast;

1) taking, capture, of a fortress, prisoner;

2) taking, seizing, of property;

3) revenue, = tekja( með öllum tökum ok skyldum).

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pres. tek, tekr; tökum, takit, taka; pret. tók, tókt (tókst), tók, pl. tóku; subj. tæki (tœki); imperat. tak, taktú; part. tekinn: with neg. suff. tek’k-at ek, I take not, Kristni S. (in a verse); tak-a-ttu, take thou not, Fas. i. (in a verse); tekr-at, Grág. (Kb.) i. 9: [Ulf. têkan, pret. taitok = απτεσθαι; Swed. take; Dan. tage, sounded tā, ‘du tar det ikke, vil du ta det;’ Engl. take is a word borrowed from the Dan., which gradually displaced the Old Engl. niman.]

A. To take hold of, seize, grasp; taka sér alvæpni, Eg. 236; tóku menn sér þar byrðar ok báru út, Egill tók undir hönd sér mjöð-drekku, 237; nú taki hest minn, ok skal ek ríða eptir honum, 699; tóku þeir skíð sín ok stigu á, 545; hann tók inni vinstri hendi spjótið ok skaut, Nj. 42; lauk upp kistu ok tók upp góð kvennmanna-klæði, Ld. 30; hann tekr nú bogann, … tekr nú kaðal einn, Fas. ii. 543; taka upp net, K. Þ. K. 90; hross skal maðr taka ok teyma ok hepta, þótt heilagt sé, id.

2. to seize; þeir tóku þar herfang mikit, Nj. 43; tóku skipit ok allt þat er á var, Fms. vii. 249; þeir tóku þar skútu, viii. 438; tóku skip hans, landtjald, klæði, ix. 275; taka fé okkat allt með ráni, Nj. 5; engi maðr skal fyrir öðrum taka, Gþl. 473; hann leiddi þik til arfs … munu taka óvinir þínir ef þú kemr eigi til, Nj. 4; þeir tóku bæinn, seized, Sturl. ii. 149; kona hafði tekit ( stolen) … ok vildi hann refsa henni, Fms. vii. 330.

3. to catch; Skotar munu hafa tekit njósnir allar, Nj. 126; standi menn upp ok taki hann, 130; hann skyldi taka hundinn, 114; þeir tóku á sundi mann einn, Fms. vii. 225; gröf, at taka í dýr, Flóv. 33; taka höndum, to lay hold of, take captive, Nj. 114, 275; in a good sense, Fms. x. 314.

4. taka e-n af lífi, to take one from life, Fms. x. 3, Eg. 70; taka e-n af lífdögum, id., Fms. vii. 204: ellipt., taka af (af-taka), to take one off, put to death, Js. 23; taka e-n af nafni ok veldi, to deprive of …, Eg. 268; tóku þeir af eignum jarla konungs, Fms. i. 6: taka af e-m, to take a thing from one, x. 421, Nj. 103, 131, Eg. 120, Ld. 288; taka frá e-m, to take from, off, Nj. 253, K. Þ. K. 48; taka ofan, to take down, pull down, Nj. 119, 168; taka ór, to set apart, 232; taka undir sik, to take under oneself, subject, Fms. x. 24: to take charge of, Nj. 110, Eg. 725: taka upp, to take up, pick up, assume, 23.

5. to take, grasp; taka í hönd e-m, to shake hands, Nj. 129; taka á lopti, to interrupt, Fms. x. 314; taka í ketil, of the ordeal, Grág. i. 381, Gkv. 3. 7; taka í jörð, to graze, of an animal, Bs. i. 338; jó lætr til jarðar taka, Skm. 15; skulu þér láta taka niðr hesta yðra, to graze a little, Band. 14 new Ed.; tók einn þeirra niðr í sinn klæðsekk, Stj.

II. metaph., taka upphaf, to begin, Hom. 49; taka vöxt ok þroska, to increase, Rb. 392; taka konungdóm, Eg. 646; taka ráð, 49; taka skírn, 770; taka trú, to take the faith, become a Christian, Nj. 273; taka hvíld, to take rest, 43, 115; taka á sik svefn, 252; taka ræðu, to begin a parley, Eg. 578; taka umræðu, id., Nj. 146; þau taka þá tal, Ld. 72, Fms. ii. 254; taka nærri sér, see nær l. 2; taka á sik göngu, Fbr. 101 new Ed.; taka á sik svefn, Nj.; taka eld, to light a fire, 199; taka e-n orðum, to address; taka í sætt, to receive into reconciliation, Eg. 168; taka sættir, to accept terms, id. (also taka sættum, id.); taka þenna kost, 280; taka samheldi, Fms. ix. 344; ok tóku þat fastliga, at friðr skyldi standa, declared firmly that, x. 40, v. l.; taka stefnu, to fix a meeting, xi. 400; tóku þeir stefnu í milli sín, 402; nú er svá tekið um allt landit, at …, fixed by law that …, Gþl. 275; þeir tóku fastmælum sín í milli, at …, Bret. 82; taki í lög, to take into fellowship, Fms. xi. 96; lög-taka, cp. lófa-tak, vápna-tak; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð enn þú vildir engi af taka, thou wouldst accept none of them, Nj. 77; tók hann þann kost af, at leggja allt á konungs vald, Fms. iv. 224; ok þat tóku þeir af, ix. 367; Ólafr kvaðsk þat mundu af taka, Ld. 72; taka e-t til ráðs, or taka ráðs, bragðs, to resort to, Nj. 75, 124, 199: also, taka e-t til, to resort to, 26, Fms. xi, 253, passim (til-tæki); taka mót, to receive, Edda 15; taka e-t við, to receive in return, Fms. ii. 269; taka bætr fyrir e-t, xi. 253; með því þú görir sem ek býð þér, skaltú nökkuð eptir taka, take some reward for it, Ld. 44; þat er bæði at vér róum hart, enda mun nú mikit eptir taka, a great reward, Finnb. 232 (eptir-tekja); taka fæðu, to take food; taka corpus Domini, Mar.; taka samsæti, Fms. ii. 261; taka arf, Eg. 34; taka erfð, Gþl. 241; taka fé eptir föður sinn, Fms. xi. 47; taka laun, Nj. 68; taka veizlu, to take, receive a veizla (q. v.), Fms. xi. 239; konungr … hann tekr ( receives) af mörgum, skal hann því mikit gefa, 217; taka mikit lof, x. 367; taka helgun af Guði, Rb. 392; taka heilsu, to recover, Stj. 624; ek skal taka hæði-yrði af þér, Nj. 27; taka af honum rán ok manntjón, Ld. 64; taka úskil af íllum mönnum, Greg. 44; taka píslir ok dauða, 656 B. 30; drap hann þar menn nökkura, þótti mönnum hart at taka þat af útlendum manni, Bs. i. 19; þeir tóku mikinn andróða, Fms. viii. 438; taka andviðri, Eg. 87; þeir tóku norðan-veðr hörð, were overtaken by, Nj. 124; taka sótt, to be taken sick or ill (North E. to take ill), 29, Fms. xi. 97, Eg. 767; taka þyngd. id., Ísl. ii. 274; taka fótar-mein, Nj. 219; taka úgleði, to get out of spirits, Eg. 322; hann tók þá fáleika ok úgleði, Fms. vii. 103; hann tók langt kaf, 202; taka arftaki, to adopt, Grág. i. 232; taka konung, to take, elect a king, Fms. ix. 256; taka konu, to take a wife, x. 397; hann kvángaðisk ok tók bróður-dóttur þess manns er Finnr hét, 406; tók Magnús konungr Margrétu, 413; taka konu brott nauðga, to carry off a woman, Grág. i. 353; tók hann þá til háseta, he hired them, Eg. 404; taka far or fari, Landn. 307, Grág. ii. 406 (far, ii. 3); taka úkunna stigu, to take to unknown ways, Fms. viii. 30; taka ferð, to start, Stj.; taka til konungs, or the like, Eg. 367, 400, Fms. vii. 252; taka til siðar, Sks. 313; taka e-n vel, to receive well; ok taki ér, herra, vel þá Hjalta ok Gizur, Bs. i. 19; tók Skota-konungr hann vel, Fms. xi. 419; taka e-t þvert, to take a thing crossly, deny flatly, Nj. 26; taka fyrir e-t, to stop, interrupt, refuse, Fms. x. 251.

III. to reach, stretch forth, touch; hann beit skarð, allt þat er tennr tóku, Eg. 605; eigi djúpara enn þeim tók undir hendr, Ld. 78; skurðrinn tók á framan-verðan bakkann, Krók.; hyrnan tók andlitið, Nj. 253; rödd tekr eyru, Skálda 175; döggskórinn tók niðr akrinn upp-standanda, Fas. i. 173; hafði flóð tekit þær, swept them away, Fms. xi. 393; spjót langskept svá at vel taki skipa meðal, Sks. 385; nef hans tók austr til landsenda … véli-fjarðar tóku norðr í Finnabú, Fms. viii. 10; tekr mörkin náliga allt it efra suðr, Eg. 58; þvíat ekki tek ek heim í kveld, Nj. 275; mun ek taka þangat í dag? Hbl.; bóndans bót tekr fyrir ( encompasses) konu, hans ok börn ok hjón, N. G. L. i. 341; taka niðri, to take the ground, of a ship or thing floating, Fas. iii. 257; svá at upp tekr um klaufir, Boll. 336; at eigi tæki hann (acc.) regnit, Stj. 594; skulu vér varask, at eigi taki oss þau dæmi, Hom. 70; svá mikit er uxa-húð tekr yfir, Fas. i. 288; nær því er þú sér at taka mun en ekki ór hófi, Sks. 21; hundr bundinn svá at taki eigi til manna, Grág. ii. 119; taka höndum upp, to lift up hands, Bs. i. 735, Edda 22; ek sé fram undir brekkuna, at upp taka spjóts-oddar fimtán, Finnb. 286; þetta smíði (Babel) tók upp ór veðrum, Edda 146 (pref.); hárit tók ofan á belti, Nj. 2; stöpul er til himins tæki, 645. 71; hér til tekr en fyrsta bók, reaches here, 655 vii. 4; taka mátti hendi til fals, Eg. 285; þeir tóku fram árum, took the oars, Fms. vii. 288; smeygði á sik ok tók út höndunum, 202; þeir tóku undun, to escape, viii. 438: to reach, land, take harbour, gaf honum vel byri ok tóku Borgarfjörð, Nj. 10; tóku þeir Friðar-ey, 268; þeir tóku land á Melrakka-sléttu, Ísl. ii. 246; byrjaði vel ok tóku Noreg, Ld. 72, 310; tóku þar land sem heitir Vatnsfjörðr, Landn. 30: ellipt., hann tók þar sem nú heitir Herjólfs-höfn, id.; þeir tóku fyrir sunnan land, 175.

2. to take, hold, of a vessel; ketill or tók tvær tunnur, Fb. i. 524; lands þess er tæki ( of the value of) fjóra tigi hundraða, Sturl. i. 98, v. l.; hringrinn tók tólf hundruð mórend, Nj. 225: so in the phrase, það tekr því ekki, it is not worth the while; þann enn eina grip er hann átti svá at fé tæki, the sole object of value he had, Bs. i. 636.

3. spec. usages; fara sem fætr mega af taka, Finnb. 288; konur æpa sem þær megu mest af taka, Al. 47, (aftak, aftaka-veðr, q. v.), Karl. 109, 196; fóru hvárir-tveggju sem af tók, went as fast as possible, Fms, iv. 304; hann sigldi suðr sem af tók, Eg. 93: in the phrase, taka mikinn, lítinn … af e-u, to make much, little of, take it to heart or lightly; mikit tekr þú af þessu, thou takest it much to heart, Lv. 10; öngan tek ek af um liðveizlu við þik, I will not pledge myself as to helping thee, Ld. 105; eigi töku vér mikit af at tortryggva þá bók, þótt mart sé undarligt í sagt, we will not strongly question the truth of the book, although many wonders are told therein, Sks. 78; Óspakr kvað hana mikit af taka, said he used very strong language, Ld. 216; mikinn tekr þú af, segir konungr, thou settest much by it, said the king, Fms. vi. 206: munda ek sýnu minna hafa af tekit ef ek væra údrukkinn, I would have kept a better tongue, xi. 112; Þórvarðr tók eigi af fyrir útanferð sína, did not quite refuse the going abroad, Sturl. iii. 244; hann kvaðsk eigi taka mega af því hvat mælt væri, he did not much mind what folks said, Nj. 210; hón tók lítið af öllu, said little about it, took it coolly, Eg. 322; tók hann minna af enn áðr við Íslendinga, he spoke not so strongly of them as he used to do, Glúm. 328; ok er sendi-menn kómu tók hann lítið af, Fms. x. 101; Flosi svaraði öllu vel, en tók þó lítið af, F. gave a civil but reserved answer, Nj. 180.

IV. with prepp.; taka af hesti, to take (the saddle) off a horse, Nj. 4, 179; taka af sér ópit, to cease weeping, Ölk. 35; taka skriðinn af skipinu, Fms. ii. 305; taka e-t af, to abolish, vii. 1, x. 152, Ísl. ii. 258:—taka á e-u, to touch (á-tak), Nj. 118; þegar sem nær þeim er komit ok á þeim tekit, Stj. 76; sá er tekr fyrst á funa, Gm.; þat er ok, áðr þeir taki á dómum sinum ( ere they deliver sentence), at þeir skolu eið vinna áðr, Grág. i. 64; taka vel, auðvelliga, lítt, ekki vel, ílla … á e-u, to take a thing so and so, take it well, in good part, ill, in ill part, etc., Ld. 50, 248, Fms. xi. 124, Nj. 206, 265; Gunnarr talaði fátt um ok tók á öngu úlíkliga, 40; tak glaðan á ( cheerfully) við konunginn, Fms. xi. 112; þeir höfðu sagt hversu hann hafði á tekit þeim feðgum, Rd. 284; Leifr tekr á þessu eigi mjök, Fb. ii. 397; tók Börkr (á) því seinliga, Eb. 15 new Ed.:—taka eptir, to notice, observe, Sturl. i. 2 (eptir-tekt):—taka móti, to withstand, resist, Nj. 261, Fms. ix. 307, 513 (mót-tak):—taka með, to reserve, accept, iv. 340, xi. 427 (með-taka): taka við, hann tókþar ok við mörg önnur dæmi, bæði konunga æfi, he tacked to it many records, the lives of kings, etc., Ó. H. (pref.): this isolated phrase has led editors (but wrongly) to substitute hann ‘jók’ þar við:—taka aptr, to take back, render void, undo, Bs. i. 631, Nj. 191, Sks. 775; eigi má aptr taka unnit verk, a saying, Fms. ii. 11: to recall, unsay, mun ek þau orð eigi aptr taka, Ld. 42, Fms. ii. 253:—taka í, to pull off; taktu í hann, to pull his stocking off:—taka um, to take hold of, grasp, Eg. 410, Hkr. ii. 322:—taka upp, to pick up, assume; niðr at fella ok upp at taka, 625. 68, Eg. 23; taka upp borð, to put up the tables before a meal; tekr upp borð ok setr fyrir þá Butralda, Fbr. 37; vóru borð upp tekin um alla stofuna ok sett á vist, Eg. 551: but also to remove them after a meal (= taka borð ofan), 408, Hkr. ii. 192, Fms. i. 41, Orkn. 246 (see borð II); taka upp vist, to put food on the table, Vm. 168; taka upp bygð sína, to remove one’s abode, passim; taka upp, of a body, to take up, disinter, Hkr. ii. 388; taka upp, to seize on, confiscate, Nj. 73, 207, Ld. 38, Eg. 73; þeir tóku upp ( laid waste) þorp þat er heitir Tuma-þorp, Fms. i. 151; var þá tekin upp bygð Hrolleifs, Fs. 34; hón tekr þat mart upp er fjarri er mínum vilja, Nj. 6l; at þú gefir ró reiði ok takir þat upp er minnst vandræði standi af, 175; taka upp verknað, to take up work, Ld. 34; taka upp stærð, to take to pride, Fms. x. 108; halda upp-teknu efni, i. 263; taka upp sök, mál, to take up a case, Nj. 31, 71, 231: to interpret, eigi kann ek öðruvís at ráða þenna draum … glíkliga er upp tekit, Sturl. iii. 216; ok skal svá upp taka ‘síks glóð,’ þat er ‘gull,’ Edda 127; kvæði, ef þau eru rétt kveðin ok skynsamliga upp tekin, Hkr. (pref.); tók hann svá upp, at honum væri eigi úhætt, Fms. ix. 424; drykk ok vistir svá sem skipit tók upp, as the ship could take, iv. 92; er þat skip mikit, ok mun þat taka oss upp alla, Nj. 259; þat hjóna er meira lagði til félags skal meira upp taka, Gþl. 220; þótti þeim í hönd falla at taka upp land þetta hjá sér sjálfum, Ld. 210; skal sá sem at Kálfafelli býr taka upp vatn at sínum hlut, Vm. 168; taka upp giptu hjá Dana-konungi, Fms. xi. 426; taka upp goðorð, Nj. 151, 168, Grág. i. 24; taka upp þing. Ann. 1304 ( to restore); tókusk þá upp lög ok landsréttr, Fs. 27; taka upp vanda, Fms. vii. 280:—taka til, to take to; hefna svá at ekki fýsi annan slík firn til at taka, 655 xiii. A. 3; tóku margir þá til at níða hann, Bs. i; taka til ráða, ráðs, bragðs, Nj. 19, 75, 124; hann tók til ráða skjótt, 19; enn þó munu vér þat bragðs taka, 199; hvat skal nú til ráða taka, 124; ef hann tekr nökkut íllt til, 26; hverja úhæfu er hann tekr til, Fms. xi. 253; taka til máls, to take to talking, Nj. 16, 71; taka til orðs, or orða, 122, 230, 264; hann tók nú til at segja söguna, to take to telling a story; taka til varnar, to begin the defence, Grág. i. 60, Nj. 271; nú er þar til at taka, at …, 74; er blót tóku til, Landn. 111; þá tók til ríki Svía-konungs, Fms. iv. 118; um Slésvík þar sem Dana-ríki tók til, xi. 417: to concern, þat mun taka til yðar, Hom. 150; þetta mál er til konungs tók, Fms. xi. 105; láta til sín taka, to let it concern oneself, meddle with, Band. 23 new Ed.; Gísl lét fátt til sín taka, Fms. vii. 30; vil ek nú biðja þik at þú létir ekki til þín taka um tal várt, Nj. 184: to have recourse to, þú tekr eigi til þeirra liðsinnis ef ekki þarf, Fms. vii. 17, Grág. i. 41; taka til segls, Eg. 573, Fms. ix. 22; taka til sunds, 24; taka til e-s, to note, mark, with dislike:—taka undir, to take under a thing; hann tók undir kverkina, took her by the chin, Nj. 2; þá tók Egill undir höfða-hlut Skalla-grími, Eg. 398: to undertake, þat mál er þeir skyldi sjálfir undir taka, Hkr. i. 266; þá skal hann taka undir þá sömu þjónostu, Ó. H. 120: to back, second, hann kvaðsk ekki mundu taka undir vandræði þeirra, Nj. 182; undir þann kviðling tók Rúnolfr goði, ok sótti Hjalta um goðgá, Bs. i. 17: ek mun taka undir með þér ok styðja málit, Fms. xi. 53; hann tók ekki undir þat ráð, Fb. ii. 511; þau tóku undir þetta léttliga, seconded it readily, Ld. 150; hann tók seinliga undir, Nj. 217; hann hafði heyrt tal þeirra ok tók undir þegar, ok kvað ekki saka, Ld. 192: göra tilraun hversu þér tækit undir þetta, Fb. i. 129: to echo, blésu herblástr svá at fjöllin tóku undir, Fas. i. 505; taka undir söng, to accompany singing:—taka við, to receive; nú tóktú svá við sverði þessu, Fms. i. 15; siðan hljópu menn hans, enn hann túk við þeim, 105; jörð tekr við öldri, Hm.; til þess er akkerit tók við, grappled, took hold, Dan. holde igen, Fms. x. 135. v. l.; þar til er sjár tók við honum, Edda 153 (pref.); taka við ríki, Eg. 241, Fms. i. 7; taka við trú, Nj. 158, 159; taka við handsölum á e-u, 257; ef maðr görr við at taka við dæmdum úmaga, Grág. i. 258; taka vel við e-m, to receive well, Nj. 5; ekki torleiði tekr við yðr, no obstacle stops you, Al. 120; þeir tóku við vel ok vörðusk, made a bold resistance, Fms. i. 104; eggjuðu sumir at við skyldi taka, vii. 283; at þeir skyldi verja landit, en þeir vildu eigi við taka, xi. 386; ganga fram á mel nökkurn, ok segir Hrútr at þeir mundu þar við taka, Ld. 62; þar stóð steinn einn mikill, þar bað Kjartan þá við taka, 220; seg þú æfi-sögu þína, Ásmundr, en þá skal Egill við taka, tell thy life’s tale, Asmund, and then shall Egil take his turn, Fas. iii. 374; tók við hvárr af öðrum, one took up where the other left off:—taka yfir, hann vildi eigi til ráða nema hann ætlaði at yfir tæki, Fms. iv. 174; þeir munu allt til vinna, at yfir taki með oss, Nj. 198; at eyrendi þeirra skyldi eigi lyktuð né yfir tekin, Fms. iv. 224.

V. to take to, begin:

1. with infin., tóku menn at binda sár sín, Eg. 93; hann tók at yrkja þegar er hann var ungr, 685; hans afli tók at vaxa, Fms. viii. 47; á þeim veg er ek tæka ganga, Sks. 3; taka at birtask, 568; tekr at dimma, birta … rigna, it gets dim, takes to darken … rain; allt þat er hann tekr at henda, Nj. 5; þá tók at lægja veðrit, 124; tók þá at morna, 131; tók þá at nátta, Fms. ix. 54; kvölda tekr = Lat. vesperascit, Luke xxiv. 29.

2. in other phrases, taka á rás, to take to running, to run, Nj. 253, Eg. 216, 220, Eb. 62 (hófu á rás, 67 new Ed.), Hrafn. 7: ellipt., tók bogmaðr ok hans menn á land upp undan, they took to the inland and escaped, Fms. ix. 275; tók hann þegar upp um brú, viii. 169; svá íllt sem nú er frá at taka (to escape, shun), þá mun þó síðarr verr, Fs. 55; taka flótta, to take to flight, Hm. 30; Eirekr tók út ór stofunni, took out of the room, ran out, Sturl. ii. 64; þeir tóku út eitt veðr allir, stood out to sea with the same wind, Fb. ii. 243.

VI. with dat., to take to, receive (perh. ellipt. for taka við- e-u); jarl tók vel sendi-mönnum ok vináttu-málum konungs, Fms. i. 53; konungr tók honum vel ok blíðliga, vii. 197; tekit mundu vér hafa kveðju þinni þóttú hefðir oss fyrri fagnat, Ld. 34; Grímr tók því seinliga, Eg. 764; Sigurðr tók því máli vel, 38, Fms. x. 2; konungr tók þá vel orðum Þórólfs, Eg. 44; hann tók því þakksamliga, Fms. i. 21; taka vel þeirra eyrendum, x. 33; Barði tók þessu vel, Ld. 236; Hákon tók því seinliga, Fms. i. 74; eigi mun konungr taka því þótt slík lygi sé upp borin fyrir hann, Eg. 59; tók Brynjólfr þá sættum fyrir Björn, 168; Njáll átti hlut at, at þeir skyldi taka sættum, Nj. 120; taka handsölum á fé, 257; taka heimildum á e-u, Fms. x. 45; taka fari, Grág. ii. 399, Nj. 111, 258 (see far); taka bóli, to take a farm (on lease), Gþl. 328, 354; mun ek máli taka fyrir alla Íslenzka menn þá er á skipi eru, speak for them, Bs. i. 421.

VII. impers. it is taken; hann brá upp hendinni ok tók hana af honum ok höfuðit af konunginum, Nj. 275; ok tók af nasarnar, Fms. x. 135, v. l.; þá tók af veðrit (acc.), the weather ‘took up’ (as is said in North of England), the storm abated. Fas. i. 157; svá at þar tæki af vega alla, all roads were stopped, Fms, iii. 122; af þeim tók málit ok görask úfærir, Fas. ii. 549; kom á höndina fyrir ofan úlflið svá at af tók, Nj. 84; kom á fótinn svá at af tók, 123; þá tók efa af mörgum manni, Fms. iii. 8; sýnina tekr frá e-m, to become blind, x. 339; undan kúnni tók nyt alla, Eb. 316; jafnskjótt tók ór verkinn allan, Fms. iv. 369; tók út skip Þangbrands ór Hitará, she drifted out, Bs. i. 15; í þat mund dags er út tók eykðina, when the time of ‘eykð’ was nearly passed, Fms. xi. 136; um várit er sumar-hita tók, when the summer heat set in, Fs. 67; réru svá skjótt at ekki tók (viz. þá) á vatni, Fms. vii. 344.

2. as a naut. term, to clear, weather a point; veðr var litið ok tók þeim skamt frá landi, the weather was still, and they kept close in shore, Fms. vi. 190: hence the mod. naut. phrase, e-m tekr, to clear, weather; mér tók fyrir nesit, I cleared, weathered the ness; vindr þver, svo að þeim tekr ekki.

3. þar er eigi of tekr torf eðr grjót, where neither is at hand, Grág. ii. 262; þau dæmi tekr til þessa máls, the proofs of this are, that when …, Hom. 127.

B. Reflex., takask mikit á hendr, to take much in hand, Band. 3, Nj. 228, Fms. i. 159; tókumk ek þat á hendr, xi. 104; láta af takask, to let oneself be deprived of, Eg. 296; takask e-n á hendr.

2. to be brought about, take effect, succeed; cp. þykkir mikit í hættu hversu þér teksk, Ld. 310; þat tóksk honum, he succeeded, Bárð. 167; tekst þá tveir vilja, it succeeds when two will, i. e. joint efforts prevail, a saying:—takask til, to happen; Ásgrími tóksk svá til (it so happened to A.), sem sjaldan var vant, at vörn var í máii hans, Nj. 92; ef svá vill til takask. Fas. i. 251; svá erviðliga sem þeim hafði til tekizk at herja á þá feðga, Fms. i. 184; mér hefir úgiptuliga tekizk, Ld. 252; þætti mér allmiklu máli skipta at þér tækisk stórmannliga, that thou wouldst behave generously, Hkr. ii. 32; hefir þetta svá tekizk sem ván var at, er hann var barn at aldri, 268.

3. to take place, begin; tóksk orrosta, Nj. 8; teksk þar orrosta, 122; ráð takask, of a marriage; en ef þá takask eigi ráðin, if the wedding takes not place then, Grág. i. 311; lýkr svá at ráðin skyldi takask, 99; ráð þau skyldi takask at öðru sumri, Eg. 26, Fms. x. 40: to be realised, hvatamaðr at þessi ferð skyldi takask, Ld. 240; síðan er mægð hafdi tekizk með þeim, since they had intermarried, Eg. 37; takask með þeim góðar ástir, they came to love one another much, of newly-married people, passim; féráns dómr teksk, Grág. i. 95; takask nú af heimboðin, to cease, Ld. 208; ok er allt mál at ættvíg þessi takisk af, 258.

II. recipr., takask orðum, to speak to one another, Fms. xi. 13; ok er þeir tókusk at orðum, spurði hann …, Eg. 375; bræðr-synir takask arf eptir, entreat one another, Gþl. 241; ef menn takask fyrir árar eða þiljur, take from one another, 424: takask á, to wrestle, Bárð. 168; takask fangbrögðum, Ld. 252, Ísl. ii. 446: takask í hendr, to shake hands, Grág. i. 384, Nj. 3, 65.

III. part. tekinn; vóru þá tekin ( stopped) öll borgar-hlið ok vegar allir, at Norðmönnum kæmi engi njósn, Fms. vi. 411: Steinþórr var til þess tekinn, at …, S. was particularly named as …, Eb. 32, 150; hann var til þess tekinn, at honum var verra til hjóna en öðrum mönnum, Grett. 70 new Ed. (cp. mod. usage, taka til e-s, to wonder at): lá hann ok var mjök tekinn, very ill, Sturl. i. 89: Álfhildr var þungliga tekin, ok gékk henni nær dauða, Fms. iv. 274; hann var mjök tekinn ok þyngdr af líkþrá, ii. 229; þú ert Ílla at tekin fyrir vanheilsu sakir, vii. 244; ú-tekin jörð, an untaken, unclaimed estate, Sturl. iii. 57, Gþl. 313.

2. at af teknum þeim, except, Fms. x. 232; at af teknum úvinum sínum, 266, (Latinism.)

► verbo pronominal

1 to go/move away

■ se alejaron lentamente they went away slowly

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1) (=irse lejos) to go away, move away (de from)

2) (=separarse)

3) (=desaparecer) [peligro] to recede; [ruido] to grow fainter

4) (=diferir)

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(v.) = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away

Ex. Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex. Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.

Ex. Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help, or upon the indications that they have been noticed, they may retreat (to the street, one hopes, and not merely out of view).

Ex. Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.

Ex. They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.

Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

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vpr

1. [ponerse más lejos] to go away (de from); [retirarse] to leave;

saldremos cuando las nubes se hayan alejado we'll go out once the clouds have cleared up o gone;

no te alejes don't wander off, don't go too far;

se alejaron demasiado del refugio they strayed too far from the shelter;

¡aléjate de mí! go away!;

aléjate de la bebida stay away from the drink

2. [distanciarse] to grow apart;

se fue alejando de sus amigos he grew apart from his friends

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v/r move away (de from); de situación, ámbito get away (de from);

¡no te alejes mucho! don’t go too far away!

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vr

1) : to move away, to stray

2) : to drift apart

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alejarse vb (apartarse) to move away / to go away

éloigner [elwaɲe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ objet] to move away (de from)

• la lentille éloigne les objets the lens makes objects look further away

   b. [+ personne] to take away (de from ) ; ( = exiler, écarter) to send away (de from)

• pour éloigner les moustiques to keep the mosquitoes away

• éloigner qn de [+ être aimé, compagnons] to estrange sb from ; [+ activité, carrière] to take sb away from

• ce chemin nous éloigne du village this path takes us away from the village

   c. [+ crainte, danger] [+ soupçons] to remove (de from)

2. reflexive verb

► s'éloigner to go away ; [objet, véhicule en mouvement] to move away ; [cycliste] to ride away ; (d'un danger) to get away from

• ne t'éloigne pas trop don't go too far away

• vous vous éloignez du sujet you're getting off the subject

• je la sentais s'éloigner de moi I felt her becoming more and more distant

• éloignez-vous, ça risque d'éclater ! stand back, it might explode!

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1) lit to move [somebody/something] away (de from)

2) fig

s'éloigner verbe pronominal

1) lit to move away (de from)

2) fig

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1) [objet] to move sth away, to take sth away

2) [personne] to take sb away, to remove sb

3) [échéance] to postpone

4) [soupçons, danger] to ward off

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éloigner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 lit to move [sb/sth] away (de from); éloignez les enfants/vos chaises du feu move the children/your chairs away from the fire; éloigner les badauds to move onlookers on; il vaut mieux les éloigner pour qu'ils ne se battent pas better to separate them so (that) they won't fight; notre déménagement nous éloigne du village we're further away from the village now that we've moved; vos remarques nous éloignent du sujet your remarks have taken us off the point;

2 fig ils font tout pour l'éloigner de moi they are doing everything to drive us apart; la nouvelle politique du parti a éloigné plusieurs de ses membres the party's new policy has alienated several of its members; elle a éloigné l'éventualité d'une dévaluation she has dismissed the possibility of a devaluation; éloigner une menace/un danger to remove a threat/a danger; maintenant que le danger est éloigné now that the danger has been removed ou has passed.

B s'éloigner vpr

1 lit to move away (de from); l'orage s'éloigne the storm is moving away; à mesure qu'ils s'éloignaient des côtes as they moved away from the coast; ne t'éloigne pas d'ici don't move from here; ne t'éloigne pas trop don't go too far away; il s'éloigne à pas lents/en courant he walks away slowly/runs away;

2 fig s'éloigner de [personne] to move away from [idéologie, ligne politique]; to wander from, to stray from [sujet]; le texte s'éloigne du schéma de base sur deux points the text differs from the basic pattern on two points; nos chances de réussite s'éloignent chaque jour un peu plus our chances of success are becoming more remote by the day; nous nous éloignons chaque année davantage de notre objectif every year we are getting further away from our objective; ne vous éloignez pas du sujet keep to the point;

3 ( s'estomper) [image, souvenir] to become blurred.

[elwaɲe] verbe transitif

1. [mettre loin] to move ou to take away (separable)

2. [séparer]

3. [repousser - insectes, mauvaises odeurs] to keep off (separable), to keep at bay

4. [dissiper - idée, souvenir] to banish, to dismiss ; [ - danger] to ward off (separable)

5. [reporter - échéance] to postpone, to put off (separable)

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s'éloigner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [partir - tempête, nuages] to pass, to go away ; [ - véhicule] to move away ; [ - personne] to go away

2. [s'estomper - souvenir, rêve] to grow more distant ou remote ; [ - crainte] to go away ; [ - danger] to pass

3. [s'isoler] to move ou to grow away

4. [affectivement]

5. [dans le temps]

far away, faraway, far-out, remote.

past participle of spanish verb: alejar.

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► participio pasado

1→ link=alejar alejar

► adjetivo

1 (lejano) far away, remote

2 (separado) aloof, apart

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1) (=distanciado) remote

2) (=diferente) removed (de from)