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quitar

/kiˈtaɾ/, [kiˈt̪aɾ]

remove

Verb quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quité, past participle quitado)

  1. (transitive) to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away
  2. (transitive) to get rid of
  3. (transitive) to get off
    ¡Quitádmelo!
    Get it off me!
  4. (transitive) to deprive of, to take away from (uses indirect object)
  5. (transitive, reflexive) to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doff (as clothes or accoutrements)
    quitarse la mascarilla
    to take off the mask
  6. (reflexive) to be removed
  7. (reflexive) to get rid of (something belonging to oneself)
  8. (reflexive) to quit, give up (smoking etc)
    quitarse de fumar
    to stop smoking

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Si te vas a quitar tus zapatos, por favor ponlos en su lugar.

    If you are taking your shoes off, please put them in their place.

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  • Puedes quitar el NNC.

    You can remove the NNC.

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  • Es imposible quitar la nieve de todas las carreteras.

    It isn't possible to clear the snow from every road.

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  • Yo objeté cuando el camarero intentó quitar mi plato.

    I objected when the waiter tried to remove my plate.

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  • No puedo quitar la tapa.

    I cannot get the lid off.

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  • Tom no podía quitar sus ojos de Mary.

    Tom couldn't take his eyes off Mary.

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  • Use pronombres interrogativos para reescribir las frases de abajo. Si lo necesita, puede añadir o quitar unas pocas palabras.

    Use interrogative pronouns to rewrite the sentences below; if you need to, you can add or remove a few words.

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  • Tendremos que quitar nuestros zapatos antes de entrar.

    We will have to take off our shoes before going in.

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  • Me tomará algún tiempo quitar con la pala toda la nieve del tejado.

    It'll take some time to shovel all the snow off the roof.

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  • No se puede quitar. Está fijo.

    It can't be removed. It's fixed.

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