quítaselo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for quítaselo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.quitar VB trans

1.1. quitar (apartar, retirar):

¡quita esa silla de en medio!

get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio

take o get your things off my desk

quitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino

he removed all the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa Spain

to clear the table

(+ me/te/le etc) ¡quítame las manos de encima!

take o get your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo

he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro

she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa

I can't get the top off

1.2. quitar prenda/anillo (+ me/te/le etc):

quitar

to take off

quítale los zapatos

take his shoes off

2. quitar juguete/dinero (+ me/te/le etc):

le quité el cuchillo

I took the knife (away) from her

la policía le quitó el pasaporte

the police took his passport away

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo

someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

le quitó la pistola al ladrón

he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo

she swiped it out of his hand

3. quitar (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):

quítale 26 a 84

take 26 away from 84

no me quites autoridad delante de los niños

don't undermine my authority in front of the children

los niños me quitan mucho tiempo

the children take up a lot of my time

no es que quiera quitarte la razón pero …

I'm not saying you're wrong but …

no le quites méritos

give him his due

ese peinado te quita años

that hairstyle takes years off you

hay que quitarle un poco de ancho

it needs to be taken in a bit

trataba de quitarle importancia al asunto

he tried to play the matter down

le quita valor a la casa

it detracts from the value of the house

4. quitar (hacer desaparecer):

quitar mancha

to remove

quitar mancha

to get … out

quitar dolor

to relieve

quitar dolor

to get rid of (+ me/te/le etc)

te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta

it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishing

te voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme

when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me again

a ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza

why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?

5. quitar inf (prohibir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino

the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink wine

6. quitar <quitando ger > inf:

quitar

except for

quitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar

they can all go in except for the very youngest ones

quitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato

apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time

II.quitar VB intr

1. quitar Spain inf:

¡quita (de ahí)!

get out of the way!

¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie!

oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2. quitar en locs:

de quita y pon funda/etiqueta

removable

tiene una capucha de quita y pon

it has a detachable hood

una fe de quita y pon iron

a very flexible o convenient sort of faith iron

eso no quita que … yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera

I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it

ni quitar ni poner inf pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo

ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here

en ese asunto él ni quita ni pone

he doesn't have any say in that matter

quien quita y … Mex inf quien quita y me lo regrese pronto

I hope she brings it back soon

III.quitarse VB vpr

1. quitarse (desaparecer):

quitarse mancha:

to come out

quitarse dolor:

to go

quitarse dolor:

to go away

quitarse viento:

to die down (+ me/te/le etc)

no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza

I just can't get rid of this headache

ya se me han quitado las ganas de ir

I don't feel like going any more

2. quitarse (apartarse, retirarse):

quitarse

to get out of the way

¡quítate de mi vista!

get out of my sight!

he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas

I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble

he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas

I've sold the business, I want to be shot of all this hassle inf

3.1. quitarse refl prenda/alhaja/maquillaje:

quitarse

to take off

quítate la chaqueta

take your jacket off

3.2. quitarse refl (deshacerse de):

quitarse dolor

to get rid of

se quitaban el frío saltando

they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warm

me tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones

I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying

3.3. quitarse refl (retirar) (quitarse algo de algo):

me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo

I had to get an eyelash out of my eye

¡quítate el dedo de la nariz!

stop picking your nose!

¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos!

take your hands out of your pockets!

quitarse a alg. de en medio

to get rid of sb

3.4. quitarse refl años:

te has quitado veinte años de encima

you look twenty years younger

se quita años o la edad

she lies about her age

See also bailar

I.bailar VB intr

1. bailar MUS:

bailar

to dance

salir a bailar

to go out dancing

la sacó a bailar

he asked her to dance

¿bailas? o ¿quieres bailar?

do you want o would you like to dance?

bailar suelto

to dance (without holding on to one's partner, as at a discotheque)

bailar agarrado

to dance (holding on to one's partner)

otro que tal baila inf

another one who's just as bad

¡que me quiten lo bailado o bailao! inf

I'm going to enjoy myself while I can

2. bailar trompo/peonza:

bailar

to spin

3. bailar inf (estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc):

tus zapatos me quedan bailando

your shoes are miles too big for me inf

4. bailar Mex inf:

andar/quedar/estar bailando dinero:

to be unaccounted for

mientras tanto la firma del contrato queda bailando

meanwhile the contract is still up in the air

II.bailar VB trans

1. bailar MUS:

bailar

to dance

bailar un tango/vals

to tango/waltz

bailar un tango/vals

to dance a tango/waltz

2. bailar Mex inf (quitar, robar):

bailar

to swipe inf

bailar

to pinch Brit inf

me bailaron dos mil pesos

I had two thousand pesos pinched

III.bailarse VB vpr

bailarse Mex inf:

se los bailaron en tres sets

they were thrashed in three sets

Translations for quítaselo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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slip off

quitarse

to doff one's hat to sb

quitarse el sombrero or descubrirse ante alguien

shake off pursuer/reporter

quitarse de encima

shake off habit

quitarse

shake off cold

quitarse de encima

throw off

quitarse (rápidamente)

throw off habit

quitarse

throw off illness

quitarse

to strip off one's clothes

quitarse la ropa

to strip off one's clothes

quitarse la ropa

unpin hair

quitarse las horquillas de

rub out stain:

quitarse

wear off paint/gilt:

quitarse

wear off distress/stiffness/numbness:

quitarse

quítaselo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quítaselo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

draw off boots

quitarse

shuck clothes

quitarse

slip off

quitarse

to snap out of sth

quitarse algo de encima

throw off

quitarse

unveil

quitarse el velo

wash out

quitarse

to tear off one's clothes

quitarse la ropa de un tirón

whip off one's clothes

quitarse con un movimiento brusco

peel off (clothes)

quitarse