salir

=

to leave

verb

salir

intransitive verb

1. to go out (ir fuera); to come out (venir fuera)

salir de -> to go/come out of
¿salimos al jardín? -> shall we go out into the garden?
¡sal aquí fuera! -> come out here!

2. to go out (ser novios)(con with)

están saliendo -> they are going out (together)

3. (marcharse)

salir (para) -> to leave (for)
salir de viaje -> to go away (on a trip)
cuando salimos de Quito -> when we left Quito

4. (desembocar) (calle)

salir a -> to open out onto

5. (separarse) (tapón, anillo)

salir (de algo) -> to come off (something)

6. to turn out (resultar)

ha salido muy estudioso -> he has turned out to be very studious
¿qué salió en la votación? -> what was the result of the vote?
salir elegida actriz del año -> to be voted actress of the year
salir premiado -> to be awarded a prize
salir bien/mal -> to turn out well/badly
salir ganando/perdiendo -> to come off well/badly
me ha salido mal -> it didn't go very well; (examen, entrevista) it didn't turn out very well; (plato, dibujo) I got the wrong result (cuenta)
¿qué tal te ha salido? -> how did it go?

7. (proceder)

salir de -> to come from
el vino sale de la uva -> wine comes from grapes

8. to go out (a divertirse)

salen mucho a cenar -> they eat out a lot

9. to come out (surgir) (luna, estrellas, planta); to rise (sol); to come through (dientes)

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda -> her back has come out in a rash

10. to come out (aparecer) (publicación, producto, traumas); to come in (moda, ley); to appear (en imagen, prensa, televisión)

¡qué bien sales en la foto! -> you look great in the photo!
ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele -> it's been in the papers/on TV
salir de (Cine & Teatro) -> to appear as

11. to come up (en sorteo)

12. to turn up, to come along (presentarse) (ocasión, oportunidad); to arise (problema, contratiempo)

13. to work out (costar)(a o por at)

salir caro -> to be expensive; (de dinero) to be costly (por las consecuencias)

14. (decir u obrar inesperadamente)

nunca se sabe por dónde va a salir -> you never know what she's going to do/come out with next

15. (parecerse)

salir a alguien -> to turn out like somebody, to take after somebody

16. to lead (en juegos)

te toca salir a ti -> it's your lead

17. to come out (desaparecer)

la mancha de vino no sale -> the wine stain won't come out

18. (librarse)

salir de un apuro -> to get out of a tight spot
no sé si podremos salir de esta -> I don't know how we're going to get out of this one

19. (computing)

salir (de) -> to quit, to exit

20. (informal)

porque me sale/no me sale de las narices -> because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered

also:

salir adelante -> to get by; (persona, empresa) to be successful (proyecto, propuesta, ley)

salirse

pronomial verb

1. (marcharse)

salirse (de) -> to leave
me salí del agua porque tenía frío -> I came out of the water because I was cold

2. to leak, to escape (filtrarse) (líquido, gas)(por through); to come out (por through) (humo, aroma)

3. to overflow (rebosar); to boil over (leche)

el río se salió del cauce (humo, aroma) -> the river broke its banks

4. (desviarse)

salirse (de) -> to come off
el coche se salió de la carretera -> the car came off o left the road

5. (escaparse)

salirse de -> to go beyond (límites)
salirse del tema -> to digress

also:

salirse con la suya -> to get one's own way

salir [sah-leer’]

verb neuter

1. Irregular To go out of a place, to leave (persona). (n)

2. To depart (autobús, tren), to set out, to march out, to come out, to go forth, to go away or to go abroad, to come forth. (n)

3. To get out of a narrow place or crowd. (n)

4. To appear to show itself. (n)

Salió entonces una nueva moda -> at that time a new fashion appeared

5. To shoot, to spring; to grow. (n)

6. To proceed, to issue from. (n)

7. To get over difficulties, to escape from danger; to extricate oneself from errors or doubts. (n)

8. To exceed, to excel, to pass another vessel in sailing. (Nautical) (n)

9. To happen, to occur (suceder). (n)

10. To cost (costar). (n)

El caballo me salió en sesenta guineas -> the horse stood me in sixty guineas
Salen caros en Méjico los géneros ingleses -> English goods are dear in Mexico

11. To finish well or ill; to correspond or imply; to complete a calculation. (n)

12. To sally, to issue out. (Military) (n)

13. To acquire; to become; to grow common or vulgar. (n)

14. To dismiss, to dispose of. (n)

15. To say or do a thing unexpectedly or unseasonably. (n)

16. To resemble, to appear like (parecerse). (n)

17. To separate, to retire, to desist; to be chosen or elected. (n)

Salir al cabo or salir con -> to go through
Salir a luz -> to leave the press, to be published or printed; to be produced, to be developed
Salir con algo -> to obtain something
Salir de sus casillas -> to step out of one’s line or usual way of acting; to be off the hinges; to be out of oneself; to lose one’s temper
El salió herido -> he came out wounded
Salir de la dificultad -> to extricate oneself from a difficulty
Salir los colores al rostro -> to blush

verb reflexive

18. To violate a contract; not to fulfil one’s engagements.

19. To drop, to leak (líquido).

20. To support or maintain an opinion.

Salirse de la religión, to quit a religious order. Salirse co -> la suya, to accomplish one’s end, to have one’s way
Salir a nado -> to save oneself by swimming, to do something very difficult
Salir a su padre -> to resemble one’s father
Salir de una empresa -> to relinquish an enterprise
Salir del vado -> del paso, to get out of a difficulty
Salir calabazas -> to be plucked, to fail in an examination
Salir pitando -> (1) to run away hastily and in confusion
Salir del coma -> to emerge from a coma

(2) (Coll.) To get hot quickly in debate.

Verb Conjugation for "salir"

Infinitive: salir

Gerund: saliendo

Participle: salido

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	salgo	salí	salía	saldré	salga
Tú	sales	saliste	salías	saldrás	salgas
Ella/Él/Usted	sale	salió	salía	saldrá	salga
Nosotros	salimos	salimos	salíamos	saldremos	salgamos
Vosotros	salís	salisteis	salíais	saldréis	salgáis
Ellos/Ustedes	salen	salieron	salían	saldrán	salgan

Complete salir conjugation

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