quitar
/kiˈtaɾ/ verb A2- 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
- to get rid of
- to get off · ¡Quítenmelo! Get it off me!
- to deprive of, to take away from (uses indirect object)
- to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doff (as clothes or accoutrements) · quitarse la mascarilla to take off the mask
- to be removed
- to get rid of (something belonging to oneself)
- to quit, give up (smoking etc) · quitarse de fumar to stop smoking
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- quitar
- Gerund
- quitando
- Past participle
- quitado
- Present (yo)
- quito
- Preterite (yo)
- quité
From the library
¿Y si el camarón se cansaba de tanto pedirle, y le quitaba cuanto le dio?
Se quitó los espejuelos.
¡y me quitaron, para que no me hiciera daño, el dulce que te traía!
El rey ofreció dar tres sacos llenos de pesos a quien le quitara de encima al palacio aquel arbolón; pero allí se estaba el roble, echando ramas y raíces, y el rey tuvo que conformarse con encender luces de día.
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