Locuciones verbales
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| talk away vi phrasal | (talk nonstop) | hablar sin parar vi + loc adv |
| talk [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (spend hours, day, night, etc. talking) | pasar [tiempo] hablando loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Pasé toda la tarde hablando con mis amigos de la infancia. |
| tear [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (remove) | apartar a vtr + prep |
| | | sacar a vtr + prep |
| | That kid is so glued to the TV that it's difficult to tear her away. |
| | La niña está tan pegada a la televisión que cuesta apartarla. |
| throw [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of, discard) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | desechar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | botar⇒ vtr |
| | I had to throw away a lot of old books that nobody wanted. |
| | Tuve que tirar un montón de libros viejos que nadie quería. |
| throw [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (waste, squander) | desperdiciar⇒ vtr |
| | (dinero) | malgastar⇒, derrochar⇒, tirar⇒ vtr |
| | (recursos, oportunidad) | perder⇒ vtr |
| | It would be a shame to throw away your talent by doing nothing with it. |
| | Sería una lástima que desperdicies tu talento sin hacer nada con él. |
| tick away vi phrasal | (time: pass) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | The minutes were ticking away, and Peter still had no idea what to do. |
| | El tiempo pasaba y Peter todavía no tenía idea de qué hacer. |
tidy away [sth],
tidy [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | mainly UK (put [sth] away) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | The mother told her children to tidy their toys away before bedtime. |
toss [sth] away,
toss away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discard) | descartar⇒ vtr |
tow [sth] away,
tow away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (haul away: a vehicle) | remolcar⇒ vtr |
| | The car was illegally parked, so the police towed it away. |
tuck [sth] away,
tuck away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (keep hidden for later) | guardar⇒, esconder⇒ vtr |
| | I've tucked away some rainy day money, so lunch is my treat. |
| | (figurado) | apartar⇒ vtr |
| | He apartado algo de dinero así que el almuerzo lo invito yo. |
| | (CL, AR, coloquial) | fondear⇒ vtr |
tuck [sth] away,
tuck away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang (eat, consume) | engullir⇒ vtr |
| | My father can tuck away an entire pizza at one sitting. |
| | | zamparse⇒ v prnl |
| | Mi padre se zampa una pizza él solito de una tacada. |
| | (ES, AR, coloquial) | papear⇒ vtr |
| | Mi papá se puede papear una pizza entera. |
tuck [sth] away,
tuck away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (hide, put somewhere secluded) | esconder en vtr + prep |
| | | ocultar en vtr + prep |
| | The house is tucked away along a private road. |
| turn away vi phrasal | (face opposite way) | darse la vuelta loc verb |
| | | apartarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Vicky turned away and counted to fifty while the rest of us hid. |
| | Vicky se dio vuelta y contó hasta cincuenta mientras los otros se escondían. |
| 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 vi phrasal | (avert your gaze) | apartar la vista loc verb |
| | | mirar hacia otro lado loc verb |
| | Kiera turned away whenever there was a violent scene in the movie. |
| | Kiera apartaba la vista cada vez que había una escena de violencia en la película. |
| 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. |
| walk away vi phrasal | (go or leave on foot) | marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse v prnl |
| | | darse la vuelta loc verb |
| | Instead of arguing with me, he simply walked away. |
| | En lugar de pelear conmigo, simplemente se marchó. |
| walk away vi phrasal | figurative (abandon [sth] or [sb]) (figurado) | marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | If you're being treated so terribly, then you need to walk away. |
| | Si te están tratando tan mal, debes marcharte. |
| walk away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (escape) | salir⇒ vi |
| | The car was totalled, but the driver walked away with minor injuries. |
| | El coche estaba destrozado pero el conductor salió sólo con heridas de poca importancia. |
| walk away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (take, steal) | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The ruling party walked away with the election after the opposition decided to boycott it. |
| | El partido predominante se llevó la elección después de que la oposición decidió boicotear la carrera. |
warn [sb] away,
warn away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (advise about dangers of [sth]) | advertir a vtr + prep |
wash [sth] away,
wash away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove by cleaning with water) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | lavar⇒ vtr |
| | Saliva helps wash bacteria away from the teeth. |
| | La saliva ayuda a limpiar la bacterias de los dientes. |
| waste away vi phrasal | (become thin and weak) (figurado) | consumirse⇒ v prnl |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | quedarse chupado loc verb |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | chuparse⇒ v prnl |
| | If you don't eat you're just going to waste away. |
| | Some diseases can cause people to waste away. |
| | Si no comes te vas a consumir. |
| | Si no comes te quedarás chupado. |
wave [sb/sth] away,
wave away [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dismiss [sb/sth]) | ignorar⇒ vtr |
| | | desestimar⇒ vtr |
| wear away vi phrasal | (be eroded) | desgastarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The face of the statue was wearing away due to acid rain. |
| | La cara de la estatua se había desgastado por la lluvia ácida. |
| | | erosionarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | borrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En el dintel de la vieja casona había una inscripción ya casi ilegible, se había borrado con el correr de los años. |
| wear [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (erode) | erosionar⇒ vtr |
| | Over time, the wind and rain wear away the stone of buildings. |
| | Con el tiempo, el viento y la lluvia erosionan las piedras de los edificios. |
| wear [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (pass time) | pasar algo vtr + pron |
| | They wore the night away with stories of their youth. |
| | Pasaron la noche contándose historias de su juventud. |
while [sth] away,
wile [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (time: spend idly) (coloquial) | matar el tiempo loc verb |
| | | perder el tiempo loc verb |
| | I whiled away a few minutes looking in shop windows. |
| | Maté el tiempo cinco minutos mirando los escaparates de la tienda. |
whisk [sth] away,
whisk [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (remove, take away) | llevarse rápidamente v prnl |
| | | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | | agitar⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel whisked away the dishes from the main course, before producing a wonderful dessert. |
| | Rachel se llevó rápidamente los platos del plato principal antes de aparecer con un maravilloso postre. |
whisk [sb] away,
whisk [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (transport or escort quickly) | llevarse a alguien rápidamente loc verb |
| | | sacar a alguien rápidamente de un lugar loc verb |
| | The minister's bodyguards whisked him away when the protest showed signs of becoming violent. |
whisk [sb] away,
whisk [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (take on a romantic holiday) | llevar a vtr + prep |
| | | llevarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | escaparse con v prnl + prep |
| | | hacerse una escapada con loc verb |
| | Henry's wife whisked him away for a weekend break in Barcelona. |
| | La esposa de Henry lo llevó a pasar el fin de semana a Barcelona. |
| whittle [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce, eliminate) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | (gerundio) | ir reduciendo loc verb |
| whittle away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (reduce) | reducir⇒ vtr |
wipe [sth] away,
wipe away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove by wiping) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | secar⇒ vtr |
| | Let me wipe away your tears. |
| | Déjame que te limpie las lágrimas. |
wipe [sth] away,
wipe away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (get rid of, erase) | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| | You can't expect to wipe away your past misdeeds as if they were dust on a mirror. |
| | No puedes esperar limpiar tu pasado delictivo como si fuera polvo en un espejo. |
wish [sth] away,
wish away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (problem: expect to disappear) | desear⇒ vtr |
| Note: Usually used with a negative. |
wish [sth] away,
wish away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (spend time waiting for future) | quedarse esperando loc verb |
| | Don't wish away your time here; enjoy where you are now. |
| wriggle away vi phrasal | (worm, etc.: crawl away) | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | escaparse⇒ v prnl |
| wriggle away vi phrasal | figurative (person: escape) | escaparse⇒ v prnl |
| | | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| wriggle away from [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (person: escape) | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
Compound Forms:
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takeaway,
take-away n | UK (restaurant: serves food to go) | restaurante de comida para llevar nm + loc adj |
| | (AR, PA, voz inglesa) | delivery nm |
| | We went to the Chinese takeaway to get some food. |
| | Fuimos al restaurante de comida para llevar chino para comprar comida. |
taken away,
be + taken away adj | (confiscated, removed) | confiscado, aprehendido, incautado adj |
| taken away adj | (person: abducted) | secuestrado adj |
| | | abducido adj |
| | Dice haber sido secuestrado por unos extraterrestres. |
| 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 v expr | figurative, informal (remove yourself) | apartarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | salirse⇒ v prnl |
| | When it was time to say goodnight to her boyfriend, Leah found it hard to tear herself away. |
| 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. |
tearaway,
also UK: tear-away n | UK, informal (reckless person) | imprudente n común |
| | | irresponsable n común |
| | | atrevido, atrevida nm, nf |
| | A couple of tearaways graffitied the school walls. |
| | Unos imprudentes hicieron grafitis en las paredes de la escuela. |
tearaway,
also UK: tear-away adj | UK, informal (reckless) | imprudente adj mf |
| | | irresponsable adj mf |
| | | atrevido/a adj |
| | Some tearaway teens vandalized the park last night. |
| | Unos adolescentes imprudentes vandalizaron el parque anoche. |
| thrown-away adj | (discarded) | tirado a la basura loc adj |
| | Much thrown-away food is still within its use-by date. |
| | Mucha comida tirada a la basura todavía puede usarse. |
| thrust [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (push away) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | John tried to put his arm around Janet, but she thrust him away. |
| toil away vi + adv | (work, labor) | trabajar⇒ vtr |
| | Those who toiled away in the coal mines rarely saw daylight. |
| | Aquellos que trabajaban en las minas de carbón rara vez veían la luz del sol. |
tow-away zone,
towaway zone n | (area: illegal to park) | zona de aparcamiento prohibido nf + loc adj |
| | (AR) | zona de estacionamiento prohibido nf + loc adj |
| trickle away vi + adv | (liquid: slowly flow away) | escurrirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | filtrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | deslizarse⇒ v prnl |
| trickle away vi + adv | figurative (slowly dissipate) (figurativo) | disiparse⇒ v prnl |
| 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. |
| turn [sb] away vtr + adv | (deny entry) | prohibir la entrada a loc verb |
| | Turn them away at the gate. |
| | Prohíbeles la entrada en la puerta. |
| waft away vi + adv | (drift off on air) | ser llevado por la brisa loc verb |
| | The breeze picked up the leaves and they just wafted away. |
| waft [sth] away vtr + adv | (carry away on air) | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | The breeze wafted the leaves away. |
| waft [sth] away vtr + adv | (create air current to drive away) | ahuyentar con una ráfaga de aire loc verb |
| | | hacer volar loc verb |
| | A fly settled briefly on the edge of Julian's glass, before he wafted it away with a wave of his hand. |
walkaway,
walk-away n | US (easy victory) | pan comido loc nom m |
| | (AR, MX, UY, coloquial) | papa nf |
walkaway,
walk-away n | (person: deserts, abandons) | desertor, desertora nm, nf |
| | | persona que se marcha grupo nom |
| | | persona que se aleja grupo nom |
| | | renunciante n común |
walkaway,
walk-away adj | (take-away) | para llevar loc adj |
| wander away vi + adv | (stroll off) | marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | The old man stopped and exchanged greetings and some remarks about the weather with the villagers, before he wandered away. |
| wasting away adj | (person: thin, weak) | quedarse en los huesos loc verb |
| | Beth is truly wasting away. I suspect that she's anorexic. |
| | Belén se está quedando en los huesos. Creo que es anoréxica. |
| wearing away n | (erosion) | erosión nf |
| | | desgaste nm |
| wearing away n | figurative (process of making weaker) | debilitamiento nm |
| 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. |
while away the hours,
while away the time,
wile away the hours,
wile away the time v expr | (find ways to pass the time) | matar el tiempo loc verb |
| | | pasar el rato loc verb |
| | He whiled away his hours in prison by reciting poetry to himself. |
| | Mataba el tiempo en la cárcel recitándose poesía a sí mismo. |
whip [sth] away,
whip away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove quickly) (rápidamente) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | Glenn whipped away the table cloth, leaving all the crockery and cutlery undamaged. |
| | Glenn sacó el trapo, y dejó intacta la vajilla y los cubiertos. |
| 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. |
| wither away vi + adv | (weaken and die) | marchitarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Those plants will just wither away unless you water them regularly. |
| | Esas plantas se marchitarán a menos que las riegues regularmente. |
| wither away vi + adv | figurative (decline, fade away) (figurado) | marchitarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | debilitarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The movement started off strongly, with hundreds of members, but gradually it withered away. |
| | El movimiento comenzó con fuerza, con cientos de miembros, pero gradualmente se marchitó. |
| worn away adj | (eroded) | erosionado adj |
| | | desgastado adj |
| worn away adj | (become thin or weak) | debilitado adj |
| | | desgastado adj |
| | The old man's worn away body roused Oliver's pity. |
| | El cuerpo debilitado del anciano daba pena a Oliver. |