What does alejar in Spanish mean?
What is the meaning of the word alejar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alejar in Spanish.
The word alejar in Spanish means move away, get away, put off, drive away, get away from. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word alejar
move away, get awayverbo transitivo (situar lejos) Aleja ese perro de mí, por favor. Please get this dog away from me! |
put off, drive awayverbo transitivo (ahuyentar) (informal) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") El carácter de su padre aleja a los posibles novios. Her father's character puts off (or: drives away) any potential boyfriends. |
get away fromverbo pronominal (apartarse de un lugar) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Sin darnos cuenta nos alejamos del recinto y luego no supimos volver. Without realizing, we had gotten away from the compound and didn't know how to get back. |
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