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out of the way

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
out of the way adv	(not obstructing)	fuera del paso loc adv
		fuera del camino loc adv
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
	I moved my chair out of the way so he could get past.
	Moví mi silla fuera del paso para que él pudiera pasar.
out of the way, out-of-the-way adj	(place: remote)	remoto/a adj
		poco conocido loc adj
	We hired a car and explored some of the out-of-the-way places on the island.
	Alquilamos un coche y exploramos los lugares remotos de la isla.

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Compound Forms: out of the way | out-of-the-way
Inglés		Español
elbow [sb] out of the way v expr	(push [sb] aside)	sacar a alguien a codazos loc verb
	An old lady elbowed Dan out of the way as he was trying to get on the bus.
get out of the way v expr	informal (move aside)	quitarse del medio loc verb
	The truck finally got out of the way and I was able to turn right.
	El camión finalmente se quitó del medio y pude dar vuelta a la derecha.
		hacerse a un lado loc verb
	El camión finalmente se hizo a un lado y pude dar vuelta a la derecha.
get [sth] out of the way v expr	informal, figurative (task: complete) (figurado)	quitarse de encima, quitarse de en medio loc verb
	Let's get the cleaning out of the way: then we can do something fun.
	Vamos a quitarnos de en medio la limpieza; luego podemos hacer algo divertido.
knock [sth/sb] out of the way v expr	informal (shove aside)	quitar de en medio loc verb
	He ran down the school hallway knocking people out of his way.
	Corrió por el pasillo de la escuela quitando gente de en medio.
		apartar a empujones loc verb
		sacar a empujones loc verb
		empujar⇒ vtr
	Corrió por el pasillo de la escuela apartando gente a empujones.
		abrirse paso a empellones loc verb
	Se fue abriendo paso a empellones por el pasillo de la escuela.
stay out of the way of [sb], stay out of [sb]'s way v expr	informal (avoid) (figurado)	no cruzarse con loc verb
	(figurado)	quitarse del camino de loc verb
		evitar a vtr + prep
	You should stay out of the way of our boss today - he's in a bad mood.
	No debes cruzarte con tu jefe hoy; está de mal humor.

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