| Principal Translations |
| Spanish | English |
| alejarse⇒ v prnl | (apartarse de un lugar) | get away from vi phrasal |
| move away vi phrasal |
| Sin darnos cuenta nos alejamos del recinto y luego no supimos volver. |
| Without realizing, we had gotten away from the compound and didn't know how to get back. |
| alejar⇒ vtr | (situar lejos) | move away, get away vtr + prep |
| (formal) | distance⇒ vtr |
| Aleja ese perro de mí, por favor. |
| Please get this dog away from me! |
| alejar vtr | (ahuyentar) (informal) | put off, drive away vtr phrasal sep |
| (formal) | dispel⇒ vtr |
| (supernatural) | ward off v phrasal sep |
| El carácter de su padre aleja a los posibles novios. |
| Her father's character puts off (or: drives away) any potential boyfriends. |
