| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| 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. |
| edge away from [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (distance yourself) | irse alejando loc verb |
| | I tried to edge away from the drunk man on the bus. |
| | Traté de irme alejando del borracho en el bus. |
| fall away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (abandon) | desertar de vi |
| | As he got older he fell away from the church. |
| | Al crecer, fue desertando de la iglesia. |
| | | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | Al crecer, dejó la iglesia. |
| | | separarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Al crecer, se separó de la iglesia. |
| | | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Al crecer, se alejó de la iglesia. |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | Al crecer, se fue alejando de la iglesia. |
| get away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (escape: [sb]) (alguien) | escaparse de alguien loc verb |
| | How did you manage to get away from your captors? |
| | ¿Cómo lograste escaparte de tus captores? |
| get away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (place: leave) | irse de algo, alejarse de algo loc verb |
| | It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
| | Es bueno alejarse de Londres a veces. |
| grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) | distanciarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
| | Los chicos se distancian de sus padres gradualmente y forman su propia identidad. |
run away,
run away from [sth] vi phrasal | (flee, escape) | escaparse⇒ v prnl |
| | | huir⇒ vi |
| | He ran away before the police could catch him. |
| | Se escapó antes de que la policía pudiera detenerlo. |
run away,
run away from [sth] vi phrasal | informal (child: leave home) | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | | huir de vi + prep |
| | Sometimes children run away from home when they are mad at their parents. |
| | A veces, los niños se escapan de casa cuando se enfadan con sus padres. |
scare [sb/sth] away from [sth],
scare [sb/sth] away from doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (deter [sb], [sth]) | asustar para vtr + prep |
| | | meter miedo con loc verb |
| | | desanimar de vtr + prep |
| | I don't mean to scare you away from taking this class, but it'll be a lot of work. |
| | No es mi intención asustarte para que no hagas esa clase, pero supondrá mucho trabajo. |
| shrink away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be reluctant to face) | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | retroceder ante vi + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Paul always shrinks away from confrontation. |
| shrink from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (avoid, retreat from) (informal) | achicarse ante v prnl + prep |
| | (informal) | arrugar ante vi + prep |
| | | retraerse de v prnl + prep |
| | | rehuir⇒ vtr |
| | A good leader never shrinks from a challenging situation. |
| | Un buen líder nunca se achica ante una situación difícil. |
| shy away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (keep distance) | huir de vi + prep |
| | | mantenerse alejado de v prnl + loc adj |
| | The horse shied away from the elephant. |
| | El caballo huyó del elefante. |
| shy away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (avoid [sth]) | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | | huir de vi + prep |
| | | rehuir⇒ vtr |
| | He's never been one to shy away from hard work. |
| | Nunca ha sido de esos que evitan el trabajo arduo. |
| shy away from doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (avoid doing [sth]) | evitar hacer algo vtr |
| | Kiera is insecure; she tends to shy away from meeting new people. |
| | Kiera es insegura y tiende a evitar conocer gente nueva. |
| take away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (detract) | restar⇒ vi |
| | | desmerecer⇒ vi |
| | | ir en desmedro de loc verb |
| | Her foul mouth takes away from her attractiveness. |
| | Su habla obscena le resta mucho atractivo. |
| turn away from [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (face opposite way) | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Jane turned away from Peter after she told him to go to hell. |
| | Jane se alejó de Pedro después de que él la mandara al diablo. |
| turn away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (move further from [sth], [sb]) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | I turned away from the town and set my eyes on new horizons. |
| | Abandoné el pueblo y fijé mis ojos en nuevos horizontes. |
| turn away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (avert your gaze from [sth]) | apartar la mirada de loc verb |
| | Witnesses had to turn away from the grisly sight. |
| | Los testigos tuvieron que apartar la mirada de la espeluznante escena. |
| turn away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (reject) | dar la espalda a loc verb |
| | Don't turn away from my love. |
| | You must turn away from a life of crime if you want to stay out of jail. |
| | No le des la espalda a mi amor. // Debes darle la espalda a una vida criminal si no quieres estar en la cárcel. |
| wriggle away from [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (person: escape) | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| 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. |
| away from home expr | (not where you live) | lejos de casa expr |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | salir de vi |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| | Lucy salió de la entrevista sintiéndose confiada de haber obtenido el trabajo. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| | Aléjate de ahí, que te vas a caer. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | separarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| | La puerta se separó de una de sus bisagras. |
| | | salirse⇒, desprenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | La puerta se salió de una de sus bisagras. |
| 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. |
| draw away from [sth/sb] v expr | (retreat from [sth], [sb]) | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | retroceder de vi + prep |
| draw [sb] away from [sth] v expr | (cause to leave) | alejar a alguien de loc verb |
| | What drew you away from your hometown? |
| | ¿Qué te alejó de tu pueblo natal? |
| far away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | lejos de, alejado de loc adv |
| | | a distancia de loc adv |
| | The village where I grew up is far away from here. |
| | El pueblo donde crecí es lejos de aquí. |
| home away from home n | (place [sb] feels comfortable) | segunda casa expr |
| | Although it's not my country, Japan is my home away from home. |
| keep away from [sth/sb] v expr | (stay at a distance from) | no acercarse a loc verb + prep |
| | | mantenerse lejos de loc verb + prep |
| | | mantenerse alejado de loc verb + prep |
| | I keep away from people who are ill. |
| | No me acerco a gente que está enferma. |
| move away from [sth/sb] v expr | (step further from) | apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Alice moved away from the rubbish bin when she noticed the bad smell. |
| | Se apartó del contenedor de basura al notar el mal olor. |
| move [sth] away from [sb/sth] v expr | (place at a greater distance from) | alejar de loc verb |
| | The mother moved the glass away from the child's reach. |
| | Alejó el vidrio del alcance de los niños. |
| shrink away from doing [sth] v expr | figurative (be reluctant to face doing) | evitar hacer algo vtr |
| | | negarse a hacer algo v prnl + prep |
| | | no atreverse a hacer algo loc verb + prep |
| | Amanda shrank away from giving Oliver the bad news. |
| stay away from [sth/sb] v expr | (avoid, not go near) | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | mantenerse alejado de, mantenerse lejos de loc verb |
| | Stay away from me! I've got measles. |
| | ¡Aléjate de mí, tengo sarampión! |
| | ¡Mantente alejado de mí, tengo sarampión! |
| stay away from [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not indulge in) (figurado) | mantenerse alejado de, mantenerse lejos de loc verb |
| | I want to lose weight so I'm staying away from chocolate for a while. |
| | Quiero perder peso así que estoy manteniéndome alejado del chocolate por un tiempo. |
| tear [sb] away from [sth/sb] v expr | figurative, informal (remove from) | apartar de vtr + prep |
| | | sacar de vtr + prep |
| | Sorry to tear you away from your meeting, but there's an important phone call for you. |
| tear yourself away from [sth/sb] v expr | figurative, informal (remove yourself from) | apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | salirse de v prnl + prep |
| | There's a castle nearby that's worth a visit, if you can bear to tear yourselves away from the beach. |
| tear away from [sth] v expr | (leave hurriedly) (figurado) | salir disparado, salir corriendo loc verb |
| | She was angry, so she tore away from the house. |
| turn away from doing [sth] v expr | figurative (avoid involvement) | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | | negarse a v prnl + prep |
| | He turns away from dealing with beggars. |
| | Evita tratar con mendigos. |
| turn [sth] away from [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to move away) | apartar de, alejar de vtr + prep |
| | It was hard to turn the cattle away from the broken fence. |
| | Fue difícil apartar el ganado de la cerca rota. |
| well away from prep | (at a distance from) | a buena distancia de loc prep |
| | | bien lejos de loc prep |
| | After the argument they decided to stay well away from one other. |
| | Any nuclear energy plant should be located well away from urban centers. |
| | Después de la discusión, decidieron estar a buena distancia el uno del otro. // Cualquier planta de energía nuclear debe estar localizada a buena distancia de los centros urbanos. |
| whip [sth] away from [sb] v expr | (confiscate quickly) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The teacher whipped the mobile phone away from the student and locked it in her desk. |