Locuciones verbales
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| hammer away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (persist) (figurado) | machacar vtr + pron |
| | If you want to finish your novel, you need to just hammer away at it every day. |
| | Si quieres terminar tu novela, debes machacarla todos los días. |
| hammer away at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (try to persuade) | machacar a vtr + pron |
| | | insistir a vtr + pron |
| | I hammered away at my boss until he finally agreed to give me a raise. |
| | Le machaqué a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (figurado) | martillar a vtr + pron |
| | Le martillé a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | dar la paliza a expr |
| | | dar la tabarra a loc verb |
| | Le di la paliza a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | estar erre que erre expr |
| | (MX, coloquial) | estar duro y duro con lo mismo expr |
| | Le estuve erre con erre a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hinchar a vtr + prep |
| | | quemar la cabeza a expr |
| | Le hinché a mi jefe hasta que finalmente accedió a darme un aumento. |
haul away [sth],
haul [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (transport away, esp. by truck) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
haul away [sth],
haul [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (carry, pull away) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| hide away vi phrasal | (remain concealed) | esconderse⇒ v prnl |
| | The police are looking for me, so I will hide away in the mountains. |
| | La policía me anda buscando, así que voy a esconderme en las montañas. |
| hide [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (keep concealed) | esconder⇒ vtr |
| | According to legend, the pirates hid the treasure away, but nobody knows where. |
| | Según la leyenda, los piratas escondían los tesoros, pero nadie sabe dónde. |
| hurry away vi phrasal | (quickly leave) | irse rápidamente loc verb |
| | | irse corriendo loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | largarse⇒ vi |
| | (ES, coloquial) | salir pitando loc verb |
| | The robbers hurried away when they heard the alarm go off. |
| | Los ladrones se fueron rápidamente cuando saltó la alarma. |
hurry [sb/sth] away,
hurry away [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (quickly make [sb/sth] leave) | echar a correr loc verb |
| | The bride was hurried away so her fiance wouldn't see her in her wedding gown before the ceremony. |
| | La novia echó a correr para que el novio no la viera con el vestido de novia antes de la ceremonia. |
| idle [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (time, hours: pass lazily) | vaguear⇒ vi |
| | | holgazanear⇒ vi |
| | (AR, coloquial) | huevear⇒ vi |
| | The teenagers idled the summer away in the house instead of making themselves useful. |
| | Los adolescentes vaguearon todo el verano en vez de hacer algo útil. |
| lead [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (guide elsewhere) | conducir a otra parte a loc verb |
| | | llevar a otro lado a loc verb |
| | A police officer put the man in handcuffs and led him away. |
lock [sb] away,
lock away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in prison) | encarcelar⇒, encerrar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES: coloquial) | enchironar⇒, entrullar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, CO: coloquial) | encanar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmC, MX: coloquial) | mandar al bote, meter al bote loc verb |
| | That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
| | Ese hombre ha cometido crímenes terribles; el juez lo va a encarcelar por mucho tiempo. |
lock [sb] away,
lock away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in institution) | encerrar a vtr + prep |
| | | recluir a vtr + prep |
| | In the Victorian era, it was common practice to lock patients away in asylums. |
lock [sth] away,
lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (thing: keep safe, hidden) | guardar bajo llave loc verb |
| | Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
| | Guarda bajo llave estos chocolates antes de que me los coma todos. |
| look away vi phrasal | (avert one's eyes) | esquivar la mirada loc verb |
| Note: Esquivar se usa en contextos de culpabilidad, de evitar una confrontación con alguien que nos puede ocasionar problemas de una u otra forma y también implica algo de miedo, más que de respeto. |
| | The little boy knew he was in trouble and when the teacher looked at him he had to look away. It was a horror movie and I had to look away much of the time! |
| | El niño sabía que estaba en problemas y cuando la maestra lo miró tuvo que esquivar la mirada. |
| | (coloquial) | mirar para otro lado loc verb |
| | El niño sabía que estaba en problemas y cuando la maestra lo miró tuvo que mirar para otro lado. |
| | | huir la mirada loc verb |
| Note: "Huir la mirada" es una expresión poética que no se usa en el lenguaje cotidiano. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No huyas la mirada al desengaño. |
| | | apartar la mirada loc verb |
| | El niño sabía que estaba en problemas y cuando la maestra lo miró tuvo que apartar la mirada. |
magic [sth] away,
magic away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make [sth] disappear) | hacer desaparecer como por arte de magia loc verb |
| melt away vi phrasal | (thaw) | derretirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | fundirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The ice will melt away as the temperature rises. |
| | El hielo se derretirá conforme vaya aumentando la temperatura. |
| melt away vi phrasal | figurative (feelings: disappear, evaporate) | desvanecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | His anger melted away when she flashed him her beautiful smile. |
| | Su resentimiento se desvaneció cuando ella le dedicó una preciosa sonrisa. |
| melt away vi phrasal | figurative (crowd: disperse, disappear) | dispersarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Faced with the riot police the crowd melted away. |
| | Encarados con la policía anti huelga, el gentío se dispersó. |
| nag away at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (doubts: worry) | preocupar a vtr + prep |
| | | atormentar a vtr + prep |
| | The knowledge that the car's brakes were damaged nagged away at Mary as she watched them drive away. |
| | Saber que los frenos del coche estaban averiados preocupaba a Mary. |
| ooze away vi phrasal | figurative (ebb, disappear) | desvanecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | desaparecer⇒ vi |
| | Day by day, her life is slowly oozing away. |
| | Día a día, su vida se desvanecía lentamente. |
| ooze away vi phrasal | (thick liquid: flow slowly away) (líquido) | rezumar⇒ vi |
| | | rezumarse⇒, filtrarse⇒ v prnl |
pack [sth] away,
pack away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (tidy away in a box or bag) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | | empaquetar⇒ vtr |
| | After the game, Bert packed away his chess board and pieces. |
| | (AmL, bolso) | empacar⇒ vtr |
pack [sth] away,
pack away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (store in large quantities) | almacenar⇒ vtr |
| | | apilar⇒ vtr |
pack [sth] away,
pack away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (eat a lot of [sth]) | atiborrarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | darse un atracón de loc verb |
| | | darse una panzada de loc verb |
| | | darse una comilona de loc verb |
| | Jake must have been really hungry; he packed that roast dinner away! |
| | Jake debe haber tenido hambre, ¡se atiborró de carne asada en la cena! |
| pare [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (peel off: fruit skin, etc.) (figurado) | pelar⇒, mondar⇒ vtr |
| pare [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (remove: [sth] unnecessary) | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | | desprenderse⇒, deshacerse⇒ v prnl |
pass on,
pass away vi phrasal | euphemism (die) (figurado) | pasar a mejor vida expr |
| | | fallecer⇒ vi |
| | | morir⇒ vi |
| | Uncle James passed on a couple of years ago. |
| | His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer. |
| | El tío James pasó a mejor vida hace algunos años. |
| peel [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (outer layer: remove) | sacar algo, quitar algo loc verb |
| | He peeled away the latex mask to reveal his true identity. |
| | Se sacó la máscara de látex para revelar su verdadera identidad. |
| peel [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (remove: [sth] concealing) | quitar algo, retirar algo loc verb |
| | The author peels away the layers of pretence to reveal the truth about polite 19th-century society. |
| | El autor quita las capas de disimulo para revelar la verdad sobre la sociedad del siglo XIX. |
| peel away vi phrasal | (become detached) | despegarse⇒, desvincularse⇒ v prnl |
| | The paint is peeling away from the wall. |
| | La pintura se está despegando de la pared. |
| peg away vi phrasal | informal (work hard) | trabajar duro loc verb |
| peg away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (work hard on) | trabajar duro en loc verb |
| pine away vi phrasal | (person: sicken because of grief) | consumirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | languidecer⇒ vi |
| | After her husband left her, Mary just pined away. |
piss [sth] away,
piss away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, offensive, informal (waste) | malgastar⇒ vtr |
| | | derrochar⇒ vtr |
| | Mark won the lottery, but within a year, he'd pissed it all away. |
| | This is your last chance to make something of your life, so don't piss it away. |
| plug away vi phrasal | informal (keep working on [sth]) | esforzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | trabajar⇒ vi |
| plug away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (keep working on) | perseverar en, insistir en loc verb |
| pound away vi phrasal | (bang repeatedly at [sth]) | aporrear⇒ vtr |
| | | golpetear⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | darle a vtr + prep |
| | The young drummer sat at his drums, pounding away, while dreaming of being a famous rock drummer. |
| | El joven baterista aporreó su batería mientras soñaba con algún día ser un baterista de rock famoso. |
| pound away vi phrasal | figurative (persevere) | perseverar⇒ vi |
| | | trabajar con ardor loc verb |
| | | trabajar con tesón loc verb |
| | (figurado, insistir) | machacar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, CL, coloquial, insistir) | hinchar las pelotas loc verb |
| | | trabajar con ahínco loc verb |
| pound away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (bang repeatedly) | aporrear⇒ vtr |
| | | golpear repetidamente loc verb |
| pound away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (persevere with) | perseverar en algo loc verb |
| | | no cejar en algo loc verb |
| | | no cejar en su empeño de algo loc verb |
| | (PR) | majaderear algo loc verb |
pry [sth] away,
prize [sth] away (US),
prise [sth] away (UK) vtr phrasal sep | (draw away with difficulty) | separar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | Once my son got his own laptop, I could scarcely pry him away from it. |
| | Cuando mi hijo tuvo su primer ordenador portátil, se hizo difícil separarlo del aparato. |
| puff away on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (smoke continuously) | fumar compulsivamente vi + adv |
| | | fumar incesantemente vi + adv |
| | | fumar sin parar vi + loc adv |
| pull away vi phrasal | ([sb]: retreat) | alejarse⇒ v prnl |
| | She pulled away just as he was about to kiss her. |
| | Ella se alejó justo cuando él iba a besarla. |
| | | apartarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Ella se apartó justo cuando él iba a besarla. |
| pull away vi phrasal | (vehicle: move off) (vehículo) | alejarse de, separarse de v prnl |
| | After he received his food, the driver pulled away from the drive-through window. |
| | En cuanto recibió su comida, el automovilista se alejó de la ventanilla de servicio. |
| pull away vi phrasal | (move ahead) | dejar atrás loc verb |
| | The sprinter pulled away from the rest of the runners. |
| | El esprínter pronto dejó atrás al resto de los corredores. |
| | | ponerse a la cabeza loc verb |
| | El esprínter pronto se puso a la cabeza del resto de los corredores. |
| | | adelantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | El esprínter pronto se adelantó al resto de los corredores. |
| | | sacar ventaja loc verb |
| | El esprínter pronto sacó ventaja respecto al resto de los corredores. |
| punch away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (keep working, trying) (coloquial) | seguir dándole expr |
| push [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (shove back) | empujar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The toddler pushed the bowl of porridge away. |
| | El bebé empujó el tazón de avena. |
| push [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reject) | rechazar a vtr + prep |
| | | alejar a vtr + prep |
| | I wish Tom would talk to me about his worries instead of pushing me away. |
| | Me gustaría que Tom me hablara de sus preocupaciones en vez de rechazarme. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (tidy up, put in correct place) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar en su sitio, poner en su sitio loc verb |
| | My dad told me to put away my clothes. |
| | Mi padre me pidió que guardara mi ropa. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (save: money) | apartar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | Every year, I put away some money for a new car. |
| | Cada año, aparto algo de dinero para un coche nuevo. |
| | Cada año, guardo algo de dinero para un coche nuevo. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat: a large amount) | atiborrarse de, atiborrarse con v prnl + prep |
| | Tacos must be his favorite food because he can sure put them away! |
| | ¡Los tacos deben ser su comida favorita porque realmente se puede atiborrar de ellos! |
| put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (commit to a mental institution) | internar a alguien en un hospital psiquiátrico loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | enviar a alguien a un manicomio, meter a alguien en un manicomio loc verb + prep |
| | The sculptor Camille Claudel was put away in 1913 and died 30 years later. |
| | El 1913 internaron en un hospital psiquiátrico a la escultora Camille Claudel, que murió 30 años después. |
| put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (put into prison) | meter preso a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | encerrar a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (AR, CO, MX: coloquial) | meter a alguien en cana, meter a alguien en la cana loc verb + prep |
| | (AmC, EC, MX: coloquial) | refundir a alguien en la cárcel loc verb + prep |
| | If they catch the murderer, they are likely to put him away for a very long time. |
| | Si encuentran al asesino, lo van a meter preso por años. |
| put [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (pet: have killed) | sacrificar⇒ vtr |
| | (eufemismo) | poner a dormir loc verb |
| | Sadly the dog's illness was untreatable, so the vet had to put it away. |
| | Lamentablemente, la enfermedad del perro era incurable, así que el veterinario lo sacrificó. |
rattle on,
rattle away vi phrasal | informal (talk at length) | hablar sin parar loc verb |
| | Rachel rattled on about her holiday, but Lisa wasn't really listening. |
Compound Forms:
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have it off,
have it away v expr | vulgar, informal, UK (have sex) (vulgar) | follar⇒ vi |
| | (AR: vulgar) | coger⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | echarse un polvo loc verb |
| hide yourself away v expr | (be reclusive) | recluirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | esconderse⇒ v prnl |
| | She was very shy and hid herself away in her room all week. |
| | Ella era muy tímida y se recluía en su habitación toda la semana. |
| hire [sb] away⇒ vtr | US (employee: poach) | contratar de la competencia, contratar de otra empresa loc verb |
| 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 vi + adv | (stay at a distance) | mantenerse alejado, mantenerse lejos loc verb |
| | | mantenerse a distancia loc verb |
| | Stephanie has measles, so If you don't want to catch it, keep away. |
| | Stephanie tiene sarampión, si no quieres contagiarte, mejor mantenerse alejado. |
| 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. |
| keep [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (prevent from getting closer) | mantener alejado, mantener lejos vtr + adj |
| | | no dejar acercar vtr + adv |
| | | mantener alejado a, mantener lejos a vtr + adj |
| | | no dejar acercarse a vtr + adv |
| | There are many things you can do to keep mosquitoes away. |
| | Hay muchas cosas que puedes hacer para mantener alejados los mosquitos. |
lay [sth] away,
lay away [sth] vtr + adv | (store for later use) | guardar para después loc verb |
layaway,
lay away n | ([sth] reserved by paying a deposit) | artículo reservado nm + adj |
loaf [sth] away,
loaf away [sth] vtr + adv | (be idle, waste time) | no hacer nada con loc verb |
| | | desperdiciar⇒, malgastar⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel loafed her whole weekend away. |
| | Rachel no hizo nada con su fin de semana. |
| make away with [sth] v expr | colloquial (steal) | robar⇒ vtr |
| | | robarse⇒ vprnl |
| | (figurado, informal) | alzarse con v prnl + prep |
| move away vi + adv | (relocate, go to live elsewhere) | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I moved away when I was 18 years old and went to live in the city. |
| | Me mudé cuando tenía 18 años y me fui a vivir a la ciudad. |
| | (coloquial) | irse v prnl |
| | Me fui a vivir a la ciudad cuando tenía 18 años. |
| move away vi + adv | (retreat, step back) | alejarse⇒, apartarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I moved away from the fire because it was too hot. |
| | Me alejé del fuego porque daba mucho calor. |
| | | distanciarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Me distancié del fuego porque daba mucho calor. |
| move [sth] away vtr + adv | (place at a greater distance) | alejar⇒ vtr |
| | The mother moved the glass away, out of the child's reach. |
| | La madre alejó el vidrio del alcance de los niños. |
| 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. |
| nibble away at [sth] v expr | figurative (diminish, decrease) | disminuir⇒ vi |
| | | decaer⇒ vi |
| over the hills and far away expr | (into the distance) | en la distancia loc adv |
| | The horseman disappeared over the hills and far away. |
| passing away n | euphemism (death, dying) | fallecimiento nm |
| | The passing away of her mother was quick and painless. |
| | El fallecimiento de su madre fue rápido y sin dolor. |
| | (eufemismo) | desaparición nf |
| | La desaparición de su madre fue rápido y sin dolor. |
| passing away n | (gradual disappearance of [sth]) | merma paulatina nf + adj |
pull [sth] away,
pull away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove) | retirar⇒ vtr |
| | She pulled away the sheet to reveal the sculpture. |
| | Retiró el lienzo para descubrir la escultura. |
| put it away v expr | slang (drink a lot of alcohol) | tomarse todo loc verb |
| | Aunt Gladys was really putting it away at the wedding reception yesterday! |