Alejo (en. Alex)

/a'lexo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

The act of distancing or separating something.

The distancing from the meeting made many feel excluded.

El alejo de la reunión hizo que muchos se sintieran excluidos.

The action of putting distance between two things.

He distanced himself from his old lifestyle.

Realizó un alejo de su antiguo estilo de vida.

A technique used in communication to emphasize distancing.

He used the distancing as a literary resource in his work.

Usó el alejo como recurso literario en su obra.

It derives from the Latin 'alejare', which means 'to distance'.

to make a distancing

Distancing oneself from a situation or person.

hacer un alejo

personal distancing

Emotional distance taken between individuals.

alejo personal

physical distancing

Geographical distance between two places or people.

alejo físico

to distance

Act of separating or distancing something.

alejar

absence

State of not being present.

ausencia

to withdraw

To move something to a different place.

retirar

To distance oneself from problems or conflicts.

I am in total distancing from those fights.

Estoy en un alejo total de esas peleas.

To take a break or withdraw for a while.

I am going to take a distancing from social media for a month.

Voy a hacer un alejo de las redes sociales por un mes.