Apartar (en. Set aside)

/a.par.'tar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To separate or divide into parts.

We need to set aside the important documents.

Necesitamos apartar los documentos importantes.

To withdraw or distance something or someone.

I'm going to move this chair so you can pass.

Voy a apartar esta silla para que puedas pasar.

To reserve or set aside something for a specific use.

He set aside some time in his schedule for the meeting.

Él apartó un tiempo en su agenda para la reunión.

From the Latin 'apartare', meaning 'to separate'.

to distance oneself from

To move away or detach from something or someone.

apartarse de

to clear the way

To remove obstacles to allow passage.

apartar el camino

removed from reality

Detached or disconnected from what is happening around oneself.

apartado de la realidad

separation

Action of separating.

separación

distancing

Action of distancing something or someone.

distanciamiento

isolation

Action of removing someone or something from the group.

aislamiento

To abruptly distance someone.

I distanced him from the conversation because it was getting uncomfortable.

Lo aparté de la conversación porque se estaba poniendo incómodo.

To separate belongings or things from others in an informal context.

Let's set aside the best pizzas for ourselves.

Vamos a apartar las mejores pizzas para nosotros.