Alejó (en. Moved away)

/aleˈxo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Translated Text: The act of distancing or separating something.
Translated Text: He moved the chair away from the table.
Él alejó la silla de la mesa.
Translated Text: To make someone or something move away.
Translated Text: He distanced himself from his problems to find peace.
Se alejó de sus problemas para encontrar paz.
Translated Text: To separate someone emotionally.
Translated Text: Sometimes, it's necessary to distance oneself from toxic people.
A veces, es necesario alejarse de personas tóxicas.

Etymology

Translated Text: From Latin 'alegare', which means to separate or distance.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Translated Text: to distance oneself from something
Translated Text: To separate or distance oneself from something.
alejarse de algo
Translated Text: not to distance oneself from reality
Translated Text: To remain aware of the current situation.
no alejarse de la realidad

Related Words

Translated Text: to distance
Translated Text: To make something or someone distance themselves.
alejar
Translated Text: distance
Translated Text: The measure between two points.
distancia

Slang Meanings

Translated Text: To distance oneself in a context of evasion.
Translated Text: He was so stressed that he pushed all the stress away and went out to dance.
Estaba tan presionado que alejó todo el estrés y salió a bailar.