Quitarse (en. Take off)

/kiˈtaɾ.se/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To remove a garment.

She took off her coat before entering.

Ella se quitó el abrigo antes de entrar.

To make something stop being in a place or to exist.

Remove yourself from the list if you are not going to attend.

Quítate de la lista si no vas a asistir.

To distance oneself from something.

You should distance yourself from the problems.

Debes quitarte de los problemas.

From Latin 'quitar', which means 'to remove' or 'to strip.'

to take off one's hat

To show respect or admiration.

quitarse el sombrero

to get rid of

To get rid of a burden or responsibility.

quitarse de encima

can't get it out of one's head

To be unable to stop thinking about something.

no quitarse de la cabeza

remove

To withdraw or make something disappear.

quitar

to take one's own life

To commit suicide.

quitarse la vida

snowplow

Machine or vehicle used to remove snow.

quitanieves

To get rid of a relationship.

I decided to get rid of that toxic relationship.

Decidí quitarme de encima esa relación tóxica.

To get out of a problem.

I managed to get out of that mess.

Logré quitarme de aquel lío.