Don't walk "away from me"

Question

How would you say away from me? The translator says "No te alejes de mí" which is like, sure.... I hear that a lot but it isn't really what I want to say here. "No te vayas andando fuera de mí? Gracias.

Answer 1

I hear that a lot but it isn't really what I want to say here. "No te vayas andando fuera de mí? Gracias.

"Fuera de mí" sounds like the other person was inside you, like a virus.

You are going to have to accept the limitations in Spanish when translating phrasal verbs indicating motion, because English allows much more detailed descriptions using just two words. But even if there is an adequate translation, it is very likely to be constructed in a completely different fashion -so different, that they might not look like they express the same, even if the convey the same message. In these cases we'd just say "No te vayas/marches", and we assume from the context and the situation that the person leaves walking. "Irse" and "marcharse" have in them the idea of "away from me" anyway, so adding that information would be too redundant. If you use these verbs, they always mean "away from me". A better alternative could be using a colloquial expression instead. Maybe something like "No me dejes aquí tirado/plantado", but I'm not sure whether it is used everywhere.

Excellent explanation as always. - jeezzle, Jan 6, 2011

Answer 2

creo que "no me dejes"...

I agree with this, if it's meant in the sense of a boyfriend / girlfriend plantively asking their partner not to leave, for example. Then "no me dejes" would be a perfect translation. - Gekkosan, Jan 6, 2011