- take away
- take awayv.• quitar v.• restar v.• retirar v.Sense I1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (carry, lead away) \<\<person/object\>\> llevarseb) (remove, confiscate) \<\<possession\>\> quitar, sacar* (RPl)
to take something away from somebody — quitarle or (RPl tb) sacarle* algo a alguien
her children were taken away from her — le quitaron a los niños
c) (erase, obliterate)this will take the pain away — con esto se te pasará el dolor
this will take the taste away — esto te quitará el sabor de la boca
2) (Math)34 take away 13 equals 21 — 34 menos 13 es igual a 21
if you take away 13 from 34 ... — si a 34 le restas 13 ...
Sense II3) v + o + advtake it away! — (colloq) adelante!
Sense III4) v + adv + o (BrE) \<\<food\>\> llevarto eat here or take away? — ¿para comer aquí o para llevar?
1. VT + ADV1) (=remove) [+ person, thing] llevarse; [+ privilege] quitar; (=carry away, transport) llevarshe took her children away from the school — sacó a los niños del colegio
not to be taken away — (on book) para consulta en sala
2) (=subtract) restartake 9 away from 12 — reste 9 de 12
7 take away 4 is 3 — 7 menos 4 son 3
2.VI + ADVto take away from sth: this does not take away from their achievement — esto no quita mérito or resta valor a su éxito
the argument took away from the joy of the occasion — la discusión aguó la ocasión
putting butter on it takes away from the taste of the bread itself — añadiendo mantequilla se estropea lo que es el sabor del pan
* * *Sense I1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (carry, lead away) \<\<person/object\>\> llevarseb) (remove, confiscate) \<\<possession\>\> quitar, sacar* (RPl)to take something away from somebody — quitarle or (RPl tb) sacarle* algo a alguien
her children were taken away from her — le quitaron a los niños
c) (erase, obliterate)this will take the pain away — con esto se te pasará el dolor
this will take the taste away — esto te quitará el sabor de la boca
2) (Math)34 take away 13 equals 21 — 34 menos 13 es igual a 21
if you take away 13 from 34 ... — si a 34 le restas 13 ...
Sense II3) v + o + advtake it away! — (colloq) adelante!
Sense III4) v + adv + o (BrE) \<\<food\>\> llevarto eat here or take away? — ¿para comer aquí o para llevar?
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
