quitar - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to unbuckle  | unbuckled, unbuckled |	quitar   - desabrochar
to remove sth.  | removed, removed |	quitar algo
to kill so.  | killed, killed |	quitar la vida a alguien
to dust  | dusted, dusted |   - clean dust	quitar el polvo
to loosen sth.  | loosened, loosened |   - make less tight	quitar algo   - corbata, etc.
to clear sth. ⇔  away  | cleared, cleared |	quitar algo
to eliminate sth.  | eliminated, eliminated |	quitar algo
to take sth. ⇔  away  | took, taken |	quitar algo
to withdraw sth.  | withdrew, withdrawn |	quitar algo
to strike sth. ⇔  off	quitar algo
to remove sth. by milling	quitar fresando
to clear away  | cleared, cleared |	quitar la mesa
to get sth. out of so.	quitar algo a alguien
to unbutton sth.  | unbuttoned, unbuttoned |	quitar los botones a algo

Phrases / Collocations

Tut!	¡Quita!   - dejarse de sandeces
to clear the table	quitar la mesa
to shell sth.  | shelled, shelled |   - legumes, esp. peas	quitar la cáscara de algo
to bowl so. ⇔  over  | bowled, bowled |	quitar a alguien el hipo [coll.] [fig.]
to wow so.  | wowed, wowed | [coll.]	quitar a alguien el hipo [coll.] [fig.]
to knock so. ⇔  back [coll.]	quitar a alguien el hipo [coll.] [fig.]
to knock so.'s socks off	quitar a alguien el hipo [coll.] [fig.]
to attenuate sth.  | attenuated, attenuated |	quitar hierro a algo [fig.]
to defang sth.  | defanged, defanged | [fig.]	quitar hierro a algo [fig.]
to defuse sth.  | defused, defused |   also  [fig.]	quitar hierro a algo [fig.]
to downplay sth.  | downplayed, downplayed |	quitar hierro a algo [fig.]
to ease sth.  | eased, eased |	quitar hierro a algo [fig.]
to level sth. ⇔  off	quitar hierro a algo [fig.]
to minimize^AE sth.; to minimise^BE / minimize^BE sth.  | minimized, minimized / minimised, minimised |	quitar hierro a algo [fig.]

Nouns

snow push	pala para quitar la nieve
snow shovel	pala para quitar la nieve
dusting brush	pincel para quitar el polvo

Examples

We are going to have to remove the carpet from the whole flat, it is very worn and smells bad.	Vamos a tener que quitar la moqueta de todo el piso, está muy gastada y huele mal.
He took off his jacket as soon as he entered the room.	Se quitó la chaqueta en cuanto entró en la habitación.
You've done an excellent job, hats off to you.	Has hecho un trabajo excelente, me quito el sombrero.

Orthographically similar words

guitar

quinta, quita, Quita

Related search terms

soltar, desabrochar