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escabullirse

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

scuttle1 [Am ˈskədl, Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l] N (for coal)

scuttle
cubo m para el carbón

scuttle2 [Am ˈskədl, Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l] VB intr

the children scuttled away or off
los niños se escabulleron rápidamente

I. scuttle3 [Am ˈskədl, Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l] NAUT VB trans

scuttle ship:

scuttle
hundir
the government scuttled the inquiry
el gobierno saboteó la investigación

II. scuttle3 [Am ˈskədl, Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l] NAUT N

scuttle
escotilla f

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)

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

in the PONS Dictionary

scuttle away VB intr, scuttle off VB intr (run)

scuttle away
escabullirse
in the PONS Dictionary

scuttle1 [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] VB intr (run)

scuttle
correr

scuttle2 [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] VB trans

1. scuttle (sink):

scuttle
hundir

2. scuttle plan:

scuttle
echar por tierra

scuttle3 [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] N

scuttle for coal:

scuttle
cajón m para el carbón

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
in the PONS Dictionary

scuttle away VB intr, scuttle off VB intr (run)

scuttle away
escabullirse
in the PONS Dictionary

scuttle1 [ˈskʌt̬·əl] VB intr (run)

scuttle
corretear

scuttle2 [ˈskʌt̬·əl] VB trans

1. scuttle (sink):

scuttle
hundir

2. scuttle plan:

scuttle
echar por tierra

scuttle3 [ˈskʌt̬·əl] N

scuttle for coal:

scuttle
cajón m para el carbón

away [ə·ˈweɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

10 miles away
a 10 millas
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 vacation
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 read/eat/write away
leer/comer/escribir sin cesar
Present
Iscuttle
youscuttle
he/she/itscuttles
wescuttle
youscuttle
theyscuttle
Past
Iscuttled
youscuttled
he/she/itscuttled
wescuttled
youscuttled
theyscuttled
Present Perfect
Ihavescuttled
youhavescuttled
he/she/ithasscuttled
wehavescuttled
youhavescuttled
theyhavescuttled
Past Perfect
Ihadscuttled
youhadscuttled
he/she/ithadscuttled
wehadscuttled
youhadscuttled
theyhadscuttled
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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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