away in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for away in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.away [Am əˈweɪ, Brit əˈweɪ] ADV away often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back away, do away with, slip away, etc.). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, do, slip, etc.).

1.1. away (from place, person):

I looked away

aparté la vista

he limped away

se alejó cojeando

they dragged the fallen tree away

se llevaron el árbol caído arrastrándolo

I turned away

me di la vuelta

I turned away

me di vuelta CSur

1.2. away (indicating removal):

the bark had been stripped away

habían quitado la corteza

2.1. away (in the distance):

it isn't far away

no queda lejos

we're still a long way away

todavía estamos muy lejos

Easter is a long way away

falta mucho para Pascua

it's 20 miles away

queda a 20 millas

she lives an hour's drive away

vive a una hora de aquí en coche

2.2. away (absent):

she's away in Canada

está en Canadá

they're both away today

ninguno de los dos está hoy

I'll be away all next week

toda la semana que viene no voy a estar or voy a estar fuera

2.3. away SPORTS esp Brit :

to play away

jugar fuera (de casa)

3. away (on one's way):

we were away before sunrise

partimos or salimos antes del amanecer

a couple of drinks and she's away inf

se toma un par de copas y se desata

you only have to mention golf and he's away inf

apenas le mencionas el golf y no hay quien lo pare

4.1. away with imperative:

I've got some questions to ask you — OK, ask away!

tengo algunas preguntas que hacerle —¡dígame!

I've got some questions to ask you — OK, ask away!

tengo algunas preguntas que hacerle —¡pregunte nomás! LatAm

4.2. away (continuously):

he's been painting away all morning

se ha pasado toda la mañana pintando

I could hear him singing away in the bath

lo oía cantar en el baño

5.1. away (into nothing):

the ghostly figure melted away into the darkness

la figura fantasmal se desvaneció en la oscuridad

5.2. away (indicating use of time):

you're dreaming your life away

se te está yendo la vida en sueños

they danced the night away

bailaron toda la noche

6.1. away (in opposite direction to):

to face away from the light

ponerse de espaldas a la luz

the hotel faces away from the sea

el hotel da hacia el lado opuesto al mar

she pulled the child away from the cliff edge

apartó al niño del borde del acantilado

6.2. away (at a distance, separated from):

away

lejos de

away from his family

lejos de su familia

stand well away from the fire

no te acerques al fuego

the ideal place if you want to be/get away from it all

el lugar ideal si te quieres alejar del mundanal ruido

Phrases:

away with liter as prep away with her to the tower!

¡llevadla a la torre!

away with these stale old conventions!

¡abajo con estos convencionalismos caducos!

II.away [Am əˈweɪ, Brit əˈweɪ] ADJ attr

away game or Brit also match

partido m que se juega fuera (de casa)

See also wipe away, waste away, wash away, take away, fire away, fade away, die away, blow away

wipe away VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (remove)

wipe away tears

secar

wipe away tears

enjugar liter

wipe away blood

limpiar

wipe away memory

borrar

waste away VB [Am weɪst -, Brit weɪst -] (v + adv)

waste away person/body:

consumirse

waste away muscle:

atrofiarse

wash away VB [Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -, Brit wɒʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wash away (carry away):

wash away hut/bridge/pier

llevarse

wash away hut/bridge/pier

arrasar con

2. wash away (cleanse):

wash away dirt/stains

quitar (lavando)

wash away sins

quitar

I.take away VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. take away (carry away):

take away

llevarse

he took the empty dishes away

retiró or se llevó los platos vacíos

“not to be taken away” (on book)

para consulta en sala

2. take away (lead off):

take away person

llevarse

3. take away (remove, confiscate):

take away possession

quitar

take away possession

sacar CSur

to take away sb's hopes

quitarle las esperanzas a alguien

to take sth away from sb

quitarle algo a alguien

to take sth away from sb

sacarle algo a alguien CSur

he took the ball away from the children

les quitó la pelota a los niños

her children were taken away from her

le quitaron a los niños

they took their children away from the school

sacaron a los niños del colegio

4. take away (erase, obliterate):

this will take the pain/taste away

con esto se te pasará or se te quitará el dolor/gusto

nothing can take away my memories of that trip

nada me puede quitar el recuerdo de aquel viaje

5. take away 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 …

II.take away VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv)

take it away! inf

¡adelante!

III.take away VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + o) Brit

take away food:

take away

llevar

to eat here or take away?

¿para comer aquí o para llevar?

fire away VB [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r -, Brit ˈfʌɪə -] (v + adv) inf usu in imperative

there are some questions I'd like to ask you — fire away!

quisiera hacerte unas preguntas — ¡adelante!

there are some questions I'd like to ask you — fire away!

quisiera hacerte unas preguntas — ¡pregunta nomás! LatAm

fade away VB [Am feɪd -, Brit feɪd -] (v + adv)

fade away love/grief:

irse apagando

fade away chances/hopes/memory:

desvanecerse

the sound slowly faded away

el sonido se fue apagando poco a poco or gradualmente

he faded away into obscurity

fue cayendo poco a poco en el olvido

you must eat something or you'll fade away

si no comes algo te vas a consumir

die away VB [Am daɪ -, Brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

die away storm/wind:

amainar

die away anger/indignation:

pasar

her voice died away

su voz se fue apagando

her voice died away

su voz se fue extinguiendo liter

blow away VB [Am bloʊ -, Brit bləʊ -] sl (v + o + adv)

1. blow away (kill):

blow away

liquidar inf

one more word and I'll blow you away!

una palabra más y te liquido or te vuelo la tapa de los sesos inf

2. blow away (have strong effect on) Am:

that kind of music just blows me away

ese tipo de música me enloquece inf

that kind of music just blows me away

es que flipo con ese tipo de música Spain inf

the tragedy blew me away

la tragedia me dejó anonadado

snatch away VB [Am snætʃ -, Brit snatʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

snatch away

arrebatar

sign away VB [Am saɪn -, Brit sʌɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

sign away rights/property:

sign away

ceder

sign away

firmar la renuncia a

he was signing his future away

estaba renunciando a su futuro

smooth away VB [Am smuð -, Brit smuːð -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

smooth away wrinkles

hacer desaparecer

smooth away skin

suavizar

smooth away difficulties

allanar

I.send away VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. send away (dismiss):

don't send me away

no me digas que me vaya

she sent the beggar away empty-handed

despachó al mendigo con las manos vacías

2. send away (send elsewhere):

send away

mandar

send away

enviar

the film has to be sent away for processing

hay que mandar or enviar la película a revelar

II.send away VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + adv)

send away → send off

See also send off

I.send off VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (dispatch)

send off letter/parcel/goods

despachar

send off letter/parcel/goods

mandar

send off letter/parcel/goods

enviar

send off person

mandar

he sent me off to mail the letter

me mandó a echar la carta

I like to send them off with a good breakfast

me gusta que tomen un buen desayuno antes de salir

II.send off VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o, v + o + prep + o) Brit SPORTS

send off

expulsar

send off

echar

how many players were sent off?

¿a cuántos jugadores expulsaron or echaron?

he was sent off the pitch

lo echaron del campo de juego

III.send off VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + adv)

to send off for sth I sent off for a brochure

escribí pidiendo un folleto

to send off for sth I sent off for a brochure

mandé pedir un folleto LatAm

shy away VB [Am ʃaɪ -, Brit ʃʌɪ -] (v + adv)

to shy away (from sth) he tends to shy away from emotional involvement

tiende a rehuir los compromisos sentimentales

we mustn't shy away from making a decision

no debemos tener miedo de tomar una decisión

sheer away VB (v + adv)

sheer away ship/plane:

sheer away

desviarse

a topic which most people tend to sheer away from

un tema que la mayoría de la gente tiende a evitar or eludir

slip away VB [Am slɪp -, Brit slɪp -]

slip away person/opportunity:

escabullirse

slip away hours/time:

pasar

stretcher away VB [Am ˈstrɛtʃər -, Brit ˈstrɛtʃə -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

stretcher away player/casualty:

stretcher away

llevarse en camilla

I.stash away VB [Am stæʃ -, Brit staʃ -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv) inf

stash away (hide)

esconder

stash away (save)

ir ahorrando

stash away (save)

ir acumulando

she's got millions stashed away in a Swiss bank account

tiene millones guardaditos en una cuenta en Suiza inf

away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for away in the English»Spanish Dictionary

away [əˈweɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

10 km away

a 10 km

as far away as possible

lo más lejos posible

to be miles away fig

no prestar atención

2. away (absent):

away

fuera

to be away on holiday

estar de vacaciones

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

no faltar más que una semana

right away!

¡enseguida!

4. away (continuously):

to write away

escribir sin cesar

kick away VB trans

kick away

apartar de un golpe

come away VB intr

1. come away (leave):

come away

irse

2. come away (become detached):

come away

separarse

to come away from sth

desprenderse de algo

pine away VB intr

pine away

languidecer

stay away VB intr

stay away

ausentarse

to stay away from sth

mantenerse alejado de algo

sign away VB trans

sign away

firmar la cesión de

sign away land

abandonar

sign away rights

ceder

I.clear away VB trans

clear away

quitar

II.clear away VB intr

clear away

irse

fire away VB intr inf

fire away

seguir adelante

carry away VB trans

1. carry away (remove):

carry away

arrastrar

Phrases:

to be carried away (by sth) (be overcome by)

dejarse llevar (por algo)

to be carried away (by sth) (be enchanted by)

entusiasmarse (con algo)

to get carried away

exaltarse

plug away VB intr

to plug away (at sth)

perseverar (en algo)

away Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he was led away by the police

fue arrestado por la policía

to peter away [or out] trail, track, path

desaparecer

to be just a tap away (from)

estar a un solo clic (de)

I am going away for a week

me voy fuera una semana

the thief got away through the window

el ladrón escapó por la ventana

the thief got away through the window

el ladrón se escapó por la ventana

the thief slipped away through the customers

el ladrón se deslizó entre los clientes

the village is two hours' walk away

el pueblo está a dos horas de camino

he/she spends all day blabbing away

se pasa el día lateando

this village is two days' journey away

este pueblo está a dos jornadas de viaje

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I always stayed away from the fiddle, having inflicted enough pain on my family with the piano, he laughed.

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The steersman reported no response to his wheel as the lower rudder cables had been torn away.

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Will it involve crazed zombies, who eat away at flesh?

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An ocean away, a drone flies over enemy territory, cut off from its remote pilot by a satellite communication link that has gone kaput.

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There were several factors which preoccupied her over those decades, and took her attention away from publishing her own work.

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Over many years, realtors, the local newspaper, private pre-schools, and the rumor mill have steered middle class families away from the public schools.

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When thou hast said all this, fling it away to him with thy back turned, and deliver it not to him face to face.

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We all have that friend we met in school or the gym or somewhere we just hit it off right away.

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Even in blizzard conditions, the train dispatchers could start snow melters located miles away with the push of a button.

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His wife finally made him end expansion of the collection by imploring him to stop giving away our daughter's whole inheritance.

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