alejar
drive + Nombre + away ; estrange (from) ; chase + Nombre + away.
Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.
Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
alejar de
lead far from
draw + Nombre + away from
We cannot address these questions in this discussion, as they would lead us far from our topic.
Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.
alejar de
wean + Nombre + (away) from
wean + Nombre + off
Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
Ministers will be ordered to adopt urgent measures to wean the country off oil due to the dramatic rise in fuel prices.
alejarse
march off
walk away
retreat
stray (from/outside)
distance
move away
move apart
zoom out
Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.
Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help, or upon the indications that they have been noticed, they may retreat (to the street, one hopes, and not merely out of view).
Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.
They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.
After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away.
The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift.
If you want to zoom out further, just keep clicking on the button until you are at the view you want.
alejarse aún más
move + further apart
When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
alejarse dando zapatazos
stomp away
'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away = "¡Te odio!" fueron las únicas palabras que escupió de su temblorosa boca mientras lloriqueaba y se alejaba dando zapatazos.
alejarse de
move away from
drift away from
wander from
turn away from
cut + Reflexivo + off from
become + detached from
step away from
Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.
When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.
There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.
Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.
Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.
We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.
In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
alejarse (de) [Montado en caballo o vehículo]
pull away (from)
get away (from)
ride away (from)
Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.
Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
During the investigation, the officer learned the unknown subject was seen riding away from the building on a bicycle.
alejarse de la realidad
stray from + reality
Librarians should stay close to the customers to avoid straying from reality.
alejarse deprisa
hurry away
hurry off
Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away.
He picked up his briefcase, returned the papers, and hurried off.
alejarse en coche
drive away
They raced him to a police van and drove away.
alejarse enojado dando zapatazos
stomp away
'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away = "¡Te odio!" fueron las únicas palabras que escupió de su temblorosa boca mientras lloriqueaba y se alejaba dando zapatazos.
alejarse más aun
move + further apart
When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
alejar una toma
pan out
While the camera was focused in the viewers couldn't see the whole set but as it started to pan out the situation changed significantly, for the worse.
que se aleja
retreating
Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
