| Principal Translations |
| quitar⇒ vtr | (retirar de un lugar) | take off vtr + prep |
| | | get off vtr + prep |
| | Quita los pies de la mesa. |
| | El sol quitó la nieve de los tejados. |
| | Take your feet off the table. |
| quitar vtr | (arrebatar, tomar) | take from, take off vtr + prep |
| | | confiscate⇒ vtr |
| | El profesor le quitó el teléfono al alumno. |
| | The teacher took the phone off the student. |
| quitar vtr | (robar, hurtar) (seize quickly) | snatch⇒ vtr |
| | (take without permission) | steal⇒, pickpocket⇒ vtr |
| | Un ladrón le quitó la cartera a mi hijo en el autobús. |
| | A thief snatched my son's wallet on the bus. |
| quitar vtr | (limpiar la suciedad) | remove⇒ vtr |
| | | get rid of⇒ vtr |
| | | take off⇒ vtr |
| | Aunque la lavé con lejía, no conseguí quitar la mancha de la camisa. |
| | Even though I washed it with bleach I couldn't remove the stain from the shirt. |
| quitar vtr | (retirar: ropa, accesorios) | take off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (formal) | remove⇒ vtr |
| | Le quité los zapatos a mi hija, que se había quedado dormida en el sofá. |
| | Quítale el collar al perro. |
| | I took my daughter's shoes off her as she had fallen asleep on the sofa. |
| quitar vtr | (extirpar) | remove⇒ vtr |
| | | cut out vtr phrasal sep |
| | Los cirujanos le quitaron dos tumores del hígado a Ernesto. |
| | The surgeons removed two tumors in Ernesto's liver. |
| quitarse⇒ v prnl | (hacerse a un lado) | move over vi + adv |
| | | get out of the way v expr |
| | ¡Quítate, que no me dejas ver la tele! |
| | Move over, you're in the way of the TV! |
| quitarse algo v prnl | (retirarse: ropa, accesorios) | take [sth] off vtr phrasal sep |
| | Al llegar a casa, la enfermera se quitó el uniforme y se puso el pijama. |
| | Luciano se quitó el reloj antes de meterse a la piscina. |
| | When she got home, the nurse took her uniform off and put her pyjamas on. |
| quitarse de v prnl + prep | (apartarse, alejarse) | get out of the way v expr |
| | Me quité de tu camino para no ser un estorbo en tu vida. |
| | I got out of your way so I wouldn't be a hindrance in your life. |