Sacaban (en. Took out)

sakaβan

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To take something out of a place.

They took the books out of the shelf to review them.

Sacaban los libros de la estantería para revisarlos.

To extract or remove something from a place.

They were pumping the water out of the pool.

Sacaban el agua de la piscina con una bomba.

To obtain something, usually repeatedly.

Every time they came, they picked a lot of fruit from the orchard.

Cada vez que venían, sacaban mucha fruta del huerto.

To detach or separate something from another thing.

They took the meat off the bone to make the broth.

Sacaban la carne del hueso para hacer el caldo.

From the verb 'sacar', which comes from the Latin 'sacāre'.

take advantage

To obtain a benefit or advantage from a situation.

sacar provecho

drive (someone) crazy

To significantly alter or irritate someone.

sacar de quicio

air someone's dirty laundry

To reveal the truth about someone's problems or mistakes.

sacar los trapitos al sol

sacar

To remove something from a place.

sacar

saco

Bag or container used to transport or store things.

saco

sacado

That has been extracted or removed.

sacado

To quickly take something out of a place.

At the party, they took the beers out of the fridge in a second.

En la fiesta, sacaron las cervezas del refrigerador en un segundo.

To succeed in obtaining something desired.

When the new video game arrived, everyone grabbed their copy before it sold out.

Cuando llegó el nuevo videojuego, todos sacaban su copia antes de que se agotara.