Quitar - Spanish to English Translation Spanish English Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 7.7 = remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off. Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file. Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident. Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere. Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth. Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor. Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday. Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive. Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again. Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release. Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car. Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes. ---* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable. * hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table. * hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out. * no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind. * pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel. * pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel. * poner y quitar = get on and off. * que se puede quitar = detachable, removable. * quita o pon = give or take. * quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands. * quitar con pala = shovel. * quitar con un cepillo = brush away. * quitar con un golpe = knock off. * quitar de las manos = snap up. * quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire. * quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA]. * quitar el interés = take + the shine off things. * quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle. * quitar el poder = disempower. * quitar el polvo = dust. * quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix. * quitar el valor = render + valueless. http://translation.babylon.com/spanish/to-english/quitar/ (1 of 2)1/19/2011 10:19:31 AM Quitar - Spanish to English Translation * quitar frotando = rub off, rub. * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal. * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble. * quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence. * quitar la humedad = dehumidify. * quitar la idea = wipe away + idea. * quitar la marca = unmark. * quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table. * quitar las escamas = scale. * quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum. * quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs. * quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless. * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things. * quitarle mérito = obscure + fact. * quitar mérito = detract from. * quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast. * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs. * quitarse = take off, doff, take off. * quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back. * quitarse de encima = shake off. * quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out. * quitarse del medio = run for + cover. * quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to. * quitar(se) la ropa = undress. * quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life. * quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off. * quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation. * quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest. * quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind. * quitar una preocupación = allay + concern. * quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders. * quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders. * quitar valor = devalue, deflate. * tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre. * ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up. http://translation.babylon.com/spanish/to-english/quitar/ (2 of 2)1/19/2011 10:19:31 AM