Apartarse (en. To move away)

/apaɾˈtaɾse/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
English: To separate or distance oneself from something or someone.
English: He decided to step away from the group to have time for himself.
Decidió apartarse del grupo para tener tiempo para sí mismo.
English: Not to participate or to distance oneself from an activity.
English: The young people stepped away from the discussion.
Los jóvenes se apartaron de la discusión.
English: To move to one side or deviate from the usual course.
English: The car had to pull over to let the ambulance pass.
El coche tuvo que apartarse para dejar pasar a la ambulancia.

Etymology

English: From Latin 'apartāre', which means 'to separate'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

English: to diverge from the mainstream
English: Not to follow an established trend or norm.
apartarse de la corriente
English: to step aside a bit
English: To distance oneself slightly from a situation.
apartarse un poco
English: to move off the path
English: To leave a space or place free.
apartarse del camino

Related Words

English: separated
English: What is removed or separated from something.
apartado
English: part
English: Portion or section of a whole.
parte
English: separation
English: The action of separating or distancing oneself.
apartamiento

Slang Meanings

English: To leave or move away quickly.
English: I'm leaving, I'm stepping aside before they say something to me!
¡Me voy, me aparto antes que me digan algo!
English: To disengage from a complicated situation.
English: I decided to step away from that drama, it's not my thing.
Decidí apartarme de ese drama, no es lo mío.