Alejarlos (en. Drive them away)

/aleˈxaɾ.los/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To make someone or something move away.

It is important to keep them away from bad influences.

Es importante alejarlos de las malas influencias.

To physically separate someone from a group.

They decided to distance them to avoid conflicts.

Decidieron alejarlos para evitar conflictos.

To prevent a person from getting close to another.

The teacher had to separate them during the discussion.

El profesor tuvo que alejarlos durante la discusión.

It derives from 'alejar', which comes from the Latin 'alienare', meaning 'to make strange or to distance'.

to distance oneself from the problem

To avoid getting involved in a problematic situation.

alejarse del problema

keep them away from violence

To keep people away from violent situations.

alejarlos de la violencia

to ward off temptation

To prevent someone from succumbing to temptation.

alejar la tentación

to distance

To make someone or something become distanced.

alejar

far away

At a great distance.

lejos

to distance oneself

To cause a separation.

distanciar

To keep someone out of trouble.

Let’s keep them away from those conflicts so they don’t get into trouble.

Vamos a alejarlos de esos conflictos para que no se metan en líos.

To prevent someone from getting involved with an undesirable group.

She tries to keep them away from the bad life they lead.

Ella trata de alejarlos de la mala vida que llevan.