- remove
- rə'mu:v
verb1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) quitar, llevarse2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) quitarse3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) mudarse•- removal
- remover
remove vb quitar / sacarplease remove your car from my space por favor, quita tu coche de mi plazaEl gerundio de remove se escribe removingremovetr[rɪ'mʊːv]transitive verb1 (get rid of - gen) quitar, eliminar; (- surgically) extirpar2 (take out, take off) quitar3 (move) trasladar4 (dismiss) destituirintransitive verb1 (change houses) trasladarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be far removed from tener muy poco que ver conremove [ri'mu:v] vt, -moved ; -moving1) : quitar, quitarseremove the lid: quite la tapato remove one's hat: quitarse el sombrero2) extract: sacar, extraerto remove the contents of: sacar el contenido de3) eliminate: eliminar, disiparremoven.• grado s.m.• paso s.m. (Paint)n.• descascarillarse v.v.• deponer v.(§pres: -pongo, -pones...) pret: -pus-pp: -puestofut/c: -pondr-•)• desarrimar v.• desglosar v.• echar v.• eliminar v.• extraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• quitar v.• remover v.• retirar v.• sacar v.• separar v.• substraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• sustraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)
I rɪ'muːvtransitive verb1)a) (take off) quitar, sacar*she removed her gloves — se quitó los guantes
to remove something FROM something: the nurse removed the bandage from his arm — la enfermera le quitó la venda del brazo
b) (take out) \<\<contents\>\> sacar*; \<\<tonsils/appendix\>\> extirpar (frml); \<\<gallstones/bullet\>\> extraer* (frml)2)a) (get rid of) \<\<stain/grease\>\> quitarto remove unwanted hair — eliminar el vello superfluo
b) (eliminate) \<\<problem\>\> eliminar, acabar con; \<\<doubt\>\> disipar; \<\<threat/obstacle\>\> eliminar3) (take away, move)to remove something (FROM something) — \<\<object\>\> quitar algo (de algo)
to remove somebody (FROM something) — sacar* a alguien (de algo)
the inhabitants/valuables had been removed to a place of safety — los habitantes/los objetos de valor habían sido trasladados a un lugar seguro
4) (dismiss)to remove somebody from something — \<\<from post/position\>\> destituir* a alguien de algo
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noun[rɪ'muːv]to be at one remove from something — estar* a un paso de algo
1. VT1) (=take away) [+ object] quitar; [+ documents, evidence] llevarseremove the pan from the heat — quite la cacerola del fuego
to remove a child from school — sacar or quitar a un niño de la escuela
the demonstrators were forcibly removed by police — (from building) la policía echó a los manifestantes a la fuerza
to remove o.s. — irse, marcharse
kindly remove yourself at once — haga el favor de irse or marcharse inmediatamente
to remove sth/sb to — trasladar or llevar algo/a algn a
her body had been removed to the mortuary — habían trasladado or llevado su cuerpo al tanatorio
2) (=take off) quitar; [+ one's clothing, make-up] quitarsefirst remove the lid — primero quite la tapa
he removed his jacket — se quitó la chaqueta
he removed his hat — se quitó el sombrero, se descubrió
she had the tattoo removed from her arm — se fue a que le quitaran or se quitó el tatuaje del brazo
3) (=take out) [+ object] sacar; (Med) [+ organ, tumour] extirpar, quitar; [+ bullet] extraer, quitarremove the cake from the oven — saque la tarta del horno
4) (=delete) [+ word, sentence, paragraph] suprimir, quitar; [+ name from list] quitar, tachar (from de)5) (=get rid of) [+ obstacle, threat, waste, problem] eliminar; [+ doubt, suspicion] disipar; [+ fear] acabar con; [+ stain] quitaran agreement on removing trade barriers — un acuerdo sobre la eliminación de las barreras comerciales
products that remove unwanted hair — productos que eliminan or quitan el vello superfluo
6) (=dismiss) [+ person] (from post) destituirto remove sb from office — destituir a algn de su cargo
to remove sb from power — destituir a algn del poder
2.VI (Brit) frm (=move house) mudarse, trasladarse, cambiarse (Mex) (to a)3.Nthis is but one remove from disaster — esto raya en la catástrofe, esto está a un paso de la catástrofe
this is several removes from our official policy — esto dista or se aparta mucho de nuestra política oficial
it's a far remove from ... — dista mucho de ...
at a or one remove — de lejos
to experience a foreign culture, albeit at a remove — vivir una cultura extranjera, aunque sea de lejos
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I [rɪ'muːv]transitive verb1)a) (take off) quitar, sacar*she removed her gloves — se quitó los guantes
to remove something FROM something: the nurse removed the bandage from his arm — la enfermera le quitó la venda del brazo
b) (take out) \<\<contents\>\> sacar*; \<\<tonsils/appendix\>\> extirpar (frml); \<\<gallstones/bullet\>\> extraer* (frml)2)a) (get rid of) \<\<stain/grease\>\> quitarto remove unwanted hair — eliminar el vello superfluo
b) (eliminate) \<\<problem\>\> eliminar, acabar con; \<\<doubt\>\> disipar; \<\<threat/obstacle\>\> eliminar3) (take away, move)to remove something (FROM something) — \<\<object\>\> quitar algo (de algo)
to remove somebody (FROM something) — sacar* a alguien (de algo)
the inhabitants/valuables had been removed to a place of safety — los habitantes/los objetos de valor habían sido trasladados a un lugar seguro
4) (dismiss)to remove somebody from something — \<\<from post/position\>\> destituir* a alguien de algo
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nounto be at one remove from something — estar* a un paso de algo
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
