| Locuciones verbales |
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| back away vi phrasal | (retreat) | alejarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | retirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Back away from the cookies and no one gets hurt. |
| | He nodded vaguely, continuing to dodge and back away. |
| | Aléjense de las galletas y nadie saldrá herido. |
| bang away vi phrasal | informal (do [sth] persistently) (informal) | darle v prnl |
| | (informal) | meterle v prnl |
| | (formal) | trabajar con determinación loc verb |
| Note: Usually followed by 'at sth' or 'on sth'. |
| | I've been banging away at this job for days, and I don't seem to be getting anywhere! |
| | Estoy dándole a este trabajo hace días pero parece que no avanzo. |
barter [sth] away,
barter away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (trade [sth] for [sth] else) | malvender⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | regalar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | entregar⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer bartered all of his goats away. |
| bear [sth] away vtr phrasal insep | (carry off after winning) | llevarse⇒ v pron |
| | The winning team bore away the trophy. |
| bear away vi phrasal | (nautical: change course) (náutica) | cambiar de curso expr |
| beaver away vi phrasal | informal, UK (work diligently) (coloquial) | ser una hormiguita expr |
| | | trabajar como una hormiga expr |
| | Some days, Simon beavers away in his office from 9 am to 6 pm without a break. |
| | Algunos días, Simon es una hormiguita, en su trabajo de 9 de la mañana a 6 de la tarde sin tomarse una pausa. |
| blast [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (remove forcefully) | dinamitar⇒ vtr |
| | They will blast away the rocks with dynamite. |
| | Dinamitaran las rocas. |
| blast away vi phrasal | US, informal (shoot repeatedly) | acribillar⇒ vtr |
| | | coser a tiros loc verb |
| blaze away vi phrasal | (gun: shoot continuously) | disparar una ráfaga loc verb |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress greatly) (coloquial) | volarle la cabeza a expr |
| | | meterse en el bolsillo a expr |
| | The candidate blew her interviewer away. |
| | El candidato le voló la cabeza a su entrevistadora. |
| | El candidato se metió en el bolsillo a su entrevistadora. |
| | (formal) | deslumbrar a vtr + prep |
| | El candidato deslumbró a su entrevistadora. |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (kill by shooting) (coloquial) | liquidar a vtr + prep |
| | The gunman blew away his victim from close range. |
| | El pistolero liquidó a la víctima disparándole a corta distancia. |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (thoroughly defeat) (figurado) | arrasar con vtr + prep |
| | The first time he ran, he blew away the competition and came home with a gold medal. |
| | La primera vez que corrió, arrasó con la competencia y ganó la medalla de oro. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | separarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | desvincularse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES, coloquial) | partir peras loc verb |
| | | romper⇒ vi |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| | Dos de los miembros se separaron del grupo para formar una banda propia. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) (persona, grupo) | separarse de, alejarse de, irse de, distanciarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | romper con vtr + prep |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| | Muchos miembros se separaron del partido para formar su propio grupo extremista. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | soltarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | desprenderse de v prnl + prep |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| | Cuando Sue fue a sacar los pasteles del horno, la manija se soltó de la puerta. |
brush [sth] aside,
brush aside [sth],
brush [sth] away,
brush away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (dismiss, not consider) | no hacer caso loc verb |
| | | dejar de lado loc verb |
| | The Prime Minister brushed aside any suggestion that the government had failed to deal with the problem. |
| | El Primer Ministro no hizo caso a las insinuaciones de que el gobierno no había podido lidiar con el problema. |
| burn away vi phrasal | (be destroyed by fire) | arder⇒ vi |
| | Las ramas ardieron hasta convertirse en cenizas. |
| | | ser arrasado por el fuego, ser consumido por el fuego loc verb |
| | Después del terremoto, algunas construcciones fueron consumidas por el fuego. |
| | | quemarse⇒, incendiarse⇒ v prnl |
| | En pocos instantes se quemó la humilde casita. |
| burn away vi phrasal | (stay alight) | continuar ardiendo, seguir ardiendo loc verb |
burn [sth] away,
burn away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (destroy by fire) | quemar⇒, incendiar⇒ vtr |
call [sb] away,
call away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (summon [sb]) (AmL, para atender a alguien) | recibir un llamado loc verb |
| | (para atender a alguien) | convocar⇒ vi |
| | (para atender a alguien) | llamar⇒ vi |
| | The doctor was suddenly called away, so he is not in the office today. |
| | El médico recibió un llamado, así que hoy no está en su despacho. |
| | Convocaron al médico, así que hoy no está en su despacho. |
| | Llamaron al medico, así que hoy no está en su oficina. |
| carry [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (tide, river: sweep off) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | arrastrar⇒ vtr |
| | The boy dropped a stick in the river and the current carried it away. |
| | El niño tiró un palo al río y la corriente se lo llevó. |
cast [sth] away,
cast away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discard) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | desechar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | botar⇒ vtr |
| cast [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (shipwreck) | naufragar⇒ vi |
| chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (hack pieces off) | remover⇒ vtr |
| | | descascarar⇒ vtr |
| | Michelangelo created statues by chipping away at marble with a chisel and hammer. |
| | Michelangelo creó sus estatuas removiendo el mármol con un cincel y un martillo. |
| | Michelangelo creó sus estatuas descascarando el mármol con un cincel y un martillo. |
| chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (decrease gradually) | socavar⇒ vtr |
| | The bullying he was subjected to throughout his childhood chipped away at his self-confidence. |
| | El abuso al que estuvo sometido durante su infancia socavó la confianza en sí mismo. |
chuck [sth] away,
chuck away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (discard [sth], throw away) | descartar⇒, desechar⇒ vtr |
| | | excluir⇒ vtr |
| | | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| | Don't chuck away your old textbooks; you can sell them online. |
| clear [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (put away neatly) | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | After the meal, Fiona began clearing away the plates. |
| | Después de la cena, Fiona empezó a llevarse los platos. |
| | | guardar y ordenar loc verb |
| | Después de la cena, Fiona empezó a guardar y ordenar los platos. |
cloister [sb] away,
cloister away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (seclude) | encerrar a vtr + prep |
| | | enclaustrar a vtr + prep |
| come away vi phrasal | (step back, leave) | alejarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | retirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | distanciarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tomar distancia loc verb |
| | I had to come away or I would have ended up swearing at them. |
| | Tuve que alejarme porque iba a terminar insultándolos. |
| creep away vi phrasal | (leave stealthily) | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | alejarse silenciosamente, huir silenciosamente, irse sin ser visto loc verb |
| crumble away vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | caerse a pedazos loc verb |
| | The building will crumble away if they don't start to work on it. |
| | El edificio se va a caer a pedazos si no empiezan a repararlo. |
| | | desmoronarse⇒ v prnl |
| | El edificio se va a desmoronar si no empiezan a repararlo. |
| cut away vi phrasal | (TV, film: change shot) | cambiar de plano loc verb |
| | From a shot of the letter in the woman's hands, the camera cuts away to her reaction. |
| | De una toma de la carta en manos de la mujer, la cámara cambia de plano a su reacción. |
| cut away to [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (TV, film: change shot) (cine) | cambiar de plano, cambiar la cámara loc verb |
| dash away vi phrasal | (hurry off) | salir pitando, irse pitando loc verb |
| | | salir corriendo loc verb |
| die away vi phrasal | (fade, diminish) | desvanecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | difuminarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It was five full minutes before the applause died away. |
| | Pasaron cinco minutos hasta que se desvaneció el aplauso. |
| do away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | eliminar algo vtr + pron |
| | To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| | Para mejorar la calidad general de nuestra leche, quisimos eliminar el uso de antibióticos en nuestras vacas. |
| | | acabar con algo loc verb |
| | Para mejorar la calidad general de nuestra leche, quisimos acabar con el uso de antibióticos en nuestras vacas. |
| | | deshacerse de algo loc verb |
| | Para mejorar la calidad general de nuestra leche, quisimos deshacernos del uso de antibióticos en nuestras vacas. |
| do away with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (kill, murder) (figurado, matar) | deshacerse de alguien loc verb |
| | He was a liability to our gang, and we knew sooner or later we would have to do away with him. |
| | Era un problema para nuestra pandilla, y sabíamos que tarde o temprano deberíamos deshacernos de él. |
| | (figurado, matar) | cargarse a alguien loc verb |
| | Era un problema para nuestra pandilla, y sabíamos que tarde o temprano nos lo deberíamos cargar. |
| | (figurado, matar) | eliminar a alguien loc verb |
| | Era un problema para nuestra pandilla, y sabíamos que tarde o temprano deberíamos eliminarlo. |
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a hairbreadth away (US),
a hair's breadth away (UK) expr | figurative (very close) (coloquial, figurado) | a un tiro de piedra loc adv |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | a un pelo loc adv |
| | | a un paso loc adv |
| | The house that I bought was a hair's breadth away from the sea. |
| | La casa que compré estaba a un tiro de piedra del mar. |
| | | pegado a adj + prep |
| | | junto a adj + prep |
| a heartbeat away from [sth] expr | US, figurative (very close) | a un pelo de loc adv |
| | | a un paso de loc adv |
| | | muy cerca de loc adv |
| | I'm sure you're only a heartbeat away from success now. |
| a heartbeat away adv | US, figurative (very close) | a un pelo loc adv |
| | | a un paso loc adv |
| | | muy cerca loc adv |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) | a tiro de piedra de, a un tiro de piedra de loc adv |
| | | acá nomás loc adv |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
| away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | lejos de adv + prep |
| | Away from the earthquake's epicentre there was less damage. |
| | Lejos del epicentro del terremoto los daños fueron menores. |
| away from home expr | (not where you live) | lejos de casa expr |
| away game n | (match: not on home field) | partido de visitante grupo nom |
| | The team are playing an away game this Saturday. |
| away message n | (email response: indicates absence) | respuesta automática nf + adj |
| | I emailed him but all I got back was an away message. |
| | Le escribí un correo pero sólo recibí una respuesta automática. |
| away team n | (sports) | equipo visitante nm + adj mf |
| away with [sb] interj | (dismiss or remove [sb]) | ¡fuera! expr |
| away with [sth] interj | (end or remove [sth]) | terminar con, acabar con vi + prep |
| away with you interj | slang, regional (Leave, get going, be on your way) | ¡vete!, ¡aléjate! interj |
| | Away with you! proclaimed the king. |
| | (AR, familiar) | ¡rajá! interj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Rajá! Y que sea la última vez que te vea por acá, o vas a ver lo que es bueno. |
| bang away vi + adv | (play instrument loudly) (instrumento) | aporrear⇒ vtr |
| | | pegarle a vtr + prep |
| Note: Uso transitivo en español. |
| | My neighbour is a keen drummer; I hear him banging away throughout the day and night. |
| | Mi vecino es baterista, y lo escucho aporrear la batería día y noche. |
| be taken away vi | euphemism (die) (eufemismo) | irse para siempre loc verb |
| | (eufemismo) | ser llevado lejos loc verb |
| be tucked away v expr | figurative, informal (be concealed or obscured) | estar bien guardado loc verb |
| | Some money was tucked away in the back of the old cabinet. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Todos mis ahorros están bien guardados, si llegaras a necesitar dinero están a tu disposición. |
| be wrenched away vi | (be removed forcibly) | ser arrancado, estar arrancado loc verb |
| | The child was wrenched away from his game. |
| | El niño fue arrancado de su juego. |
| bid [sth] away vtr + adv | (outbid [sb] for) | ofrecer más por loc verb |
blow [sth] away,
blow away [sth] vtr + adv | (wind: carry off) | volar⇒ vtr |
| | (viento) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The wind blew the dollar bill away. |
| | El viento voló el billete. |
| | El viento se llevó el billete. |
| blow away vi + adv | (be carried off by wind) | volarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ser arrastrado por el viento loc verb |
| | The paper bag blew away in a gust of wind. |
| | La bolsa de papel se voló con la corriente de viento. |
boil [sth] away,
boil away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove by boiling) (agua) | hacer hervir loc verb |
| | | hervir⇒ vtr |
| boil away vi + adv | (liquid: boil until none is left) | evaporarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I left the saucepan on the hob for too long; the water has all boiled away. |
| brush [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove) | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | apartar⇒ vtr |
| | James brushed away his tears and began to smile. |
| | James se quitó las lágrimas y empezó a sonreír. |
| called away v expr | (being required elsewhere) | ausente adj mf |
| | Ese día yo estaba ausente, había viajado a Buenos Aires por cuestiones de negocios. |
| cart [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove for disposal) (algo) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | There was so much junk in the garage that she had to rent a truck to cart it all away. |
| | Había tanta basura en el garaje que tuvo que alquilar un camión para tirar todo. |
| cart [sb] away vtr + adv | informal, figurative (remove, evict [sb] troublesome) (alguien) | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | The guards carted away the guy who got into a fight. |
| | Los guardias se deshicieron del hombre que empezó la pelea. |
| | (alguien) | quitarse de encima a loc verb |
| | Los guardias se quitaron de encima al hombre que empezó la pelea. |
| | (alguien) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Los guardias se llevaron al hombre que empezó la pelea. |
cast away,
castaway adj | (discarded) | desechado adj |
cast away,
castaway adj | (shipwrecked) (hundido) | naufragado adj |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (shoo) | ahuyentar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | ahuyentar a vtr + prep |
| | Chase away that dog before it eats your food. |
| | Ahuyenta ese perro antes de que se coma tu comida. |
| | | espantar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | espantar a vtr + prep |
| | Espanta ese perro antes de que se coma tu comida. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (scare into running away) | ahuyentar a vtr + prep |
| | | perseguir a vtr + prep |
| | | asustar a vtr + prep |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | figurative (banish, get rid of) | ahuyentar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | ahuyentar a vtr + prep |
| | It was a good luck charm to chase away nightmares. |
| | Era un amuleto de la suerte para ahuyentar las pesadillas. |
| | | sacarse de encima loc verb |
| | (persona) | sacarse de encima a loc verb |
| | Era un amuleto de la suerte para sacarse de encima las pesadillas. |
| chat away v expr | (converse enthusiastically) | charlar⇒ vi |
| | | conversar⇒ vi |
| | | hablar⇒ vi |
| Note: often used in continuous tenses |
| | The two elderly ladies were soon chatting away happily as though they had known each other all their lives. |
| 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. |
| cut [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove: with blade) | arrancar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | To repair the table I had to cut away the damaged veneer and replace it with a matching new piece. |
| | Para reparar la mesa tengo que arrancar el revestimiento dañado y reemplazarlo con una pieza nueva que le vaya. |
| | Para reparar la mesa tengo que cortar el revestimiento dañado y reemplazarlo con una pieza nueva que le vaya. |
| cutaway n | (TV, film: scene change) | cambio de plano grupo nom |
| | | corte nm |
| cutaway n | (drawing, model: shows interior) | corte de sección loc nom m |
| | | vista en corte loc nom f |
| cutaway n | US (men's formal coat) | chaqué nm |
| cutaway adj | (film shot: rapid change) | cambio de plano grupo nom |
| | There is a cutaway shot of the child who is listening in the next room. |
| | Hay un cambio de plano del niño que está escuchando en la habitación contigua. |
| cutaway adj | (drawing, model: shows interior) | de corte de sección loc adj |
| | This cutaway drawing of the earth shows the hot ball at its center. |
| dance the night away v expr | figurative, informal (spend the evening dancing) | bailar toda la noche expr |
| | Sometimes when you feel really good, you just want to dance the night away. |
| | A veces, cuando te sientes realmente bien, desearías bailar toda la noche. |
| | | bailar hasta que salga el sol expr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Será una fiesta excepcional, mucha comida, mucha bebida y... ¡a bailar hasta que salga el sol! |
| dart away vi + adv | (leave quickly) | irse rápidamente v prnl + adv |
| | (coloquial) | salir disparado loc verb |
| | (coloquial, ARG) | rajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (coloquial, ARG) | tomárselas v prnl |
day away (US),
day out (UK) n | (one-day trip, outing) | día nm |
| | We had a lovely day out at the seaside. |
| | Pasamos un hermoso día en la costa. |
| direct [sb/sth] away from [sth] v expr | (point in different direction) | desviar⇒ vtr |
| | The police were directing traffic away from the street where they were repairing the gas leak. |
| | Los oficiales de tránsito desviaron los autos por otra calle mientras reparaban la fuga de gas. |