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1 distanciar
v.1 to drive apart.con el tiempo se fueron distanciando they grew o drifted apart as time went on2 to separate, to alienate.Su malacrianza distanció a la pareja His rudeness separated the couple.3 to distance, to place at a distance, to separate, to space out.Elsa distancia los cuadros Elsa distances=places at a distance the drawings* * *1 to distance, separate1 to move away, become separated2 figurado (no tratarse) to grow apart, drift apart3 figurado (desvincularse) to distance oneself, disassociate oneself* * *1. VT1) [+ objetos] to space out, separate2) [+ amigos, hermanos] to cause a rift between2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( espaciar) to space... outb) <amigos/familiares>2.distanciarse v prona)distanciarse de algo: no nos distanciemos del grupo let's not get too far from the rest of the group; se estaban distanciando de la casa they began to get further and further away from the house; debes distanciarte de los problemas — you have to step back from problems
b) (recípr) amigos/familiares to grow o drift apart* * *Ex. These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.----* distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* distanciarse = outdistance, distance, take + a step back, step back.* distanciarse de = drift away from, alienate, break away from, move away from.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( espaciar) to space... outb) <amigos/familiares>2.distanciarse v prona)distanciarse de algo: no nos distanciemos del grupo let's not get too far from the rest of the group; se estaban distanciando de la casa they began to get further and further away from the house; debes distanciarte de los problemas — you have to step back from problems
b) (recípr) amigos/familiares to grow o drift apart* * *Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.
* distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* distanciarse = outdistance, distance, take + a step back, step back.* distanciarse de = drift away from, alienate, break away from, move away from.* * *distanciar [A1 ]vt1 (espaciar) to space … out2 ‹amigos/familiares›el hijo, en vez de unirlos, los distanció instead of bringing them closer together, the child made them grow further apartno saber el idioma la distanció de los vecinos not knowing the language created a barrier between her and her neighbors o distanced her from her neighbors1 distanciarse DE algo/algn:no nos distanciemos del grupo let's not stray o get too far from the rest of the grouplogró distanciarse de quien lo perseguía he managed to put some distance between himself and his pursuerdebes distanciarte de los problemas you have to distance yourself from o step back from o ( colloq) get a distance on problems2 ( recípr) «amigos/familiares» to grow o drift apart* * *
distanciar ( conjugate distanciar) verbo transitivo
distanciar a algn de algn to distance sb from sb
distanciarse verbo pronominala) ( en el espacio) distanciarse de algo to get far from sth
( refl) distanciarse de algn to distance oneself from sb
distanciar verbo transitivo to separate
' distanciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
separar
- alejar
English:
outdistance
* * *♦ vt1. [afectivamente] to drive apart;aquello los distanció bastante that drove them apart;¿qué fue lo que te distanció de tu marido? what was it that estranged you from your husband?2. [en el espacio o tiempo] to move further apart;distanciaron las fechas de los partidos the dates of the games were moved further apart3. [rival] to forge ahead of* * *v/t space out* * *distanciar vt1) : to space out2) : to draw apart -
2 alejar
v.1 to move away.La policía alejó el carro destrozado The police moved away the wrecked car2 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.* * *1 (llevar lejos) to remove, move away2 figurado (ahuyentar) to keep away1 to go/move away* * *verb- alejarse* * *1. VT1) (=distanciar) to move away (de from)2) (=hacer abandonar) [de lugar] to keep away (de from)[de puesto] to remove (de from)alejar a algn de algn — (=distanciar) to keep sb away from sb; (=causar ruptura) to cause a rift between sb and sb
3) (=desviar) [+ atención] to distract; [+ sospechas] to remove; [+ amenaza, peligro] to removetratan de alejar nuestra atención de los problemas — they are trying to distract our attention from the problems
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) awayalejar 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
b) ( distanciar)c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel2.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
* * *= 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?.----* 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.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) awayalejar 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
b) ( distanciar)c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel2.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
* * *= 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?.* 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.* * *alejar [A1 ]vtlo alejó para que no lo tocara he moved ( o put etc) it further away so that I wouldn't touch italejar algo/a algn DE algo/algn:aleja esas sospechas de tu mente banish those suspicions from your mindaleja al niño de la barandilla get the child away from the banisterla policía trataba de alejar a la multitud del lugar del incendio the police tried to move the crowd away from the scene of the fireaquella 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■ alejarseto 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 shorela borrasca se aleja de nuestra zona the area of low pressure is moving away from our regionnada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from youno te alejes nunca del buen camino don't stray from the path of virtuequiere alejarse de la política por un tiempo she wants to get out of o away from politics for a whilese fue alejando cada vez más de sus padres he gradually drifted apart from his parents* * *
alejar ( conjugate alejar) verbo transitivoa) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move … (further) away;
alejar algo/a algn de algo/algn to move sth/sb away from sth/sbb) ( distanciar) alejar a algn de algn to distance sb from sb
alejarse verbo pronominal
to move away;
( caminando) to walk away;
se alejó de su familia he drifted apart from his family;
necesito alejarme de todo I need to get away from everything
alejar verbo transitivo to move further away
' alejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartar
- separar
English:
estrange
- keep back
- move away
- remove
* * *♦ vt1. [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 culture2. [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* * *v/t1 move away2 pensamiento banish;debes tratar de alejar de ti esa idea absurda you must try to get that absurd idea out of your head* * *alejar vt1) : to remove, to move away2) : to estrange, to alienate* * *
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